This study, which is located in the policy context of the skills element of the Digital Decade Policy Programme builds on existing JRC work on digital skills gaps which used data from Eurostat, OECD and Cedefop that refer to the digital skills gap in contexts of employment.
The earlier work is based on data collected prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and more recent technological developments such as generative AI, and it is timely to identify changes that may have occurred using more recently-available data.
Its focus is on digital skills gaps and mismatches in the labour market, from both supply and demand perspectives. By drawing on multiple data sources, digital skills of citizens more generally are also examined.
Outputs are planned during both 2024 and 2025.
The study includes the following activities:
- A collaboration with Cedefop that uses data from the Second European Skills and Jobs Survey (ESJS2)
- Further analysis of Eurostat's Digital Skills Index (DSI 2) which uses the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp) as its conceptual basis
- Qualitative elements including literature review and stakeholder consultation to provide depth in context and understanding for policy
Themes include:
- Priority groups and priority areas for digital upskilling/reskilling
- Impact of task automation on digital upskilling/reskilling
- Gender and equity (as transversal themes).
