It celebrates exceptional projects, stories, and initiatives promoting digital skills in Europe. The category recognises SMEs endorsing digital skills for education (EdTech), and fostering digital upskilling and reskilling in the workforce:
Starting from basic skills, such as using a computer or a tablet, to ad-hoc training by ICT specialists in emerging technologies like AI, Blockchain and Data, the spectrum of award’s recognition is indeed cross-sectoral and wide.
Examples:
- Empowering Youth in Digital
- Inclusion in the Digital World
- Digital Skills for Education
- Women in ICT careers
- Digital upskilling / reskilling
the jury
the criteria
IMPACT
How is the project/initiative impacting its target beneficiaries?
What is the wider impact of the actions implemented as part of the project/initiative?
Please define the milestones and goals set and the status (completed, ongoing). For ongoing project please specify the state of advancement regarding the set milestones.
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LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY & SCALABILITY
How is the project supported (through funding or self-sustainable) and is the project meant to continue in time?
What are the sources of financial support, and is the project structured in a way that will allow it to expand in the future?
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REPLICABILITY
Can the project be replicated in other countries/regions and is any support envisioned for other organisations wishing to implement it in their area?
If any use of software is envisioned, is this open source or can a license be extended to third parties also?
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INNOVATION & ORIGINALITY
Is the project innovative in its area/region of implementation? What are the innovative characteristics?
This can refer to both technology or tools used or to processes or to the outreach strategy.
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CONTRIBUTION TO OTHER CATEGORIES
Points will be awarded if the solution has a positive impact on the other award categories.
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