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Digital Duel

Belgium · Transnational · See the Belgium profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 97% 32/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

To combat the lack of digital skills, the FPS Economy created the serious game "Digital Duel", an interactive test (10 challenges) in four languages (EN, FR, NL, DE). The project aim was the development of a game that focused on digital skills for all, to enable citizens to be ac

100,000+
Site visitors (2018-2019)
10
Interactive challenges in the assessment
4 EN, FR, NL, DE
Languages available
5
Digital-skill areas assessed
95,000 EUR
Project funding
31%
Belgians with advanced digital skills (2017)
56%
Companies reporting difficulty recruiting ICT specialists (2017)
5
EU countries expressing interest in replicating the format

Details

Maturity
Discontinued
Promoter
Federal Public Service Economy — website
Type
Service
Status
Ended
Target groups
Elderly people, Marginalised young people and children, Migrants, People with disabilities, Unemployed and those facing social problems
People reached
100000
Period
2018-05-15 – 2019-05-15
Keywords
Digital skills, employability, serious game

Context

Only 31% of Belgians had advanced digital skills in 2017, while 56% of companies reported difficulty recruiting ICT specialists that same year. To address this gap, Belgium's Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy, working with the Belgian Digital Champion, the Union of Towns and Communes of the three Regions and the national Coalition for digital skills and jobs, created the 'Digital Duel' serious game.

Activities

Launched on 16 May 2018 with €95,000 in funding from FPS Economy, Digital Duel is a 10-challenge interactive test available in four languages (English, French, Dutch, German) that assesses digital skills across five areas — information processing, communication, content creation, safety and problem solving — through practical, task-based scenarios rather than knowledge questions. Participants completing it receive a personal digital-skills profile and links to relevant adult training courses in Belgium.

Results

More than 100,000 people visited the Digital Duel site, and five other EU countries — Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Hungary and Italy — expressed interest in replicating the format locally. The game was designed to be easily reproduced, adapted and extended with new challenges, though the funded project itself ended in May 2019 and no further outcome evaluation has been published.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k) — €95,000 in funding from the FPS Economy Ministry
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Launched 16 May 2018; project period ran to 15 May 2019
Staffing & skills
FPS Economy (Belgian Federal Public Service, lead organisation), Belgian Digital Champion, Union of Towns and Communes of the three Regions, National Coalition for digital skills and jobs in Belgium

Conditions for success

  • Task-based test design (doing rather than being asked) increases realism and engagement
  • Available in all four national languages (EN, FR, NL, DE) to reach the whole population
  • Directly linked to a list of adult training courses so users can act on their results
  • Designed to be easily reproduced and extended with new challenges

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