author:European Commission
published:2009
link:http://www.eskills-monitor.eu/

After the crisis, the e-skills gap is looming in Europe

The main findings of the report provide confirmation of the relevance of the key components of the EU long term e-skills agenda presented by the European Commission in September 2007 in its Communication on “e-Skills for the 21st Century: Fostering Competitiveness, Growth and Jobs” and referring to the need of a longer-term cooperation, multi-stakeholder partnerships, increased human capital investment (private and public), appropriate financial and fiscal incentives, development of a European e-Competences Framework and tools at EU level for mobility and transparency, improving the attractiveness of ICT-related professions and education (e.g. promoting science, maths and ICT education) and promoting lifelong learning  (regular e-skills updating) as well as innovative e-learning and training approaches.