One of the main factors hindering possible resolutions of family debt is the lack of key financial literacy skills that currently pertain in most low-skilled communities where debt burdens remain high.

Partners of the InclusiveHE project met online on March 19^th 2021 in a fruitful and productive meeting organised by CARDET.

Studies estimate that by 2060 at least one in three Europeans will be over 65. The European Commission argues that digital technology can help older people to stay healthy, independent and active atwork or in their community for longer and it helps to improve our quality of life. Since the Digital Single Market strategy has been adopted, several studies have identified the lack of digital skillsamong the elderly.

Therefore, there is a strong need to educate EU citizens and the elderly on how to access and engage in online activities by experiencing high level of consumer and personaldata protection. Specifically, the elderly generally lacks awareness of current security threats, and remain under-educated in terms of applying appropriate controlsand safeguards to their computers and networking devices.

The primary target group of e-Protect project which is elderly people (people aged 65+) will be empowered and develop their self-confidence when using the internet and thus supportthe improved integration in the labour market and society.

The Open up project focuses on engaging formal and non-formal education professionals in the inclusion of children and teenagers with sensory disorders, developing the professionals’ capacity to ensure quality inclusive education (incl. formal and non-formal education) for children and teenagers with visual and hearing impairments.

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, many companies have seen themselves forced to rethink their business, making innovation a common part of their relationship with workers, external collaborators and even clients. The ability to create new links with these groups and to offer new solutions is key to the economic reactivation and even survival of many SMEs and sole traders.

Κατά τη διάρκεια της παγκόσμιας πανδημίας του COVID-19 πολλές εταιρίες αναγκάστηκαν να επανεξετάσουν τον τρόπο με τον οποίο δουλεύουν επιχειρηματικά, καθιστώντας την καινοτομία μέρος της σχέσης τους με τους εργαζόμενους, εξωτερικούς συνεργάτες, ακόμη και τους πελάτες. Η ικανότητα δημιουργίας νέων δεσμών με αυτές τις ομάδες και η προσφορά νέων λύσεων είναι το κλειδί για την οικονομική επανενεργοποίηση και ακόμη και την επιβίωση πολλών μικρομεσαίων επιχειρήσεων και μεμονωμένων εμπόρων.

In the future, 9 out of 10 jobs will require digital skills, as digital technologies are already used for work and employability in many sectors from education, training and healthcare to transport, farming and the information and communications technology industry. According to the Digital Skills and Jobs Policy, 16 Member States including Ireland, already recognised the importance of the development of digital skills of their citizens and are in the process or already adopted relevant strategies aimed at enhancing digital literacy and skills, while ome others not yet. The above hurdles are calling for collective transnational efforts to educate adults and prepare them for the digital world we live in.

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