This concept paper and its factsheet capture some of the challenges and the benefits of the digitisation for employment and acknowledges that there is a need to accompany people through this transition.
In May 2015, the European Commission presented a strategy to create a Digital Single Market where people and businesses can make the most of what digitisation offers. This includes concrete EU actions to support projects related to jobs, employability, training, and social issues, such as the below success stories:
- Digital skills: Coursedot factsheet and video.
- Internet of Things and Smart Cities: Antwerp, City of things - factsheet and video.
- Access to culture online: MultiDub.com factsheet.
- Platform-based collaborative economy projects: La ruche qui dit oui! factsheet.
- Innovation for active and healthy ageing across Europe: Digital care for elderly people in Puglia factsheet.
- Digitisation of a traditional company and IT partnership: Podoactiva and Ingecontrol - factsheet and video.
- Coding and digital skills for young and disadvantaged people: Simplon.co - une école du numérique pour ceux qui en ont le plus besoin - factsheet.