The mission of Academia Portugal Digital (Portugal Digital Academy) is to upgrade digital competencies in Portugal through a citizen-centric strategy, leveraging resources and training partners to assist citizens and businesses in their digital transformation endeavours.
The provision of the necessary skills to promote inclusion and digital transformation to citizens and businesses ensures that no one is left behind. The objective is to facilitate the dissemination of valuable information to citizens, thus empowering them to understand the significance of digital competencies. This is aimed at streamlining self-assessment of existing proficiency and offering guidance on training programmes whose outcomes are relevant to various professional opportunities. The focus is on the digital skills currently in demand and those anticipated to be essential in the future, including the most specialised areas, thereby fostering employability and career advancement. This will also furnish companies with valuable information to promote the digital training of their employees, facilitating access to the most suitable training options for both their internal training plans and the development of their digital transformation strategies.”