The Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs will be launched Monday, 4 March 2013 in Brussels

Filling the gaps - the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs will be launched Monday, 4 March 2013 in Brussels. The event is hosted by

- Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of the Digital Agenda for Europe 

- Antonio Tajani, Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship

- László Andor, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

- Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

The programme features the keynote speech by President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso.

For more information, see the programme.

EMF will keep you informed about the outcome of the conference in this blog!

The Copenhagen Declaration Launched at the e-Skills Week final event

The European e-Skills Week 2012 – a pan-European campaign backed by the European Commission - came to its conclusion last Friday, 30 March 2012, after hundreds of exciting events and activities delivered across thirty-six countries.

As a result, the partners and stakeholders in European e-Skills Week have produced the e-Skills Copenhagen Declaration, which supports the objectives of the 2007 Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and is a complement to the e-Skills Manifesto.

The Copenhagen Declaration has received the endorsement of thirty eight organisations, and many more will join in supporting the implementation of a grass roots activities to deliver competiveness, productivity and growth to Europe, through a strong commitment to ensuring that all European citizens are equipped to work and participate in the digital economy of the 21st century.

The Declaration is a complement to the latest version of e-Skills Manifesto, which will be published in fully in June 2012 – an interactive version of the Manifesto may be found on line for comment.

Download the Copenhagen Declaration

EMF attended the e-Skills Week stakeholders opening conference

EMF as e-Skills Week stakeholder attended on 19 March 2012 the  e-Skills Week stakeholders opening conference in Brussels. The Conference bought together all stakeholders – such as high-level public authorities, key industry representatives and research organisations - to discuss the current situation and needs of the e-Skilled workforce.

The event featured a plenary session on e-Skills policy in practice, as well as panel debates on the topic of e-Skills with both young people and ICT professionals.

More events and activities are foreseen for the upcoming weeks, culminating in a dedicated e-Skills Week final conference on 30 March 2012.

What´s the future for Internet related Jobs?

In the following video made in the context of the first Round table of the ProInterNet (PIN) project, I. Marinou, director of the Greek Man Power Employment Organization (OAED) in Patras and I. Kostopoulos, ICT consultant in the Municipality of Patras, discuss about the future of Internet related Jobs. They speakers outline their views on future needs and make suggestions about what can be done to improve the situation in the Internet related job market.

EMF is partner of the ProInterNet (PIN) project funded by the LLP programme of the European Comission. PIN aims to improve transparency, information systems and guidance on skills and qualifications for Internet related professions at European Level. As a result of the project the e-Jobs Observatory has been implemented as the one-stop-shop for e-Jobs, e-skills and e-competences in Europe.

LLP Infoday 2012, 28 October, Brussels

Organised by the European Commission (Direction General Education and Culture) and the Education, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency, The Infoday 2012 wants to give useful information on the priorities of the 2012 call and what's new to the programme. The event will also provide practical advice on the preparation and submission of proposals, and on the management of grants.

EMF will activelly take part in this event, looking for new projects opportunities in Session 3.2: Key activity 3 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and promoting the two running LLP projects on e-Jobs e-Skills and e-Competences in which it participates: www.ejobs-observatory.eu and www.eqf-iserve.eu

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Improving training offers for Web Marketers, Web Sellers, Usability Specialists, Online Community Managers and Internet Hotline Operators across EU

The e-Jobs Observatory platform now includes a section on e-Jobs Profiles to provide information about ongoing work on e-jobs descriptions. The first five profiles have been generated by the EQF i-Serve project, and are based on the e-Competences Framework of CEN.
The e-Jobs Observatory aims at creating a central point of reference for all activities related to research, training, qualifications, standards, norms, certificates and employment in the field of e-Jobs in Europe.
The page is work in progress and more e-jobs profiles will be added in the near future.
You are invited to comment on the profiles.

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What skills do you need for an Internet-related job?

EMF is a partner in the EQF iServe project that investigates the needed skills and competences for emerging Internet-related jobs. By identifying these skills and competences, the project aims to counter the growing skills shortage and to enhance employability of workers Europe-wide. The resulting jobs profiles will be linked to the e-competence framework (eCF) and European Qualifications Framework (EQF) for Europe-wide transparency and comparability. EQF iServe is funded by Lifelong Learning programme of the European Commission.

More information on the project
More information on eJobs in Europe