Digital Neighbourhood Instrument
Generalise and diffuse digital skills to everybody
According to data 169 million EU citizens lack even basic digital skills. This accounts for 44% of Europeans between the ages of 16-74. Lack of access to digital services as well as lack of awareness of digital possibilities have major impact on the digital divide, resulting in social divide.
Digital transformation should promote the participation of everyone, in all aspects of society. The implementation of digital technologies must not lead to the exclusion of individuals or segments of the population. It must consider people’s different ranges of possibilities to interact with digital tools. It also should ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Two members of the Digital Transition Partnership implemented two models for providing access to digital services. The two models are used in Helsingborg, Sweden and Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Helsingborg model is focused firstly on providing assistance in the use of personal devices, access to services and Face to Face (F2F) learning. The Sofia model focuses on training and acquiring basic skills the set ups of spaces, employee training. All other features in both models are the same.
The solution explained
To provide better public services to citizens, with help of digital tools.
To support European cities in exploiting the possibilities of digitalization.
To assist European businesses to develop new innovations and create new business opportunities for global markets.
The citizen card as White Label
The beating heart of the urban digital transformation
contribute on a voluntary basis to a joint investment plan to adopt and implement common existing digital solutions on a large scale in the EU;
optimise synergies between EU, national, regional and local funds;
strengthen investment in local digital transformation from EU funds and programmes, to ensure an inclusive and sustainable Europe;
use common public procurement practices to jointly define specifications and reduce the cost of investing in successful digital platforms and related technologies.
The technical group of living-in.eu works together to develop a common list of standards and technical specifications to achieve interoperability of data, systems, and platforms among cities and communities and suppliers around the world to enable solutions such open urban platforms and digital twins.
Remove obstacles to the digitization of already existing public intersectoral and cross-border services in the Union
Enable brand new, original public intersectoral and cross-border services, which respond to new needs
Valorise the best practices, facilitating their adoption in another EU countries with ease and incentives
Empowering everyone to innovate via education and capacity building, is crucial in the concept of Lie.eu. Doing so will create a connected and digital society ready for the future.
Lead by ENoLL (European Network of Living Labs) this working group will focus on solutions for the needed skills and methods to leverage this.
This group helps develop and implement a framework, built on existing methodologies, to measure and monitor the benefits for citizens, public authorities, businesses and other stakeholders at local level.