Executive Vice-President Virkkunen presents awards to projects boosting digital skills
An EU digital skills ceremony with AI as one minor thread - no immediate Australian regulatory or policy parallel.
Key points
- EU Digital Skills Awards presented at Brussels event running 29 June to 1 July 2026.
- New digital skills academies launched covering AI, quantum, and virtual worlds to address talent gaps.
- AI is a minor thread in a broader digital skills and cybersecurity workforce event - low signal for APS readers.
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"Executive Vice-President Virkkunen presents awards to projects boosting digital skills"
Source: EU Digital Strategy – News
Published: 29 June 2026
URL: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/executive-vice-president-virkkunen-presents-awards-projects-boosting-digital-skills
The European Commission's Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen presented the European Digital Skills Awards at the Digital Skills EU Days in Brussels (29 June–1 July 2026). The event included the launch of new digital skills academies covering AI, quantum computing, and virtual worlds, alongside a new Cybersecurity Skills Coalition European Digital Infrastructure Consortium. The announcements sit within Europe's Digital Decade targets of 80% adult basic digital skills and 20 million ICT specialists by 2030.
Retrieved from SIMS, 18 July 2026.