On 1 November 2023 the European Commission, following the adoption of the Work Programme 2023-2024, announced the fifth set of calls for proposals under the Digital Europe Programme, among which three calls on Advanced Digital Skills.
The calls are now open andthey will close on 21 March 2024.
These new calls will aim to focus on education programmes in key capacity areas, a support action analysing the advance digital skills needs in Europe as well as on the implementation of new training programmes and support operations for the Cybersecurity Skills Academy. If you want to find out more about the new call, check out the Funding and Tender Portal of the European Commission for the DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05 topics.
DIGITAL Info Day on the 5th Call for proposals
On 12 December 2023 a new Info Day on the 5th Call for proposals will be organised by the Digital Skills & Jobs Platform, where the Commission will present in details the content of the call and answered live all the questions of the participants.
About the NEW Call
Just 54% of Europeans have basic digital skills, far below the 80% target set by the Digital Decade policy programme. The number of ICT specialists in Europe also needs to increase to reach the target of getting to 20 million digital experts by 2030. This is also the case in the cybersecurity sector, where a bigger pool of specialists can help protect businesses and public services in Europe and design the cybersecurity solutions of the future. The EU needs 200,000 more cybersecurity experts than it currently has available.
To address these challenges, the European Commission has opened the fifth Call for proposals on Advanced Digital Skills on 21 November, with a total budget of 42 million EUR to be divided in three Open Calls:
- Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas
- Advanced Digital Skills Analysis
- Cybersecurity Skills Academy
Find more information about the new calls on the official Funding & Tender Portal.