The ‘IT Professionalism Conference 2021’ was held during three half-day online sessions from April 20 to 22 by the eSkills Malta Foundation, in collaboration and partnership with the Irish Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition and IT Professionalism Europe, which work closely with key public actors from the European Commission and the European Parliament.
To address current and new challenges, one of the EU targets is to have 20 million IT professionals working by 2030 by revitalising current initiatives for professionalising the European IT workforce and calling on all stakeholders to increase their efforts and cooperation.
During the conference, participants gathered perspectives from Europe and other continents to identify the steps necessary to help meet the new EU target goals, including political initiatives, developing technologies and the outlook for young IT professionals.
International Women’s Day on March 8 was an important day for gender equality – also in the digital world.
A report by UN Women entitled ‘Gender equality in the digital world: progress towards true gender equality remains slow’ shows that the progress registered in this regard is uneven.
The eSkills Malta Foundation’s mission has always aimed at promoting greater equality and justice for women. The foundation is one of the leaders in Malta encouraging girls and women to consider a digital career. It calls for equal access to employment, housing, education and healthcare, and equal rights for men and women.
The Melita Foundation, established in February 2020, has in its first year of operation allocated more than €150,000 in assistance to various charities and organisations.
The foundation’s beneficiaries are committed to fostering digital skills and creativity among young people and to the conservation of Malta’s heritage and environment.
Organisations that have benefitted from the foundation’s support include the Inspire Foundation, eSkills Malta Foundation, St Margaret College, the project to restore the Great Siege Cycle, an international Anne Frank exhibition, Fondazzjoni Sebħ and Teatru Salesjan. The foundation is currently inviting groups and individuals who are active in the areas of sustainability and the protection of the natural environment to submit their projects for future support.
One of the first questions that comes to mind when thinking about programming for children is: “How does one teach children how to programme?”. The
The Melita Foundation is inviting applications for funding from non-profit organisations, NGOs, charities and individuals who are active in the areas of sustainability and the protection of the natural environment. The foundation, established in February 2019 with an initial investment of €500,000, has issued this invitation as it prepares to allocate a second round of funding.
The primary vision of the Melita Foundation is to support digital skills and creativity while, at the same time, preserving Malta’s heritage and environment.
The first beneficiaries of the foundation, announced last October, include digital skills and creativity initiatives undertaken by Inspire Foundation, eSkills Malta Foundation and St Margaret College, as well as various heritage projects, such as the restoration of a historic painting of the Great Siege, an international Anne Frank exhibition, Fondazzjoni Sebħ and Teatru Salesjan.