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A Good Start

There was of course a lot to discuss among project partners and in particular the pilot regions at the start of such a major project, with the pilots starting in …

General, Skills & Future of Work

Policy and blueprint developed by empirica for ictQATAR to Showcase Benefits of Work-from-Home Model to Businesses and Employees in the Arabic countries

The work-from-home model is still a relatively new concept in Qatar, however as the ICT infrastructure in the country rapidly improves, it is an option the Supreme Council for Information …

General, Skills & Future of Work

‘European e-Skills 2014 Conference – Towards e-Leadership and ICT Professionalism’ for the European Commission to take place on 2 – 3 December 2014 in Brussels.

The event attracted more than 300 participants from all over Europe and the world followed on from the precursor European conference the year before which had also been organized successfully …

General, Skills & Future of Work

“Evaluation of the Implementation of the Communication on e-Skills for the 21st Century” results show areas in need to be tackled by national government, stakeholders and the European Commission

Since e-skills shortages in the European workforce will result in an excess demand for ICT practitioners of 384,000 in 2015 insufficient digital literacy level among citizens will act as a …

General, Skills & Future of Work

“Acquiring e-Leadership Skills – Fostering the Digital Transformation of Europe” brochure and report, available online now (May 2015)

Published under the title “NEW CURRICULA FOR E-LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN EUROPE” (final report), the first results of the initiative on e-leadership are to be presented to the public in time …

General, Skills & Future of Work

Proposal for a European e-skills quality label and associated management and governance model developed and presented by empirica together with EXIN. Empirica QUALITY (2013)

Proposals for a quality label for industry-based training and certifications have been developed under a European Commission service contract. The focus is on the acquisition and the development of e-skills …

Digital Health, eCare & Ageing, General

Simulating an integrated eCare service

Nine deployment regions in the SmartCare pilot project have committed to a challenging task: joining up care provision to older people across the silos of health care, social care and …

General, Society & Inclusion

empirica developed and presented a Virtual Office Environment (VOE) model and blueprint for selected groups of people with disabilities in Qatar

ictQATAR – the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology and MADA- Qatar Assistive Technology Center in Qatar had asked empirica to develop and present a VOE model and blueprint …

General, Skills & Future of Work

European Commission and top European universities and business schools in cooperation with industry and empirica show the way forward towards e-Leadership education.

Empirica successfully organised ten events on ‘New Curricula for e-Leadership – Delivering Skills for an Innovative and Competitive Europe’ for the European Commission from which took place from May to …

General, Skills & Future of Work

EU28 Country Reports on e-Leadership Skills for SMEs – A Snapshot and Scoreboard of e-Leadership Skills in Policy, Higher Education and the Labour Market

Country Reports on e-leadership have just been released by empirica and can be downloaded at: http://leadership2015.eu/documents/ and http://eskills-lead.eu/documents/. These reports provide descriptions of national e-leadership policies and initiatives, higher education …

General, Skills & Future of Work

Expert workshop on ‘e-Leadership for SMES and entrepreneurs’

At this highly interactive workshop attended by almost 40 invited experts in Brussels on 23 June 2014 skills requirements of SMEs versus the European higher education course landscape and implications …

Digital Health, eCare & Ageing, General

Evidence and decision making when going beyond pilots

At the eHealth Forum Athens 2014, the SmartCare project was presented as an example of a large-scale initiative. The last session of the eHealth Forum “Evidence and decision making when …