20 March 2024 – Yesterday the digi.comp project held its final conference at the Cultural Institution Delavski dom Trbovlje. The digi.comp project, co-financed by the Norway Grants, brought together experts, institutions and enthusiasts committed to making digital knowledge more accessible and usable in wider society.
The project Raising Digital Competences »digi.comp« in the field of education, culture and arts connects Slovenian partners from Zasavje – the Adult Education Centre of Zasavje, the Cultural Institution Delavski dom Trbovlje, the Library of Tone Seliškar Trbovlje and Norwegian partner Piksel Produksjoner. The project’s objective is to develop new teaching and learning practices for work and life in the field of digital competence and to exchange knowledge and good practices between Slovenian and Norwegian partners.
The results of several months of work were presented at the closing conference, where a large audience was addressed by distinguished speakers, including the Minister of Cohesion and Regional Development, dr. Aleksander Jevšek, the Mayor of Municipality Trbovlje, mag. Zoran Poznič, and the Director of the Adult Education Centre of Zasavje, Polona Trebušak.
Ms. Polona Trebušak took the opportunity to thank all the project partners and others who had contributed to the project’s achievements and said “For the Adult Education Centre of Zasavje and both partners this is the first project funded by the Norway Grants, and it has brought us a lot of new, a lot of good things, but also some stress and above all it has facilitated an important development and progress of our institution”. She concluded her speech with a statement directed towards the future: “Every end is a new beginning, and I believe that all the knowledge and achievements will live on in all the project partners. Adult Education Centre of Zasavje, the Cultural Institution Delavski dom Trbovlje, and the Library of Tone Seliškar Trbovlje are on an important mission. Through our activities, we provide accessibility and conditions for the involvement of all adult population and all generations in quality lifelong learning, increasing the basic skills of the population (such as reading, numeracy, problem-solving, communication, etc.).”
Mayor of Trbovlje mag. Zoran Poznič in his speech thanked all those who participated in the digi.comp project and stressed that the project’s activities are of great importance to the local community and society. He particularly emphasised the need for digital literacy in the 21st century.
The keynote speeches were concluded by the Minister for Cohesion and Regional Development, dr. Aleksander Jevšek stated “With the project Raising Digital Competences, we have enabled many individuals to acquire the knowledge and skills that are nowadays essential in the digital world. According to the latest research, the level of digital literacy in Slovenia is on the rise. Data shows that the percentage of people who feel comfortable using basic digital tools and services has increased by 15% in the last three years.”
The audience also had the opportunity to listen to a robot named Eva, which addressed practical approaches to gaining digital skills. The digi.comp project leader Matej Uduč demonstrated the use of digital tools and approaches to develop new training programmes.
The digi.comp project is co-created by the project promoter Adult Education Centre of Zasavje and project partners the Cultural Institution Delavski dom Trbovlje, The Library of Tone Seliškar Trbovlje, and Piksel Produksjoner.
SOURCE: Adult Education Centre of Zasavje and digi.comp