Thematic Working Group (TWG1) on ICT Education

Outputs & Recommendations

This set provides a concise entry point to the final TWG1 package for the European Commission. It is designed to support short briefings and circulation among policy, education and stakeholder audiences, while pointing back to the full policy and technical outputs.

The set should be read alongside the core TWG1 outputs, in particular the Policy Brief and the Recommendations to the European Commission.

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TWG on ICT Education Path, addressing barriers and opportunities across all stages of formal education, primary to tertiary, to foster inclusive ICT learning environment.

The Thematic Working Group on ICT Education Path (TWG1), within the framework of the Women in Digital Forum, will focus on the early stages of the digital skills pipeline, with the aim of identifying barriers and developing targeted interventions to support girls and women throughout their ICT education journey, from primary and secondary schooling to tertiary and vocational training.

TWG1 will address persistent gender disparities in ICT by exploring how social norms, institutional structures, curriculum design and teaching practices shape educational choices and outcomes. Despite the high participation of women in European higher education, they remain underrepresented in ICT-related fields. The Working Group will analyse how this gap emerges and consolidates across educational transitions and will propose evidence based recommendations to promote inclusive and gender responsive educational pathways.

The group will work to define strategies that counteract stereotypes, improve institutional environments and enhance the visibility and accessibility of ICT for female students. Particular attention will be given to critical transition points, such as the passage from primary to secondary school or from secondary to university.

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