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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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 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...

Achieving the EU's digital transition objectives and policy targets is expected to create significant additional employment in key sectors such as computer programming, research and development, and telecommunications. As digital transformation requires substantial training, job opportunities...

This paper investigates strategies of European microfinance institutions (MFIs) and inclusive FinTech organisations to address financial and digital illiteracy among vulnerable customers. It reveals that both MFIs and FinTech organisations focus on personalised financial education, training and...

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...

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...

Die rasante Digitalisierung unserer Welt hat die Entwicklung digitaler Kompetenzen zu einem zentralen Anliegen in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft gemacht. Während globale Akteure wie die USA, China, Südkorea und Japan in technologischen Innovationen führend sind, sieht sich die Europäische...

Digitalisation has a major impact on labour markets in developing countries. While Internet access expands, digital platforms proliferate and "gig-work" is performed in the Global South, access to and use of digital technologies remains far from universal. As the scope and speed of...

Aus dem einleitenden Teil: "Demographie, Digitalisierung und Ökologisierung werden die Arbeitswelt in den kommenden Jahren maßgeblich beeinflussen. Mit Hilfe von Literaturanalysen wird im Rahmen dieser mit Jahresmitte 2023 abgeschlossenen Studie im Auftrag der Abt. Arbeitsmarktforschung und...

Aus der Einleitung: "Demographie, Digitalisierung und die Ökologisierung der Wirtschaft sind somit die zentralen Herausforderungen für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in den kommenden Jahren. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt sich die Frage, in welchen Berufsfeldern diese Herausforderungen...

Digital competences refer to the skills and knowledge needed to understand, use, and communicate with digital technologies. In terms of public policies, promoting digital competences has become a priority as it is considered crucial for the economic and social development of countries. In the...

Eine aktuelle RWI-Studie zeigt: Mädchen und Jungen haben in der neunten Klasse ähnlich hohe digitale Kompetenzen. Allerdings verfolgen Mädchen - anders als Jungen - tendenziell nur dann eine MINT-Karriere, wenn ihre digitalen Kompetenzen überdurchschnittlich stark ausgeprägt sind. Weil der...