The future of digital skills

The acquisition and use of digital skills are essential for the digital transformation of European economies. Using digital devices to find, evaluate, use, share, curate and create content has become the norm in many if not most professional and social environments. While digital natives -- Millennials and especially Gen Z -- grew up with these new technologies and have gained early exposure and experience, many older workers -- Gen X and beyond -- face higher learning barriers. Moreover, as digital technologies evolve rapidly, with new platforms emerging and ever more complex tools being introduced, regular updating of essential knowledge about these technologies becomes a necessity. Lot of attention, therefore, focuses on the type of skills needed to be able to properly use digital tools and devices and how to introduce this into updated curricula.