The kick-off event for the EU4Digital activity to ‘Define a common competence framework for SMEs and microbusinesses in the EaP region, based on similar EU efforts’ (Activity 6.2.) was held in Riga, Latvia on 1-2 October, together with the accompanying competence framework methodology workshop.

The purpose of the event was to gather experts in the field of competence frameworks in order to select and develop elements for a methodology for designing a competence framework for SMEs and microbusinesses in the Eastern Partner countries. 

The methodology will be developed taking into consideration similar EU initiatives, such as DigComp, EntreComp and the eCompetency framework (e-CF). The methodology developed as a result of this workshop will be used as a basis for completing the subsequent task of designing a competence framework for SMEs and microbusinesses.