{"id":7022,"date":"2022-11-07T14:12:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-espa.summerize.io\/pes-microsoft-memorandum-of-cooperation-for-the-development-of-digital-skills\/"},"modified":"2023-07-31T10:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T10:44:30","slug":"pes-microsoft-memorandum-of-cooperation-for-the-development-of-digital-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/pes-microsoft-memorandum-of-cooperation-for-the-development-of-digital-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"PES – Microsoft: Memorandum of Cooperation for the development of digital skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A Memorandum of Understanding<\/strong> was signed by \n OAED<\/a>\n<\/strong> and Microsoft Hellas<\/strong> at the \n in the field of digital skills development<\/a>\n<\/strong>, at an event in the presence of the Minister of Labour Costis Hatzidakis. It was preceded by a meeting of Mr. Hatzidakis and the commander of the PES<\/strong> Spyros Protopsaltis with the Managing Director of Microsoft<\/strong> Greece, Cyprus and Malta Mr. Theodosis Michalopoulos and the company’s director of marketing and operations, Ms. Christina Leimoni, during which it was emphasized<\/strong> that digital skills – which have already been put at the center of the training and retraining programs for the unemployed planned by the PES<\/strong>– are a “constituent element” for the jobs<\/strong> that are in high demand by businesses in the current phase.<\/p>\n\n

The cooperation between OAED and Microsoft<\/strong> is part of Microsoft’s “GR For Growth<\/a>” initiative<\/strong>. Its aim is to upgrade the skills of the human<\/strong> resources in cutting-edge<\/strong> technologies and effectively deal with the digital divide in the labor market.<\/strong> As members of the National Alliance for Digital Skills and Employment,<\/strong> the two organizations have confirmed their willingness<\/strong> to take action together. Actions to provide quality and free distance training to the unemployed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

PES is expanding its scope of partnerships<\/strong> with innovative technology companies. There have been previous partnerships with Google, Amazon Web Services and Cisco.<\/strong> At the same time, it signals with even greater emphasis<\/strong> the increased weight it gives to digital skills.<\/strong> These programs are more in demand<\/strong> by the employed and unemployed, given the innovative nature<\/strong> and the “stamp” of reliability of the international giants.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Especially with regard to the collaboration with Microsoft, what is of particular interest<\/strong> and distinguishes this specific program is that the skills<\/strong> offered have been selected with the main criterion of covering real gaps in the labor market, taking into account:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n