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The Digital Pedagogy for Pre-university Teachers is a national initiative under Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan to train at least 100,000 pre-university teachers in digital pedagogy, enabling the integration of technology into classroom teaching and the creation of open educational resources.

(Source: Ministry of Education)

Entities responsible for implementation: Ministerul Educației (Ministry of Education)

Repubblica Digitale (Digital Republic) is Italy's national strategic initiative aimed at reducing the digital divide and promoting digital education and future-oriented technological skills across Italy, supporting the country's development process. The initiative is coordinated by the Department for Digital Transformation of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

(Source: Italy - Policy monitor country profile, 2025).

Entities responsible for the implementation: Department for Digital Transformation.

Digital Schools is a part of the Eight-Point Plan for Digital Learning that provides a transformative package for schools. This package includes the development of digital skills and the implementation of technology in pedagogical spaces. 
(Source: Website)
 

Entities responsible for implementation:
Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research/Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung

The Digital Services Act aims to create a safer digital space where the fundamental rights of users are protected. Under Art 28,  providers of online platforms accessible to minors must put in place appropriate and proportionate measures to ensure a high level of privacy, safety, and security of minors, on their service. The Digital Services Act imposes on all providers of digital services obligations to protect minors from illegal content online. They must write their terms and conditions in a way that children can understand.

The Cyprus Digital Skills National Action Plan 2021-2025 is a comprehensive strategy designed to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and ensure all citizens are equipped for the digital era. Developed by the Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, the plan addresses key challenges such as the digital skills gap, low digital literacy rates, and the underrepresentation of women in ICT. Its vision is to create a digitally mature society that can actively participate in the digital economy and society.

The Digital Skills Initiative for Austria (DKO) is a national strategy that includes a package of actions to enhance digital experiences in the country, particularly through workshops and educational measures. The initiative established a Digital Skills Office, responsible for implementing 4,500 digitalisation workshops for the population in all Austrian municipalities.
(Source: Website).

The Digital Skills Office was created to fulfil the Digital Skills Initiative for Austria’s goal of “making everyone digitally fit” by providing educational workshops for the population. The Office has the objective of ensuring that digitisation and digital citizenship are expanding. 
(Source: Website).

Entities responsible for implementation:
Austria’s Agency for Education and Internationalisation/Agentur für Bildung und Internationalisierung

The Digital Slovenia 2030 strategy is the overarching strategy for the digital transformation of our country by 2030 and is the response of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia to the development challenges of digitalization. It is intended to provide strategic planning for promoting Slovenia's digital transformation in the development period by the year 2030. The strategy takes into account the ambitions and principles of the European Union (EU) and is the result of coordination between government representatives, institutions, academics, civil society, and the interested public.

The Digital Strategy for Education 2023-2027 is a comprehensive digital strategy to enhance digital literacy across all educational levels. The strategy emphasises the development of students' competencies in various digital domains, ensuring they are well-prepared for the evolving digital landscape.

The digital strategy for education for the period 2023-2027 aims to address several challenges:

The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 is Ireland’s national roadmap to incorporate and enhance digital technologies and infrastructure in schools and prepare students for an evolving digital world. The Strategy  builds on the achievements and ambition of the previous strategy and aims to further support the school system to ensure that all learners have the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills they need to successfully navigate an ever evolving digital world.