BELGIUM ANNOUNCES REFRESHED DIGITAL BELGIUM PLAN TO BOOST DIGITAL SKILLS AND SERVICES
The Belgian Government has included strengthening digital skills in its recently adopted government agreement. The agreement sets out the priorities of the federal government during its term in office. As part of its digital action plan, Digital Belgium, the government will work to improve digital…
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ICDL LAUNCH IN GERMANY WAS EVENT NUMBER 500 OF THE EUROPEAN VOCATIONAL SKILLS WEEK 2019
DLGI, the operator of the ICDL programme in Germany, organised an ‘ICDL Kick-off’ event to launch ICDL in the country on 10 October. The event, which took place in Bonn, featured experts in the field of education and economy and was part of European Vocational...
WINNERS OF ICDL ASIA DIGITAL CHALLENGE 2019 REVEALED!
The third ICDL Asia Digital Challenge Grand Final took place from 10 to 12 September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 20 finalists from 9 countries, including Bhutan, China, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam participated in the competition this year. The contestants booked...
KUALA LUMPUR DIGITAL SKILLS DECLARATION
The Kuala Lumpur Digital Skills Declaration is a joint initiative by ICDL Asia and the University of Malaya. By invitation only, prominent companies who are committed to the continuous development of digital skills for the future digital workforce participated in the declaration. The declaration was...
DIGITAL SKILLS FOR EMPLOYABILITY – ICDL LAUNCH IN GERMANY
ICDL will be launched in Germany at a kick-off event on October 10. The event will feature a keynote speech by the President of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Professor Dr Friedrich Hubert Esser. The launch follows the introduction of ICDL...
UNICEF REPORT HIGHLIGHTS ICDL COMPATIBILITY WITH DIGCOMP AND DIGITAL KIDS ASIA-PACIFIC FRAMEWORKS
UNICEF has published a new paper on digital literacy for children, arguing that the UN agency should use the EU’s DigComp framework to develop its digital literacy strategy for children. The paper also notes that ICDL has been used in 31 countries as a competence...
EUROPE’S NEXT DIGITAL COMMISSIONERS ANNOUNCED BY PRESIDENT-ELECT VON DER LEYEN
European Commission President-elect, Ursula von der Leyen has announced her college of commissioners for the 2019 – 2024 period. Several commissioners will share responsibility for digital affairs. Margrethe Vestager will take on the role of Executive Vice-President for a Europe fit for the digital age. Mariya Gabriel will serve...
PREPARING HUMAN RESOURCES GRADUATES IN MALAYSIA FOR THE DIGITAL WORKFORCE
A talk for the final year Human Resource (HR) degree students was hosted by the UNITAR International University (Malaysia) on 25 June 2019, to build awareness on the challenges in creating a digitally skilled workforce for the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Mr Syed Fairul Al-Mashoor, ICDL...
ICDL ASIA RECEIVES OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD FROM MENDAKI SENSE
Mendaki SENSE, one of ICDL Asia’s prominent test centres in Singapore organised a ‘Let’s Raya’ event on 27 June 2019. The annual Hari Raya celebration was celebrated by the local Malay community. Social Enterprise Network Singapore (SENSE) is the training arm of YAYASAN MENDAKI, which...
ICDL FOUNDATION CEO DELIVERS KEYNOTE SPEECH AT ANNUAL ICT CONFERENCE IN CYPRUS
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July 6, 2019
Damien O’Sullivan, CEO of ICDL Foundation, was invited to Cyprus by ECDL Cyprus and Cyprus Computer Society to participate in the 9th Information and Communication, Technology Conference & Exhibition. The conference that took place on June 7, 2019 at the Hilton Park Hotel in Nicosia...
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