Advancing Key Digital Skill Capabilities in the SME Sector

The DigiAdvance project aims to address digital skills gaps in the SME sector through the provision of low-cost, demand-driven, tailored training in key digital technologies for SME owners, managers and employees. 

Objectives

The objectives of the project are to:

Develop the skills and confidence of existing SME employees related to specific aspects of digital technologies in order to foster talent pipelines within enterprises.
Provide opportunities for job seekers to upskill or re skill in specific aspects of digital technologies in order to enhance the talent pool for SME recruitment.
Empower business leaders to drive innovation and investment in digital technologies by improving their understanding and their awareness of such technologies.
Identify current and future trends and needs in the SME sector with respect to digital skills.
Create opportunities for knowledge-transfer and networking across both European Higher Education Institutions and Industry.

Consortium

To achieve these objectives, the project will bring together a consortium of 6 partners with a strong track record in European and cross-institutional collaboration and demonstrable commitment to addressing the education and training needs of industry. The consortium is led by Dublin City University (Ireland) and comprised of: Mobile World Capital Barcelona (Spain), University of Aveiro – UAVR (Portugal), Autonomous University of Barcelona – UAB (Spain), Inova-Ria – Companies Association for an Innovation Network (Portugal), The FinTech Corridor – TFC (Ireland).