What’s next for Digital Skills? Beyond the European Year of Skills and the European Elections

This year, the campaign is focused on digital democracy, civic participation and social responsibility, the impact of artificial intelligence, and digital skills for employment, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Digital competences continue to increase in importance for all European citizens and people living in Europe, especially in terms of digital media and information literacy, cybersecurity and wellbeing.

More and more jobs require digital skills, and beneficiaries must be equipped with the necessary digital skills to access essential services – from health care over housing to education and social welfare – if they are to be provided sustainably and efficiently.

AGENDA

14:00 – Opening of the Event: Altheo Valentini and Peter Palvolgyi (ALL DIGITAL)

14:10 – Keynote address: Georgi Dimitrov, Head of Unit “Digital Education”, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

14:30 – Keynote address: Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

14:45 – Keynote address: Elisa Gambardella – President, Lifelong Learning Platform

15:00 – Panel Discussion: “Digital Skills: Equity, Citizenship, Entrepreneurship, Cybersecurity”

• Anna Carrero, Deputy head of the unit in charge of vocational education and training, DG EMPL, European Commission
• Nina Olesen, Head of Sector – Skills & Human Factors, European Cybersecurity Organisation & COO at the Women4Cyber Foundation 
• Stefano Kluzer, Research Consultant and Co-Author of the DigComp 2.2 Update, ALL DIGITAL 
• Guillem Porres, Project Director, Fundacio Esplai 
• Elin McCallum, Executive Director, Bantani Education (EntreComp framework) 
• Stella Meyer, Research Associate & Project Manager , Lisbon Council (Digital Citizenship Map) 

16:00 – Closing of event

16:00 – 18:00 Networking and World Café