Funding is now available to form two teams of paid experts to draft input material into the consensus processes of CEN/TC 428 "ICT professionalism and digital competences". Applications are open until 19 June 2019.Project team for e-compentence performanceThe aim of the project team will be to gather input and draft a technical report on the development of a CEN/TR on e-competence performance indicators and ...
Wednesday, May 22nd
CEPIS marked its 30th anniversary on 10 May, bringing members and stakeholders together for an event in the Hilton Brussels Grand Place hotel dedicated to best practices in digital skills development in Europe. The session was co-hosted with digital skills certification body, ECDL Foundation, which launched its new brand identity ‘ICDL’ in Europe, as well as a new programme structure.Representatives from the European Commission ...
Tuesday, May 14th
ICS welcomes Fran Davern as a new Fellow.Fran is a consultant with BlackStill Consulting Services Ltd who provide services in IT governance, information security, IT service management and quality management.He is an experienced IT professional having managed different aspects of Ulster Bank Group's IT Services for over 18 years before moving into consulting in 2003.He has extensive IT governance and organisational change experience ...
Tuesday, May 14th
It is well documented that over 70% of digital transformation projects fail. At ICS we believe that this failure rate can be dramatically improved. In doing so, this will release resources and pressures on IT professionals who are often left to carry the can.The truth is, that despite digital transformation projects often sitting as the sole responsibility of the IT department, failure often occurs ...
Tuesday, May 14th
ECDL Foundation is launching a refreshed digital skills certification and brand identity that will help meet the digital skills needs of students, workers and professionals across Europe at a time when technologies are developing faster than ever before. ICDL, the new name for the programme will be launched at an event in Brussels on 10 May.ICDL is a leading global digital skills certification that ...
Friday, May 10th
ICS welcomes Billy Huggard as a new Fellow. Billy Huggard (FICS, MMII) is 36 years working in the Irish IT industry, Huggard has been Editor and Publisher of TechTrade formerly Irish Computer magazine since the 1980s. The magazine is one of a number published by Mediateam, a 30 person media company in which he is Operations & HR Director.Media that come under the Mediateam banner include ...
Wednesday, May 8th