Commission Vice
President Tajani Applauds CEPIS’ Grand Coalition
Pledge
 Antonio Tajani, Vice
President of the European Commission has written
a personal letter to CEPIS
Secretary General to praise CEPIS for its
efforts to foster ICT professionalism in Europe
through concrete actions, such as the launch of
the CEPIS e-Competence Benchmark.
In his letter, Mr Tajani acknowledged CEPIS’
leadership for maturing the ICT profession and for
accelerating the adoption of the European
e-Competence Framework. CEPIS was among the first
actors committing to act in support of the Grand
Coalition for Digital Jobs by launching in March
the CEPIS e-Competence Benchmark, a free online
interactive tool that enables current and future
ICT professionals to identify the competences they
need for various ICT roles and career paths. Read the Full Letter
Nominations for
the CEPIS ICT Professionalism Award Extended Until
27 September
 The call for nominations for the CEPIS ICT Professionalism Award is
extended until 27 September 2013. This new
pan-European award will honour individuals who
have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the
development of the ICT Profession. The CEPIS ICT
Professionalism Award is open to anyone - be it an
ICT professional, a researcher or an academic -
who has made a substantial contribution to the
development of the profession in general or
contributions to advancing any of the building
blocks of ICT Professionalism. Nominations must be
submitted by CEPIS Member Societies. Submit Your Nomination for the
CEPIS ICT Professionalism Award
Computing in
Schools in Your Country
 The
CEPIS Computing in Schools SIN is conductinga short survey to get a
better understanding of the development of
computing in schools in each country, to gauge
the interest of Member Societies and identify
their activities in this area. Your response to
this survey will help better tailor advocacy
materials that are being developed for you by
the SIN. The results of the survey will be
reviewed during the next virtual meeting of the
CEPIS Computing in Schools SIN on 17 September.
All members are welcome and should you wish to
attend, please contact Michel Krmek. Take the Computing in Schools
Survey
Dansk IT, the
Danish CEPIS Member Society, Investigates IT
Project Failures
 One
out of three companies believe they can only
reap limited benefits of their implemented IT
projects, according to a reportrecently published
by Dansk IT, CEPIS Member Society in Denmark.
Dansk IT surveyed 34 CIOs in Denmark,
representing a budget of almost 2 billion Euro,
to assess the main barriers to realize the full
benefits of IT projects. The top three barriers
according to CIOs are the lack of implementation
of new processes among the whole organisation,
the failure to follow up on the business case,
and the lack of incentive to reap benefits. Read the Report on IT Project
Failures (Only available in Danish)
Last Chance to
Nominate the Digital Woman of the Year
 CEPIS is a partner of the Digital
Woman Award which was officially pledged in
support of the Grand Coalition for Digital
Jobs. The Digital Woman Award is a
pan-European prize for women and girls who
distinguish themselves and their organisations
in digitally-driven and digitally-enabled
areas of study and work. There are three award
categories: Digital Girl of the Year, Digital
Woman of the Year, and Digital Impact
Organisation of the Year. On 7 October 2013
winners of the 2013 Digital Woman Awards in
all categories will be announced. Winners’
submissions will be showcased at the ICT 2013 event on 6-8
November 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Submit Your Nomination for
the Digital Woman Awards
Europe is
Increasingly Online but Citizens are Concerned
About Bandwidth Speed and Cost
 Six
of ten households in the European Union (EU) have
broadband Internet access at home, and almost half
of EU citizens have a mobile Internet
subscription, however slow bandwidth speed and
high costs are still a problem for many. According
to a new Eurobarometer survey on
electronic communications services in the EU, more
than a third of EU citizens limit their use of
mobile Internet access because they are concerned
about the cost associated with it. Similarly, 43%
of the citizens surveyed experienced difficulties
accessing online content and applications due to
insufficient bandwidth speed or downloading
capacity. Read the Eurobarometer Survey
EC Invests €13.7
Million to Boost Cross-Border Digital Public
Service
 The European Commission recently
announced that it would be investing €13.7
million in the e-SENS project (Electronic
Simple European Networked Services) which aims
to develop cross-border digital public
services in Europe. The objective of this
project is to facilitate business for
companies in their own Member State and
elsewhere in the EU by making it simpler,
among others, to setup a company, fulfil legal
requirements, and take part in public tenders.
It will also link up national digital services
for citizens who visit a different Member
State on holiday, or for work or study. More on the e-SENS Project
ICT2013 Event
Set to Bring Together Over 4000 Participants in
Vilnius
The Europea n Commission is organising the ICT2013event on 6-8
November 2013 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The event
will focus on Horizon 2020, the EU’s
Framework Programme for Research and
Innovation for 2014-2020, and various activities are planned
out during these three days. There will be a two-day conference which
will address different issues ranging from
cloud computing, to ICT skills, and cyber
security. More than 150 networking sessions
will also take place at ICT2013 as well as a
large exhibition to showcase the latest ICT
research and products. More than 4000
researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs,
industry representatives, young people and
politicians are expected to take part in this
event.More About ICT2013
Study Sheds Light on the Measurement the ICT
Sector’s Carbon Footprint
 A recently published report from an EU-funded
project looks at developing an overall
measurement methodology of the carbon and energy
footprints of the ICT sector. Greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions from the ICT sector are growing
rapidly and are expected to almost triple
between 2007 and 2020. Yet the very same sector
enables vast GHG emissions savings through the
development of innovative technology. Given the
important role played by the ICT sector in
improving the efficiency of major emitting
sectors, it is important to develop an
appropriate measurement methodology of the
carbon and energy footprints of the ICT sector. Read More About the Carbon
Footprint of the ICT Sector
Important Upcoming Events
7
October Computing in Schools SIN Meeting Brussels,
Belgium. Organised by: CEPIS
6-9
November ICT2013 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Organised by: European Commission
21
November 51st CEPIS Council Meeting Brussels,
Belgium. Organised by: CEPIS
28
November 7th Digital Equality Conference Budapest,
Hungary. Organised by: NJSZT
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