"<< Background >>We want to make our Social Tech Academy program the reference program for the promotion of digital skills and professions in the Social Economy and civil society in Europe. We want our project to allow a better understanding of the stakes and potentialities of the digital transition for actors who are far from it. We are developing this project with a view to digital inclusion and mediation. Because we firmly believe that digital technology is the business of all citizens and all organizations, we believe that digital acculturation is a major social issue for Social Economy organizations, which are the real transmission belts to the public that is furthest from digital technology. Thus, this project is in line with our values and will have an impact on the education and skills of social utility actors, their beneficiaries and especially young people and job seekers.<< Objectives >>The project consists in creating the future reference program for the development, dissemination and sharing of digital skills, adapted to the Social Economy. We have conceived the Social Tech Academy Europe as a program of education and digital acculturation intended to ""empower"" the actors of the Social Economy and their beneficiaries - among whom are job seekers and young people - in their digital transition. This community program is open source, democratic and practical, and is intended to ""empower"" Social Economy actors and people far from employment in their digital transition and their professionalization through social digital professions or Social Tech. Thus, it is based on the following objectives: - The sharing of practical, training and technical know-how with professionals who are traditionally far from and poorly trained in digital technology- The elaboration of online classes and a digital platform- The creation of a place for sharing between the digital and the Social Economy, two distant sectors- The fact of making the actors of the Social Economy actors of the digital mediation towards all the citizens, on all the territories, in particular those most distant from the digital - An exhaustive listing of experts on digital professions adapted to the Social and Solidarity Economy- Exhaustive Social Tech job descriptions and information thanks to partnerships with specialized training organizations - Research, analysis and framing work - Policy recommendation to increase the impact of the project<< Implementation >>We will implement the following activities: A European framework around Social Tech in Europe Training of trainers dedicated to Social Economy professionals A platform and online classes A media library for Social Tech professions “Social Tech Job Pedia” A Community and Policy building Learning expeditions around Social Tech jobs<< Results >>We have conceived the Social Tech Academy as a program of education and digital acculturation designed to ""empower"" the actors of the Social Economy, their beneficiaries - among whom in particular people looking for work and young people - in their digital transition. Indeed, our objective is, in line with the EU priority for 2019-2024 ""A Europe fit for the digital age"", to promote the development of digital skills for citizens who are traditionally far from it, so that it is beneficial for their professionalization in particular. In addition, we want to popularize the digital professions and the Social Economy (Social Tech) and make them more accessible to our beneficiaries, so that these professions develop for a social and digital Europe. We therefore want this project to become the future reference for the development, dissemination and sharing of digital skills, adapted to the Social Economy in Europe and at the service of citizens."

SETS Project aims at developing, testing and disseminating suitable skills development programmes and training modules, to foster the Green and Digital transition of Social Economy Organisations (SEOs). The project activities will also prepare, through a specific ICT-driven impact assessment & management methodology, future scale-up of the project outcomes through other funds (Cohesion Funds, EIT, Interprofessional funds) and leverage its potential among private and public stakeholders. SETS will also support the skills development of companies providing digital solutions and innovative technologies and VET providers for SEOs. The project will follow a work plan based on seven interconnected work packages: management and coordination (WP1), Skill gap analysis (WP2), Development of trainings (WP3), Piloting and testing (WP4), Certification and recognition (WP5), Assessment, promotion and scale-up of the project impact (WP6), Dissemination and communication (WP7). The rationale for formulating the SETS consortium is based on the creation of a value chain at two levels, national level and European level. The partnership covers 4 countries (BE, IT, FR, SI), but the skill gap analysis will be run at pan-European level as 2 of the beneficiaries are EU-level umbrella organisations or support structures, while the testing and implementing of skills development programmes and training will be carried out in France and Slovenia The consortium combines: • DIESIS: A EU Level support structure for SEOs • ALL DIGITAL: a pan-European association working to enhance digital skills • TIRESIA Politecnico di Milano: a technology, innovation and research centre for social impact, in Italy • OPEN IMPACT: an innovative start-up and accredited spin-off of the University of Milano-Bicocca • SOGA: a French think-tank engaged in the digital transition of SEOs • PRIZMA: a Slovenian non-profit organisation that develops programmes and projects related to lifelong career orientation.