As part of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition Conference on 29 May, WIDE (Women in Digital Empowerment) will be hosting a series of workshops and seminars.
The conference relates to the digital economy which is growing at an unprecedented rate and the need for the education and training system to deliver the skills the jobs market needs at all levels.
To tackle the lack of digital skills in Europe, the European Commission launched the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition to encourage Member States to solve this problem by rallying public and private actors in digital skills and jobs coalitions on a national level.
The Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition Lëtzebuerg is an open network of actors, all public and private stakeholders active in the promotion of digital skills in Luxembourg are encouraged to join the National Coalition to address the digital skills gap. In line with the Digital Lëtzebuerg initiative, the National Coalition focuses on all aspects of digitalisation of our economy and society.
By connecting different stakeholders from the public and private sectors, the Coalition strives to develop concrete measures through active involvement in order to bring digital skills and competences to all levels of the economy and society. Moreover, the National Coalition pledges further coordinated action to identify and share best practices.
The Luxembourg Institute for Digital Training (LIDIT), coordinator of the National Coalition, together with all the partners of the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition Lëtzebuerg, is pleased to invite you to the official launch on 29th May.
The launch event starts at 14:00 with a set of workshops and information stands addressing different dimensions of digitalisation. It will be followed by an official evening programme in the presence of Prime minister Xavier Bettel.
WIDE is hosting a number of workshops, including:
A new Mentoring project for girls
Rails Girls and coding workshops
WOW code to confidence, an Erasmus+ project
Raise Volunteers in Tech, an Erasmus+ project
Evening Event Programme
17:35 -- Introduction by Lucien André Reuter – LIDIT
17:40 -- Speech by Mrs. Yuriko Backes - Head of representation of the European Commission in luxembourg
17:50 -- Speech by Mr. Björn Ottersten – Digital Champion Lux
18:00 -- Speech by Mr. Thierry Geerts – Google
18:20 -- Speech by Mr. Candi Carrera – Microsoft
18:35 -- Roundtable (in French):
The new digital age – Challenges and perspectives for education, employment and business in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
Claude Meisch – Minister of National Education
Jean-Paul Hengen – Luxinnovation / Luxembourg ICT Cluster
Isabelle Schlesser – Adem
Thomas Vilshoever – Amazon
Claudine Kariger – Digital Lëtzebuerg
Nico Binsfeld – ICT Luxembourg
Romain Schmit – Fédération des Artisans
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Marc Ant
19:35 -- Networking Cocktail