Teema: Digital competences

To thrive in today’s rapidly changing working environment, organisations must know how to identify and develop the skills of their staff. Although the emphasis in Finland has long been on qualifications, people are increasingly often acquiring skills in more informal ways in work and leisure. Open Badges are an essential aid in identifying and developing skills.

All Digital is proud to announce the participation of 23 National Coordinators, members of its network, from 22 countries across Europe in the All Digital Weeks 2025 campaign, reinforcing the collective effort to empower people with digital skills and drive Digital Inclusion across the continent.

The competitiveness of the logistics sector increasingly depends on the use of data and digitalisation. It is vital for businesses to identify their digital capabilities and use the right technology to keep pace with competitors and legislation. TIEKE can help logistics companies improve their digital skills, increase efficiency and ensure wellbeing at work.

The competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increasingly depends on digital skills. Companies that fail to make adequate use of digital technology risk falling behind. TIEKE has long been developing methods to help companies identify their digital competence and find the appropriate solutions for improvement.

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The final survey of the GDPR4CHLDRN project surveyed the data protection knowledge and attitudes of parents and associations organising recreational activities.

The circular economy will continue to be a key theme in all our economic activities, which is why developing circular economy competences is vital. Competences should also be measurable and visible – in this pilot circular economy competences will be recognised and made visible by means of digital Open Badges.

The diversity competence of leaders holds a key position in the creation of inclusive working communities. To create change, training that supports the promotion of diversity must be developed. Without the leadership’s commitment, the benefits brought about by diversity will not be achieved.

Diversity has become a key theme in working life, and the ICT sector can lead the way on this issue for other industries as well. According to Netlight’s Talent Manager Julius Hurri and FIBS’ corporate responsibility specialist Greta Andersson, diversity drives innovation and improves decision-making. To promote it, companies need to commit to a long-term process in which management support and genuine action are key.

The high rate of digitalisation makes it important to keep learning new skills, and to recognise such skills. Skill recognition and development calls for strategic thinking, data on skills, practical tools and collaboration. Good examples of skills recognition models and tools include badges, data spaces and a digital compass.

DigiTeachers working online project has been a significant initiative aimed at enhancing digital competencies among educators. One of the important outcomes of this project has been the piloting phase, which served as a practical test to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed digital training modules.

TIEKE and Aalto University/CKIR are working in a European project developing training on EDI themes to management students and managers. We think that the localised part of this training would serve the Finnish working life best, if we would develop it with the key stakeholders.

With the rapid pace of technological development, continuous learning and updating of skills are essential. The nationwide digital skills badge constellation maintained by TIEKE Finnish Information Society Development Centre is a practical means of identifying and articulating digital skills. The constellation helps individuals to plan their careers, and companies to identify their staff’s skills.

Many kinds of personal data, such as names, personal identity codes, addresses, allergy information, bank account numbers, dates of birth, photographs and videos are processed in hobby activities. Personal data cannot usually be stored indefinitely. Instead, a specific storage period must be defined for them, and the data must be erased when that period has elapsed. As a rule, personal data may only be stored for as long as necessary. Read the article for tips on the storage of personal data.

Has your child recently started a new hobby, and are you wondering why the club is asking for your child’s contact details or health information? Are you wondering how the club is processing the data you disclose to it? This article discusses typical situations related to the processing of personal data in hobbies and tells parents how they can obtain information on personal data processing from hobby organisers.