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The work of our members is increasingly being
acknowledged by policy makers. The DIGITAAL.
TALENT@GENT programme, implemented by our
member Digipolis, won the European Digital Skills
Award in the category “Digital Skills for All” and has
thus been recognised as a good example of how
local authorities can support their citizens to be full
members of a digital economy and society. Giving
more visibility to this programme will h opefully
encourage other local authorities across Europe to
adopt similar measures.
Our Policy Officer has been invited to the organising
committee of the flagship conference of the Bulgarian
Presidency in the field of education and digital skills
- Educate to Create: from digital consumers to
digital creators, which will take place in April 2018 in
Sofia. Such events usually contribute to shaping the
political agenda and steering public debate, and we
have worked to make sure that access to digital skills
for all is in focus.
We are looking forward to reaping more concrete results
from our policy advocacy efforts in 2018 and we will closely
follow the roll-out of the European Digital Education Action
Plan, the continuation of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition
and the new programmes in the field of education and
digital innovation. We will work to make sure that the issue
of basic digital literacy for all is not forgotten, because it
is THE prerequisite for a successful implementation of the
Digital Single Market Strategy.