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18 September 2020

The future of work: ICT professionals

(From ec.europa.eu ) The occupation under investigation in this article is ICT professionals. This covers people that conduct research, plan, design, write, test, provide advice and improve information technology systems, hardware, software and related concepts for specific applications. Key facts Around 3.5 million people were employed as ICT professionals in 2018. . Employment in the occupation grew by just over 29% between 2006 and 2018. . 71% of IT professionals held a high-level qualification in 2018. . 25% of the workforce held a medium-level qualification in 2018. . ICT is a general-...
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09 April 2019

Helping Europe to embrace the latest technologies

(From ec.europa.eu ) Funded with the support of the Erasmus+ programme, the 3D-Help project began in November 2017. “The main aim of the project is to make adults more competent in the field of digital technologies,” Lucie Marková, from the European Development Agency, explains. “We’re producing innovative curricula and course content that focus on 3D printing. These resources will equip adults with specific skills related to ICT, engineering and technology, and they are free and open to everyone.” The European Development Agency from the Czech Republic is the lead partner on the project,...
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03 October 2017

Increasing the impact of public investment through efficient and professional procurement

Published : Tue, 03 Oct 2017 To strengthen the Single Market and as part of the continuous effort to stimulate investment in the EU, today the Commission has put forward an initiative to carry out procurement more efficiently and i...
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15 December 2016

Conference on ICT professionalism highlights urgent need for evolution of sector

Published : Thu, 15 Dec 2016 On 6 December a high-level conference was held in Brussels on IT professionalism. It underlined the need to further develop the IT profession in the face of rapid change in our societies and economies due to dig...
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04 November 2016

Business Planet: The vital role of SMEs in medical research

Published : Fri, 04 Nov 2016 This episode of Business Planet comes from the German city of Bonn. The team looks at a unique partnership between researchers, universities, pharmaceutical giants and small and medium-sized enterprises...
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18 July 2016

Ministers use new Digital Compass to test different technologies and discuss their strategic contribution to growth

Published : Mon, 18 Jul 2016 With the rise of ever more advanced, digital technologies, policy makers and high-level management in both the public and private sectors, need to fully understand the effects and social, economic and r...
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15 February 2016

High-level Conference on the Digital Transformation of European Industry

Published : Mon, 15 Feb 2016 Today, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska, hosted together with Vice-President Jyrki Katainen, and Commissioners Carlos Moedas and Günther Oetti...
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06 November 2015

Copernicus COP21 briefing event: "How can big data help us live in a changing climate?"

Published : Fri, 06 Nov 2015 Event: 10/11 > 10/11/2015 @ IDEA London With just weeks remaining until COP21 - when the world gathers in Paris to seek an agreement on climate change - the ECMWF Copernicus breakfast briefing event will exami...
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