Does your public sector organisation have innovative solutions to high-priority challenges of the present or the future? If so, submit your achievement to the European Public Sector Award (EPSA), the only Europe-wide award for public sector innovation and reform open to public administrations at all levels of government. The projects will be assessed based on six criteria, including: how relevant the project is when covering an existing need in the European public sector, how innovative and creative this solution is, how much it interacts with and involves stakeholders, its impact/results…

AI4Gov is a leading international ecosystem of research, training, and innovation opportunities aiming to use AI to improve public services, globally. The Master’s program prepares the functional specialists in AI of tomorrow on how to design, implement and govern AI projects in the public sector. Applications are now open for the 3rd edition of the Master's Program in Artificial Intelligence for Public Services (#AI4Gov). Deadline for applying: 31 May 2023. The 1-year Master Program offers to future leaders in digital transformation a full preparation in using Artificial Intelligence and…

As it draws closer to its conclusion, the LEAD project is launching a Massive Open Online Course to share its main findings on Digital Twin’s potential to respond to the severe strain put on last-mile delivery systems by on-demand logistics. LEAD is launching its shiny new Massive Open Online Course, open to all interested, with the goal of “Unlocking the potential of Digital Twins for sustainable on-demand urban logistics”. It builds upon the results of the project’s Living Labs to deliver a Digital Twinning Capacity Building Programme, with a first-of-its-kind focus on urban logistics, to…

The European Union recently launched the EU Academy, a corporate e-learning platform for external stakeholders. The success of the platform has managed to exceed all expectations, since to date, over 350,000 learners from over 190 countries have enrolled in the more than 1,000 content items available in the platform, making it the biggest MOODLE platform in the world. The EU Academy team expects to hit the milestone of 1,000,000 enrolments in 2023! The EU Academy is the EU’s online hub for e-learning. It contains first-hand knowledge, high quality educational resources and valuable insights…

Take part in the Feasibility Study for a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC) One of the objectives of the Action 9 of the Digital Education Action Plan 2021-2027 (published by the European Commission) is to develop a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC). The EDSC will address the digital competence of all citizens, involving the confident, critical and responsible use of, and engagement with, digital technologies for learning, at work, and for participation in society, as described by the European Digital Competence Framework (DigComp); it will therefore not deal with the skills…

Nowadays, there are several ways to enhance digitals skills going beyond reading a book or participating in a course. Online education and thus eLearning courses are booming while, at the same time, the demand for digital skills and improving competencies are at the forefront. There are already several related practices to apply such as take free online courses, watch videos, read blogs, teach digital skills to others, practice skills and follow technological trends, just to name a few. How can the Interoperable Europe Academy contribute? The Interoperable Europe Academy (IOPEU Academy) is an…