„Digital Everywhere Plus“: Austria Launches 1,000 New Digital Workshops
Thus, the program "Digital Everywhere," which has been running since October 2023, will be continued. As part of this, 3,400 workshops on digital skills have already been held with around 30,000 participants throughout Austria. "Digital Everywhere Plus" is intended as a "key initiative" of the federal government's "digital skills offensive," and will include a "train-the-trainer program," "innovative teaching concepts," and "online learning content" in addition to the workshops. In the medium term, the goal is to increase the proportion of the population with basic digital skills from the current 64.7 percent to 80 percent by 2030. The proportion of IT professionals in relation to total employment is expected to rise from the current 5.4 percent to 10 percent.
Workshops of 12 to 18 Teaching Units
The workshops will cover topics such as "Digital Education for Seniors," "Digital Administrative Procedures & Internet Security," and "Living with Increasing Digitalization & AI." The series of workshops will be managed by the OeAD office for digital skills and conducted by 60 adult education providers. In twelve to 18 teaching units, "extensive digitalization knowledge for digitally less inclined individuals" will be imparted. In addition to "intergenerational learning," "online learning for better scaling of digital skills transfer" will also be included in "Digital Everywhere Plus."
With this program, "the systematic transfer of digital skills" would be secured, Pröll announced in a press release. The basis for the "Digital Skills Offensive for Austria" is the "Digital Skills Strategy" and the "Digital Austria Pact." Here, "diverse stakeholders from the federal government, states, and municipalities" would work together to achieve the goals of the "Digital Decade." According to the press release, the workshops can be booked individually with providers or as part of a group booking by municipalities starting tomorrow.
(APA/Red)
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