Digital

Why is digital education important?

Digital competences and skills are essential to give every individual an equal chance to thrive in life, find employment and to be an engaged citizen. Having digital competences and skills and ensuring the availability of digital infrastructure and equipment have become all the more relevant since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Virtually all future learning and jobs will require some level of digital competences and skills. Constant technological change requires the lifelong development of competences and skills by all learners for Europe to remain economically competitive and to participate in social life. However, on average two in five Europeans aged 16-74 still lack these skills (Digital Economy and Society Index).