Autor(es): Somers, Carmel ; Feenan, Dave ; Fitzgerald, David ; Henriques, Roberto ; Martignoni, Matteo ; Parletta, Daniela Angela ; Cibin, Eva ; Chis, Adriana E. ; González-Vélez, Horacio
Data: 2024
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/172919
Origem: Repositório Institucional da UNL
Assunto(s): digital transformation; advanced digital skills; needs analysis; postgraduate education; upskilling; reskilling; Computer Science(all); Mathematics(all); SDG 4 - Quality Education
Somers, C., Feenan, D., Fitzgerald, D., Henriques, R., Martignoni, M., Parletta, D. A., Cibin, E., Chis, A. E., & González-Vélez, H. (2024). Systematic Needs Analysis of Advanced Digital Skills for Postgraduate Computing Education: The DIGITAL4Business Case. In A. M. Olney, I-A. Chounta, Z. Liu, O. C. Santos, & I. I. Bittencourt (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence in Education. Posters and Late Breaking Results, Workshops and Tutorials, Industry and Innovation Tracks, Practitioners, Doctoral Consortium and Blue Sky: 25th International Conference, AIED 2024, Recife, Brazil, July 8–12, 2024, Proceedings, Part 1 (Vol. 1, pp. 179-191). (Communications in Computer and Information Science; Vol. 2150). Springer Nature Switzerland AG. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64315-6_14 --- This work has been developed under the auspice of “DIGITAL4Business: Master’s Programme focused on the practical application of Advanced Digital Skills within European Companies” URL: www.digital4business.eu, a project funded from Dec/2022 to Nov/2026 by the European Commission’s DIGITAL programme call: DIGITAL-2021-SKILLS-01 grant no.: 101084013.
A 15-partner funded project, DIGITAL4Business aims to revolutionise the digital landscape in Europe, fostering strong industry partnerships to empower digital transformation organically and providing postgraduate programmes through a unique multi-academic pan European approach. This paper identifies the needs and gaps in advanced digital skills in countries of the European Union to enable digital transformation. Validated via desk research and surveys, our results indicate that the top two advanced digital skills for companies are Cybersecurity and Cloud Computing, followed by Data Science for small and medium-sized enterprises and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for large companies, respectively. Businesses also indicate notable concerns about the digital divide, digital literacy, the potential impact of automation and job displacement, the role of regulatory frameworks, and training. Our recommendations encompass flexible and accessible education models, ex-professo AI & Data Science modules, stakeholder collaboration, and diversity & inclusion initiatives.
