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e-Skills Week for Jobs

Latvia · Rīga · National · See the Latvia profile

The e-Skills for Jobs campaign aim is to raise awareness of the need for citizens to improve their command of information and communication technologies (ICT) skills for work and in daily life. During the campaign, all target groups were informed about opportunities to improve th

e-Skills Week for Jobs

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
Ministry of the Environmental Protection and Regional Development Republic of Latvia in collaboration with the Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association (LIKTA). — website
Type
Service
Status
Ongoing
Target groups
Unemployed and those facing social problems, Marginalised young people and children, Elderly people
Period
2010-01-01
Keywords
digital, inclusion, skills, ICT, unemployed

Context

Latvia's e-Skills for Jobs campaign began with a 2013 memorandum of cooperation establishing the national 'E-skills partnership,' signed by multiple ministries, industry associations and chambers of commerce, formalising joint efforts on ICT skills for the labour market.

Objectives

Raise citizen awareness of the need to improve ICT skills for work and daily life, and promote uptake of e-government, e-commerce and digital literacy opportunities across government, NGO and industry channels.

Activities

An annual national Digital Week campaign covering topics such as digital transformation of society and companies, digital identity, digital skills for future work, women in digital/IT, cybersecurity awareness, and critical thinking/media literacy, delivered in partnership with the Cultural Information Systems Centre, Latvian State Radio and Television Center, and Microsoft.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Long (> 3 years) — Annual campaign running since 2010, formalised by a 2013 cooperation memorandum.
Staffing & skills
Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Latvian Information and Communications Technology Association (LIKTA), partner ministries (Economics, Education and Science, Welfare), industry associations (Latvian Internet Association, Latvian Open Technology Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Conditions for success

  • Formal multi-ministry memorandum of cooperation establishing a standing 'E-skills partnership'
  • Buy-in from industry associations and a corporate partner (Microsoft) to co-deliver content

Where it fits

Governance type
national government-industry partnership
Scale
national
Income level
high-income (EU)

Commonly funded by

National / regional programmes ESF+ — European Social Fund Plus

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