Celebrating International Day of Education!
This year the International Day of Education
[https://www.un.org/en/observances/education-day] will be celebrated
on the 24 January 2023. It is imperative to note that only education
and upskilling the EU citizens will help achieve the set targets for
the ‘European Year of Skills 2023’ and make the vision for digital
transformation 
[https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/europes-digital-decade-digital-targets-2030_en]in
Europe come true. Education can shape the employment landscape and aid
in the overall development of the EU.  

Currently, many European companies are experiencing a significant
skill gap and facing challenges in finding expert workers. About 3% of
all available jobs are unfilled and 44% of EU citizens lack basic
digital skills. 

To overcome these gaps, the EU is launching several initiatives to
close the skills gap. The European Commission aims to provide 80% of
EU adults with basic digital skills by 2030. In support of this
ambition, the European Skills Agenda
[https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1196] is
dedicated to improving relevant skills supporting the green and
digital transitions. Several EU funding programmes, such as
the Digital Europe Programme
[https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/digital-programme], 
play a major role in supporting education, especially in digital
upskilling and re-skilling. With the Digital Education Action plan,
the EU has set out a common vision of high-quality, inclusive, and
accessible digital education in Europe. This includes a European
Digital Education Hub to strengthen the cooperation and exchange in
digital education at EU level. Furthermore, the Digital Skills and Job
Coalition brings together various stakeholders to raise awareness on
the importance of digital education.

Data.europa.eu [https://data.europa.eu/en] contributes to this by
offering a series of services to improve data literacy, such as
courses and training on the data.europa academy
[https://data.europa.eu/en/academy]. Check our data stories to know in
detail how the data.europa academy imparts education and helps you
become data literate
[https://data.europa.eu/en/publications/datastories/dataeuropa-academy-helps-you-become-data-literate]
and to know more on European Year of Skills 2023
[https://data.europa.eu/en/publications/datastories/towards-2023-european-year-skills].

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Publication Date/Time
2023-01-23T09:30:00+00:00
Learn about EU’s focus on education during the European Year of
Skills 2023