Digital transformation is a key driver of economic and social progress, and assessing its evolution is essential for guiding public policies. In the European Union (EU), until 2022 the European Commission published the quantitative values of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI); however,...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Lebenslanges Lernen wird durch die sich ständig ändernden Entwicklungen und Anforderungen in der Arbeits- und Lebenswelt der Menschen immer wichtiger. Veränderungen hat es schon immer gegeben, aber durch die Digitalisierung kann von einem immer schnelleren Wandel...

We investigate social disparities in digital skills, focusing on both actual proficiency levels and confidence in these skills. Drawing on a representative sample from Germany, we first demonstrate that both dimensions strongly predict labor market success. We then use this sample to identify...

This paper examines the availability and development of digital skills in the context of an increasing diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies within the economy and the wider society. The paper first assesses Ireland's performance with respect to digital skills...

We evaluate Raise-Up, a pilot in two Turin-area vocational schools that integrated project-based learning on digitization and the green transition into the regular curriculum. Using a difference-indifferences design on three survey waves, we find no positive effects on any pre-registered...

This paper provides new evidence on the role of human capital in shaping economies participation in multinational production. In particular, we primarily examine whether and to what extent the level of English language mastery among countries inhabitants affects the presence of multinational...

Digital skills are increasingly vital for enhancing employability, as they equip individuals to meet the evolving demands of the modern workforce. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of digital skills on employability, focusing on the influence of both basic and above-basic levels of...

This paper investigates the macro-level determinants of Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption among enterprises in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU-27) over the period 2021–2023. Drawing on data from the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and Eurostat, the study employs a...

Using the 2014 – 2021 waves of Spain's ICT-H household panel, we track Internet trust for 59,648 internet users across 130,013 person-year observations. A correlated random-effects ordered-probit model shows that improvements in digital skills and first-hand use of transactional services are...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die Umsetzung einer leistungsstarken Bildungs- und Berufsberatung für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen in Österreich stellt eine der zentralen Aufgaben des AMS und seiner BerufsInfoZentren (BIZ) dar. Dies schließt im Besonderen auch SchülerInnen und MaturantInnen,...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die Umsetzung einer leistungsstarken Bildungs- und Berufsberatung für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen in Österreich stellt eine der zentralen Aufgaben des AMS und seiner BerufsInfoZentren (BIZ) dar. Dies schließt im Besonderen auch SchülerInnen und MaturantInnen,...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die Umsetzung einer leistungsstarken Bildungs- und Berufsberatung für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen in Österreich stellt eine der zentralen Aufgaben des AMS und seiner BerufsInfoZentren (BIZ) dar. Dies schließt im Besonderen auch SchülerInnen und MaturantInnen,...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Eine sich wandelnde Arbeitswelt ist an sich nichts Neues. Besonders an der aktuellen Situation sind jedoch die hohe Geschwindigkeit der Veränderungen und die gleichzeitige Einwirkung zweier disruptiver Ereignisse, nämlich der Covid-19-Pandemie und der kriegerischen...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Eine sich wandelnde Arbeitswelt ist an sich nichts Neues. Besonders an der aktuellen Situation sind jedoch die hohe Geschwindigkeit der Veränderungen und die gleichzeitige Einwirkung zweier disruptiver Ereignisse, nämlich der Covid-19-Pandemie und der kriegerischen...

Digital skills represent a key dimension of digital transformation, shaping the innovation potential, competitiveness, and long-term sustainability of the European economy. The aim of this paper is to compare the development of digital skills in EU-27 countries from 2018 to 2024 and identify the...

This paper addresses the disproportional effects of digitalisation across age by investigating: (i) withinjob age segregation in tasks by digital intensity; (ii) within-job age disparities in digital upskilling; (iii) age inequalities in wage returns to digital job tasks; and (iv) the role of...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die Umsetzung einer leistungsstarken Bildungs- und Berufsberatung für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen in Österreich stellt eine der zentralen Aufgaben des AMS und seiner BerufsInfoZentren (BIZ) dar. Dies schließt im Besonderen auch SchülerInnen und MaturantInnen,...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Die Umsetzung einer leistungsstarken Bildungs- und Berufsberatung für alle Bevölkerungsgruppen in Österreich stellt eine der zentralen Aufgaben des AMS und seiner BerufsInfoZentren (BIZ) dar. Dies schließt im Besonderen auch SchülerInnen und MaturantInnen,...

Digital skills are increasingly vital for enhancing employability, as they equip individuals to meet the evolving demands of the modern workforce. Therefore, this paper examines the impact of digital skills on employability, focusing on the influence of both basic and above-basic levels of...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Lebenslanges Lernen wird durch die sich ständig ändernden Entwicklungen und Anforderungen in der Arbeits- und Lebenswelt der Menschen immer wichtiger. Veränderungen hat es schon immer gegeben, aber durch die Digitalisierung kann von einem immer schnelleren Wandel...

This paper provides new evidence on the role of human capital in shaping economies participation in multinational production. In particular, we primarily examine whether and to what extent the level of English language mastery among countries inhabitants affects the presence of multinational...

Information and communications technology (ICT) encompasses the infrastructure and components that enable modern computing. In the context of Europe, the adoption of cutting-edge ICT is rapidly accelerating competitiveness, innovation, and job creation. However, this progress depends on a...

We investigate social disparities in digital skills, focusing on both actual proficiency levels and confidence in these skills. Drawing on a representative sample from Germany, we first demonstrate that both dimensions strongly predict labor market success. We then use this sample to identify...

This paper examines the availability and development of digital skills in the context of an increasing diffusion of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies within the economy and the wider society. The paper first assesses Ireland's performance with respect to digital skills...

We evaluate Raise-Up, a pilot in two Turin-area vocational schools that integrated project-based learning on digitization and the green transition into the regular curriculum. Using a difference-indifferences design on three survey waves, we find no positive effects on any pre-registered...

We study how the design of vocational skill training programs impacts labor market outcomes, including occupational choice. Women applicants to skill training centres in India are randomized into either a vocational training (VT) program that combines sector-specific hard skills with on-the-job...

This innovative study breaks new territory in two key areas: it puts VET centre stage as a key intervention to support NEETs and presents the first mixed-methods research effort to collect and analyse evidence on the profile and role of NEETs teachers in Greece. It fills a significant knowledge...

We study how the design of vocational skill training programs impacts labor market outcomes, including occupational choice. Women applicants to skill training centres in India are randomized into either a vocational training (VT) program that combines sector-specific hard skills with on-the-job...

Industries undergoing rapid digital transformation are facing a significant global challenge: a widening gap between required and available workforce digital skills. This study identifies key determinants of this gap and develops a comprehensive conceptual framework for mitigation. The research...

This innovative study breaks new territory in two key areas: it puts VET centre stage as a key intervention to support NEETs and presents the first mixed-methods research effort to collect and analyse evidence on the profile and role of NEETs teachers in Greece. It fills a significant knowledge...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded to unprecedented proportions in recent decades, penetrating vast areas, including education. The debates on the usefulness of incorporating AI into university education, with its subsequent opportunities and challenges, have captured the attention of the...

The "digital economy" is a conceptual umbrella referring to markets, organizations and their networks that are based on digital technologies, communication, data processing and e-commerce. It is multidimensional and its dynamic structure must be analysed from various dimensions, such as economic...

We investigate social disparities in digital skills, focusing on both actual proficiency levels and confidence in these skills. Drawing on a representative sample from Germany, we first demonstrate that both dimensions strongly predict labor market success. We then use this sample to identify...

In knowledge-intensive economies, skills emerged as crucial resources, determining economic development. Thus, in the post-pandemic, digital world, digital skills gain new ground, attracting the interest of researchers and practitioners. As one of the first studies on the topic in the region,...

Im Rahmen dieses Beitrages soll die Entwicklung eines innovativen, branchenbezogenen Weiterbildungskonzeptes zum Thema „Digitale Kompetenzen“ beschrieben werden, welches auf den regionalen Bedarfen von kleinen- und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) in der Region Süd-Ost Niedersachsen basiert. Der...

The paper explores the impact of digital transformation (DT) on new business creation in the case of European Union member states over the period 2015-2020 by employing several econometric techniques such as Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and quantile regression (QR). The results of OLS regression...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "(...) Das vorrangige Ziel der vorliegenden Studie im Auftrag des AMS Österreich, Abt. Arbeitsmarktforschung und Berufsinformation (ABI), besteht darin, einen eingehenden Überblick zu den aktuellen Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf die Erwachsenen- und...

We study the effects of digital transformation in the EU on individual employment outcomes, wage growth, and income inequality, during the decade 2010-2019. Our results allow us to formulate a "conveyor-belt" hypothesis, whereas digital skills are important for finding a job, but less so for...

Promoting rural household agricultural entrepreneurship is a key way to increase farmers' income and achieve rural revitalization. In the growing digital economy, the ability to use the internet to access information is crucial for agricultural entrepreneurship. Based on the data of China Land...

Following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the emphasis on digitization and robotization has grown at an unprecedented rate in the global economy, resulting in significant changes to the labour market composition and increasing the value of digital skills. The aim of this article is to emphasize...

In knowledge-intensive economies, skills emerged as crucial resources, determining economic development. Thus, in the post-pandemic, digital world, digital skills gain new ground, attracting the interest of researchers and practitioners. As one of the first studies on the topic in the region,...