Digital competence development in a few countries of the European Union

Abstract

The first computers were made as early as in the 20th century, but the rapid development of digitalisation took place in the 21st century. Nowadays, Industry 4.0 has created a network connection between man and machines. Without computers and the Internet, the world is unthinkable. Digitalisation is pervading every part of our lives. Whether at work or in our leisure activities, digitalisation and the use of digital tools are present. The digital revolution was started by computers and is now an indispensable our lives, for example with the internet, mobile phones, cloud solutions and self-driving cars. It's no coincidence that digital competence is no longer an expectation, but an obligation for employers and employees alike. Several studies have undertaken to define digital skills; however, we can talk about a rather complex competence. The current study examines the question in the dimension of the European Union from a multitude of aspects. The authors use the DESI index and EU statistics on this topic to find correlations between digital potential, use of tools and the exploitation of opportunities offered by digitalisation in thirteen countries. The authors primarily examined the impact of the level of digital infrastructure and the frequency of Internet use on digital skills. It is outlined from statistics that Scandinavian countries have a leading role in the digital competition. Nevertheless, our results throw light on the individual level that digital skills forcefully improve during browsing on the internet, and practical activities have a significant role in development, which the authors named PMP.

The digital competence of Chinese higher education students and the linkage with their career adaptability

“…We revealed a significant and positive association between digital competence and career adaptability with consideration of both working and learning perspectives. Regarding the context of work, although no current research ever explored this relationship with an empirical approach, the role of digital competence in helping employees to respond to the challenges of digital transformation has been addressed in a mount of literature (Blanka et al, 2022;Juh asz et al, 2022). In the research of Jandri c and Rand elovi c (2018), the multiple constructs of digital competence were considered as the vital indicators of workforce adaptability, which means they believed that individuals with high digital competence have abilities to adjust themselves to meet the pressures of their working world in the digital era.…”

“…Regarding the context of work, although no current research ever explored this relationship with an empirical approach, the role of digital competence in helping employees to respond to the challenges of digital transformation has been addressed in a mount of literature (Blanka et al. , 2022; Juhász et al. , 2022).…”

“…In this context, digital competence has been deemed important by employers, educational practitioners and policymakers (Ilomäki et al. , 2016; Juhász et al. , 2022; Xue, 2021).…”

“…To improve the digitalisation of industries, multifarious information and communication technology (ICT) have been adopted, which requires employees to have sufficient knowledge and skills for utilising them. In this context, digital competence has been deemed important by employers, educational practitioners and policymakers (Ilom€ aki et al, 2016;Juh asz et al, 2022;Xue, 2021). For example, a survey of more than 1,000 Chinese entrepreneurs reports that the shortage of workers with a high degree of digital competence is one of the main dilemmas for the digital transformation of companies (Li et al, 2022).…”

Perspectives on Digital Competencies in University: What’s Ahead for Education?

“…The form of communication is what prevails in digital competencies, so also digital competencies together with ICT help to improve the quality of communication in inclusive education and teaching development (Fernández et al, 2022). The development of computers occurred in this XX century1 whose union of the human being with machines is stronger day by day and the Internet is a basic need of all (Juhász et al, 2022) that has managed to be aware of it to an entire society (Revuelta-Domínguez et al, 2022).…”