Digital skills initiative

In November 2019, a first report was presented at a major New digital skills event, based on the workshop results (see description) and accompanying projects, such as expert interviews (New skills talks). This report is explicitly addressed to companies and is intended to help them develop strategies and identify topics for the training and further education of their own employees.

A final report on the first project phase with a detailed presentation of results and recommendations for various stakeholders is underway.

The full report on the 2019 workshop results was published in July 2020.

The project places great emphasis on face-to-face workshops but these were temporarily suspended in 2020 due to the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workshops with companies are to be resumed in 2021 as soon as the situation permits. Virtualisation of the workshop work is still not planned. However, the New skills talks (interviews with experts from a wide range of fields on the topic of digitalisation and its impact on the world of work and the need for skills) were continued in 2020 and the results published on a continuing basis as short reports.

In 2021, the Digital Skills Initiative of AMS was continued with another 12 expert interviews (New skills talks). These were published intermittently as short reports and contributed to deepening the understanding of the digital transformation and its practical impact on skills needs and occupational changes in various economic sectors.

The results from the Digital Skills Initiative are also continuously presented at events (usually online due to the COVID-19 situation) and made accessible in this way to companies, education and training institutions, career guidance practitioners and learners of all age groups. to raise awareness of the importance of developing digital skills.

In the online occupational information system of the AMS, a classification was made for all occupations with short descriptions of which level of digital competences is required according to the Austrian Digital Competence Framework (based on the European framework).

In 2022 the project was continued with another 14 expert interviews (New skills talks) with an additional focus on the topic of green transition. The interviews will be published as short reports in the first half of 2023.

In addition, a synopsis of all interviews conducted in 2020 to early 2022 was published as a separate report in 2022. The interviews form an overview of the developments, changes and challenges, that representatives of companies, research and educational institutions, public authorities, etc. see in the context of digitalisation and the need for competences.

In 2023, the project was continued with another 14 expert interviews (New skills talks) keeping the additional focus on green transition. The interviews will be published as short reports in the first half of 2024.

In 2024, a synopsis of all interviews conducted from mid-2022 to mid-2024 was published in a separate report.

The project was continued with another 14 expert interviews (New skills talks). The focus of this next round of interviews will be on artificial intelligence. The interviews will be published as short reports in the first half of 2025.