DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT: SMART SKILLS FOR A CONNECTED WORLD 

EIF Dinner Debate

13 April 2010 20.00-22.00
Private Salon, Members' Restaurant, European Parliament, Brussels

If Europe is to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by 2020, its population must have the right level and amount of e-skills.  Building an inclusive society based on knowledge and innovation requires that all EU citizens (professionals, the elderly, women, students, the unemployed and the disabled) are sufficiently empowered and able to participate. 

Europe must therefore strive to prevent exclusion and ensure life-long learning and participation in the digital world through commitments to increasing digital literacy and reducing competence gaps.  The event will address public and private sector initiatives in this field.

Programme

Welcome and Introduction: Pilar del Castillo, MEP and EIF Chair, e-Skills Week Ambassador

Moderator: Edit Herczog, MEP and EIF Governor, e-Skills Week Ambassador

Peter Hagedoorn - The European eSkills Association DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

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European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry and DG Information Society) - e-Skills, digital literacy and e-inclusion:

André Richier DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

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Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION

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Kimberly Voltero, Microsoft Worlwide, Marketing Manager - Employability Programs for Students

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More related documents:

- eSkills 2010 brochure
- eSkills Joint Article
- Strengthening Skills for Innovation

EIF is an official Pan-European Stakeholder of the e-Skills Week.
European e-Skills Week highlights the growing demand for skilled ICT users and professionals to drive a competitive and innovative Europe. This exciting campaign seeks to inform students, young professionals and SMEs about the vast range of opportunities that ICT-related jobs present.

Edit Herczog, MEP and EIF Governor attended the opening of the e-Skills Week at the ceBIT conference in Hannover on 2 March.

Watch the full panel discussions HERE

Edit Herczog, MEP and EIF Governor