How will EU4Digital deliver digital skills training to citizens and businesses in the Eastern partner countries?

The EU4Digital Facility Digital Skills thematic area has developed a concept to build the EU4Digital Academy programme, which will improve digital competencies and skills in the Eastern partner countries through an online learning platform. This digital platform, powered by EU4Digital Academy, is part of the EU commitment to provide support for 500,000 SMEs and to digitally empower 1 million EaP citizens. The concept envisages access to high-quality content in the local languages of each Eastern partner country, and targets the topics of eCommerce in the EU, digital marketing and digitalisation of business. The learning content is sourced from both local learning content providers as well as established EU-based and global providers and delivered through the online platform free of charge. The overall goal and purpose of the EU4Digital Academy programme is to increase the competitiveness of SMEs in the digital economy and improve the digital skills of citizens in the Eastern partner countries.