Kroes: Industry ‘morally obliged’ to help youth get ICT skills, jobs

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Series Details 25.02.13
Publication Date 25/02/2013
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Report of a EurActiv with European Commissioner Neelie Kroes, February 2013.

She suggested that Europe's ICT sector is falling behind its Asian and American competitors due to the lack of skills and lack of women active in the sector. Europe needs a digital ecosystem as the evidence of the sector's impact on growth is endless.

Europe’s ICT industry had a ‘moral’ obligation to pull behind the European Commission’s new Grand Coalition for Digital Growth and Jobs and help young people get jobs
Source Link http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-skills/industry-morally-obliged-join-gr-news-518000
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European Commission: Digital Agenda for Europe: Growth & Jobs http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/growth-jobs
European Commission: Digital Agenda for Europe: Growth & Jobs: Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/grand-coalition-digital-jobs-0
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