Specific Objective 4
Advanced digital skills
The European Commission aims to tackle the digital skills gap and promote projects and strategies to improve the level of digital skills in Europe.
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About this programme
About the programme
Digital Europe funds the design and delivery of specialised programmes and traineeships for future experts in key capacity areas like data and AI, cybersecurity, quantum and HPC. It also aims to support the upskilling of the existing workforce through training in such areas.
The actions under this Specific Objective aim at supporting the excellence of EU education and training institutions in digital areas, including by encouraging their cooperation with research and businesses. The goal is to improve the capacity to nurture and attract digital talents.
Areas of action include:
- Providing education and training opportunities for future experts in key capacity areas like data and ethical artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, quantum and HPC. The programme will support networks of education and training institutions, research centres and businesses for the design and delivery of specialised education programmes as well as traineeships to acquire advanced digital skills needed for specific technologies;
- Reskilling and upskilling the existing workforce through short-term trainings reflecting the latest developments in key capacity areas;
- Developing and designing Digital Crash Courses for SMEs;
- Conducting a detailed analysis to identify emerging trends and needs;
- Addressing the gender gap in ICT, aiming to attract more women and girls to education and jobs in ICT.
The preparation of a European data space for skills will contribute to mapping and identifying needs and developments across the EU.
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