GOW14 report May 2014 | Page 7

EUROPEAN CONTEXT Get Online Week 2014 was part of the e-Skills for Jobs campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the need for citizens to improve their command of information and communication technology (ICT) skills for work. Delivered by DIGITALEUROPE and European Schoolnet, the European Commission initiative is a response to the growing demand for ICT-skilled professionals which is currently not met, despite high level of unemployment in Europe. Telecentre Europe embedded GOW14 as a first major milestone in eSkills for Jobs, and reported the outcomes during the e-Skills for Jobs 2014 Grand Event: Mobilising to Support Job Creation and Upskilling of the Workforce in Athens, on 6th of May 2014. Our Europe-wide Get Online Week campaign this year focused precisely on making students and youngsters become aware of the relevance of digi х