"Acting for an industry of the future": this is the theme of this 11th edition, which gives schoolchildren the opportunity to discover jobs they would not have thought of by meeting professionals in the field.

For teachers, it is also an opportunity to build bridges with the professional world.

And with more than 55,000 jobs available and 280,000 recruitment projects in 2023, recruitment professionals will be able to meet jobseekers during one of the 1,800 jobdating sessions already organised.

The Wired Up Digital Report developed by an Expert Advisory Panel’s is an independent report that contains 26 recommendations to deliver real and sustainable change.

The report, which was launched with a wide range of Community sector organisations in attendance, considers the potential for improved social and economic outcomes by making policy, legislative and practical changes in a number of areas including Social Value, Community Rights, support for Social Enterprise, Social Finance, Real Living Wage and Workers Rights.

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is calling for a Digital Strategy for Northern Ireland to be brought forward.

The call was made at a breakfast launch of ‘Wired Up’, a report, commissioned by the Foundation assessing digital skills, inclusion and capacity in the Community, Voluntary, and Social Economy sectors.

More information can be found here!

The first European Employment & Social Rights Forum will be held on 16 and 17 November 2022.

The forum will gather European Commission representatives, Ministers, academics, policymakers and stakeholders to discuss the current societal challenges and opportunities of the green transition.

The Forum will be a hybrid event, with speakers and participants in Brussels and online on this platform.

More information here!

Flash information on the Deploying advanced national QCI systems and network call results

The results for the Call for proposals: Deploying advanced national QCI systems and network under the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) are out.

Check out the results here!

The Atlantic Area Joint Secretariat is organizing a 2-hour informative webinar addressed to all applicants interested in the ongoing First Call for Projects to help delivery a better project application.

The session will focus on two main topics: the Programme Manual's content and how to complete the Application Form.

It will be held on the 21st of November from 14:30 to 16:30 (Lisbon time).

A project to improve social services’ access to EU funding – the EU Social Services Helpdesk – was launched in Brussels on 20 October. Alfonso Lara Montero, European Social Network (ESN)’s CEO, opened the event highlighting the importance of the partnership which has brought together ESN as the network for public social services with private not-for-profit social services providers to support social services across the spectrum to access EU funding for their programmes

European Commission proposes stronger rules on ambient air, surface and groundwater pollutants, and urban wastewater treatment. All of the new rules provide a clear return on investment thanks to benefits in health, energy savings, food production, industry, and biodiversity.

Are you looking for partners in the Atlantic Area to develop your project?

It is easy now with a mobile APP launched by the Atlantic Area. The APP facilitates matchmaking between people and organisations, to find the right partners for implementing projects.

This APP was created for the Atlantic Area launch event and is still running until February 2023.

The common European data space for cultural heritage is an initiative of the European Union, funded under its Digital Europe programme.