The Digital ecosystem includes:
- Telecommunications
- Software publishing, computer programming and consultancy
- Data processing, hosting, web portals
- Manufacturing of computers, communication equipment and consumer electronics
Find out more about the LSP(s) in this ecosystem and their commitments below:
Challenges
In all major areas of ICT, such as cybersecurity and data analysis, demand for skilled workers in the EU is higher than supply. ICT occupations are expected to grow at four to five times the average rate over the next decade, and the shortage of ICT specialists and technology experts, risks hampering the development, uptake and use of key emerging digital technologies, slowing down the digital transformation of European industrial ecosystems. It also increasingly exposes them to cyber risks.
Size of the labour market
Digital industries employ 6.8 million workers in 1.2 million companies across Europe.
Commitments made under the Pact for Skills
The Skills Partnership, composed of European and national associations, clusters and digital innovation hubs, universities, research centres, companies and VET providers, aims to help reach the EU Digital Decade targets to equip 80% of people with basic digital skills, achieve gender convergence, and have 20 million ICT specialists employed by 2030. Partners are developing a joint strategy to design and implement an ecosystem-wide upskilling and reskilling framework, which will support Europe’s green and digital transitions across all industrial ecosystems.
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The Large-scale Partnership on the Digitalisation of the Energy Value Chain has committed to promote collaborative actions through networking and knowledge sharing to support education and training opportunities to meet the skills demand of the European Energy sector. The LSP members, including training providers, energy and digital technology companies, commit to create a structured network and share knowledge on the topics of:
- Current and future digital skills required by employers,
- Design, implementation, and dissemination of specialised training programmes, and
- Career opportunities and attracting talent to the industry and education and training providers
Download the partnership commitments and the list of members below, and find out more about the LSP via the Renewable Energy ecosystem and LSP(s) page.
Lists of Large-Scale Partnership coordinators and members
Take a look at the list of relevant partnerships and projects in the Digital ecosystem: