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Since the 'Declaration of the European e-Skills Conference 2006', held on 5 and 6 October, it has been emphasized again that Europe must meet the highest global standards in terms of knowledge, skills, competencies, and inventiveness of the European workforce. Therefore, the declaration calls for increasing the ICT skills (eSkills) of European workers by, among other things, promoting partnerships between public and private entities (multi-stakeholder partnerships). In the past, the European Union has implemented policies to enhance the eSkills of European employees; nevertheless, there is a shortage of ICT professionals. This shortage is most significant in the area of 'advanced network technology skills'.
Empirica is conducting a benchmark for the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry), mapping 1) the national policies of European countries regarding professional eSkills and 2) surveying MSPs in the field of eSkills. Dialogic has been tasked with mapping Dutch initiatives and policies. Approximately ten 'good practice MSPs' will be described in a Benchmarking Report based on all existing initiatives. The Dutch collaboration Loket MBO-ICT has been selected as a 'good practice MSP'. For more information, please visit the dedicated site http://www.eskillspolicy-europe.org.
