PRESS RELEASE Mind the digital skills gap: Europe’s priorities and digital projects to foster social inclusion presented at the ALL DIGITAL Summit 2021 Brussels. 13 October 2021 This week, on 13-15 October 2021, the 14th ALL DIGITAL Summit, a unique platform for the European digital inclusion sector, gathers more...
Press release Digital transformation is changing the role of libraries and library professionals. More than ever, digital skills are essential for librarians to lead the libraries of the 21st century. The purpose of the BIBLIO project is to modernise the professional development of the personnel who works...
The 2021 edition of ALL DIGITAL Awards is almost over. This year we have had three categories and as always many entries for e-facilitators and digital changemakers, more than ever entries for digital resources. Applications have been checked, the Jury have done their work, the e-facilitators have...
Social Hackademy Labs are a framework that implements grassroots digital co-creation initiatives following Social Hackademy methodology. Project’s partners established them in Croatia, France, Greece and Italy at the beginning of March 2021. The Social Hackademy Labs exploit the educational potential that a co-creation experience offers to...
Our TRANSVAL-EU project is looking for innovative ways to validate transversal skills. Transversal skills and competences (TSCs) are learned and proven abilities necessary in any kind of work, learning or life activity. They are transversal because they are not exclusively related to any particular context...
While some are enjoying the Indian summer across Europe, BIBLIO partners are working hard to get everything ready for the start of the BIBLIO MOOC this Autumn. The first MOOC on digital skills especially designed for library professionals is on the way. Read along to get...
On 4th August 2021, EQUALS-EU Consortium hosted a “Perceptions of Power: Championing Female Leadership in the Digital Age” colloquium that brought together almost 90 representatives of the mobile and tech industries, academia, civil society, international organisations and youth from across the globe to dispel stereotypes...
We cordially invite you to attend the ALL DIGITAL SUMMIT 2021, organised online on 13-15October 2021. The Summit 2021 is titled “Digital Skills and Tools for a Better World.”, with keynotes, panels and informative sessions. The three days of the event will in turn focus on...
On 28 June, the Media Literacy and Digital citizenship for all (e-Media project) held online the event Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship for All: the e-Media project experience and results The online event presented the tools, activities and best practices, implemented by the project partners in...
Dear Reader, Our newsletter is getting longer and longer with so many activities and events within the ALL DIGITAL network, our communities of practice, policy work (check the 'Policy' section!), launch of the new MyDigiSkills tool, ALL DIGITAL Awards, and our numerous projects. We are trying to...
The 14th ALL DIGITAL Summit titled 'Digital Skills and Tools for a Better World' will take the form of a online event taking place on the 13-15 October 2021 in Brussels, Belgium, home of ALL DIGITAL. Three empowerment key themes will be explored, in turns, during the...
ALL DIGITAL, a leading European association working to enhance digital skills across Europe, is hiring a Communications Officer. We were established in 2007 on the initiative of digital inclusion leaders first as an informal thematic network, and in 2010 – as a formal international non-profit association....
Partners of the project Creative Audiovisual Lab for the promotion of critical thinking and media literacy – CrAL – met on 10-11th June to mark the first six months of the project. This first phase has been very intensive – partners EGInA and ICBSA worked...
Smart DevOps project consortium established a Community of Practice for Smart City professionals or those that plan to become one. It brings together professionals, trainers, employers to exchange of information, discussions, and peer-to-peer learning to improve the Smart Cities sector. If you are interested in...
ALL DIGITAL, a leading European association working to enhance digital skills across Europe, is hiring a Policy Officer. We were established in 2007 on the initiative of digital inclusion leaders first as an informal thematic network, and in 2010 – as a formal international non-profit association....
ALL DIGITAL, a leading European association working to enhance digital skills across Europe, is hiring a Communications Officer. We were established in 2007 on the initiative of digital inclusion leaders first as an informal thematic network, and in 2010 – as a formal international non-profit association....
The ALL DIGITAL General Assembly 2021, took place on 20 May, online, gathering over 50 representatives of 44 member organisations (out of 71). After only a written procedure in 2021, the members were really excited to see each other and learn about the network achievements...
ALL DIGITAL Annual Report 2020 was presented to members in April and was approved by the ALL DIGITAl General Assembly in May 2021. Undoubtedly, 2020 was a unique year for ALL DIGITAL and its network. Digital skills have became an absolute necessity, and digital policy is...
2021 marked the 12th year of the Europe-wide All Digital Week campaign, which was more important than ever: Europe needs better digital skills to go beyond the pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic has presented humanity with a huge challenge to our known infrastructures – education systems, healthcare...
ALL DIGITAL is a partner in the 3D-PRINT Erasmus+ project aiming at developing an educational Toolkit for both adult learners and trainers to equipping the future workforce to participate in the 3D printing evolution. The consortium developed the second informative output Desk research on pedagogic approaches for teaching 3D printing, investigating the...
The digital transformation and topic of digital skills has never been more visible in EU policy and actions, including the EU’s Digital Strategy, the 2030 Digital Compass, and Digital Education Action Plan. The new ALL DIGITAL Manifesto sets out key principles and recommendations on how...
The STEAMonEdu project is funded under the Erasmus+/KA3 programme and aims to contribute to innovative and cross-disciplinary approaches in implementing STE(A)M education by revising and strengthening the professional profile of the teaching profession. No transition to STEM or STE(A)M education will ever be possible without...
Dear Reader, Our newsletter is getting longer and longer with so many activities and events within the ALL DIGITAL network, our communities of practice, policy work (check the 'Policy' section!), launch of the new MyDigiSkills tool, ALL DIGITAL Awards, and our numerous projects. And we have...
The DigComp community of practice (CoP) was established in October 2019 on the ALL DIGITAL Basecamp platform to facilitate the exchange of information and good practices among stakeholders and to promote the adoption and support the development of DigComp, the European Digital Competence Framework for...
The new ALL DIGITAL Community of Practice (Cop) on Digital Competence Certification is into full swing and is set to become a key forum for exchanging views and knowledge on digital skills certification and linked topics. During March, ALL DIGITAL ran a consultation through the CoP...
[caption id="attachment_20768" align="aligncenter" width="754"] Social Hackademy launch in Italy[/caption] In January 2021, Social Hackademy (HackAD) project entered the second year of implementation, which will be considerably different from the first one. That one was all about preparing training outlines, adapting Social Hackademy methodology, developing a HackAD...
Being online is a way of living for young Europeans. In 2019, 94 % of young people in the EU made daily use of the internet, compared with 77 % for the whole population (Eurostat, Being young in Europe today - digital world, 2020). However, young...
The ALL DIGITAL Awards celebrate the individuals and organisations across Europe that enable citizens to transform and enrich their lives through the benefits and opportunities created by digital technologies. Thousands of individuals and hundreds of organisations around Europe work daily with communities to empower citizens through...
On 25 March CDDC project partners organized Crowddreaming: Youth Co-Create Digital Culture (CDDC) final project conference. More than 170 participants attended the online event that marks the completion of the CDDC project. The event offered inspiring keynotes, discussion with representatives of European institutions and civil society...
ALL DIGITAL is a partner in the 3D-PRINT Erasmus+ project aiming at developing an educational Toolkit for both adult learners and trainers to equipping the future workforce to participate in the 3D printing evolution. The consortium developed the first informative output Introduction to 3D Printing explaining...
The Digital Education Among Roma Minorities in Schools (DREAMS) project finished in March 2021. The project aimed at fostering the social, civic and intercultural competences of Roma parents through digital education in order to promote their social inclusion and tackle discrimination in schools, segregation, racism,...
On 15-16 March 2021, sixteen partners from seven countries started a new challenging endeavour – a policy experimentation on the validation of transversal skills, acquired through non-formal and informal learning across Europe. This is the TRANSVAL-EU project. The need for this project comes from the following...
ALL DIGITAL participated in the Media Literacy Expert Group meeting organised by the European Commission’s DG Connect on 26 March 2021. The group gathers various stakeholders working in media literacy – from representatives of the governments of the EU member states, TV and radio broadcasters...
MyDigiSkills is a new tool to help users understand their digital competences. It is based on the work done in the DigCompSAT project, as delivered by ALL DIGITAL for the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) in 2020. The tool was launched on 23 March with...
On Monday 22 March 2021, ALL DIGITAL launched its annual All Digital Week campaign with a high-level online stakeholder event titled "Digital Skills for a Stronger Europe" highlighting and discussing a range of topics relating to the importance digital skills in a post-pandemic Europe. The Covid-19...
ALL DIGITAL welcomes the opportunity to input on the Roadmap to develop a European approach to micro-credentials for lifelong learning and employability. ALL DIGITAL is a pan-European membership organisation that represents 25,000 digital competence centres that work together to deliver digital skills training to help...
ALL DIGITAL welcomes the comprehensive, ambitious plan, announced by the EU Commission on 9 March 2021, to set a vision, targets, and avenues for a successful digital transformation of Europe by 2030. ALL DIGITAL is encouraged to see that the digital transformation, and the role of...
ALL DIGITAL and six partners started 2021 with a new challenge targeting the Generation Z. The Creative Audiovisual Lab for the promotion of critical thinking and media literacy – CrAL – is an exciting project co-funded under Erasmus+ KA3 Social inclusion which will run over...
All Digital Week strives to give people tools and approaches to develop and enhance their digital skills. It is organised by European association ALL DIGITAL, in collaboration with various partners at local, national, and European level. Since 2010, the campaign has involved over 1 300 000...
Dear Reader, Spring is around the corner! Let it be filled with new growth - of new partnerships, new useful tools, informative events, and innovative projects supporting digital skills for all. ALL DIGITAL and our members are involved in many of those, and we are happy...
The Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) published on 30 September 2020, proposed to “Develop a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC) that may be recognised and accepted by governments, employers and other stakeholders across Europe. This would allow Europeans to indicate their level of digital competences,...
Following the successful implementation of the DevOps Competences for Smart Cities MOOC in January, Smart DevOps project partners propelled towards the next big task, conducting specialisation courses for three Smart Cities job profiles: Smart City Planner, Cmart City IT Manager, Smart City IT Officer. The profiles have been...
The Digital Skillshift project is coming to a close, and of course it has been significantly affected by the different waves of the Covid-19 pandemic across Europe. Despite the pandemic, there have been 16 editions of the Digital Skillshift course in the three pilot countries...
ICTskills4All is an Erasmus+ project coordinated by the University of Porto involving five partners from five countries (Portugal, Poland, Latvia, UK and Belgium). The aim of the project is to develop and pilot an intergenerational and peer-to-peer ICT Learning Programme to improve confidence, digital skills...