Strategy for Digital Skills Development in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2020–2024

Strategija razvoja digitalnih veština u Republici Srbiji za period od 2020. do 2024. godine ("Službeni glasnik RS", br. 21/20 i 8/23)

The "Strategy for Digital Skills Development in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2020–2024" was introduced in 2020 by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, with a 1st Action Plan covering 2021–2022 and a 2nd Action Plan for 2023–2024. The strategy is implemented at the national level through a collaborative effort involving key ministries, such as the Ministry of Trade, Tourism, and Telecommunications, and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development, along with international organizations like UNICEF and USAID (CFG), and initiatives like Propulsion's New Literacy project. The strategy aims to improve the digital knowledge and skills of all citizens, including members of vulnerable social groups, in order to enable the monitoring of the development of ICT technologies in all fields and to meet the needs of the economy and the labour market. It provides different trainings for learning basic digital skills that cover as many men and women citizens as possible, especially among older persons, as well as in areas perceived as having fewer ICT users, such as rural areas and smaller urban environments.