Code4Europe project aims to bring together all of Europe’s digital skills stakeholders from Youth Education, Civil Society, Digital Industry and Government to implement innovative approaches to the digital upskilling of young people, and create a hugely successful, sustainable, and scalable digital education that will empower all young Europeans to embrace digital technologies and pursue a highly rewarding career in Digital.
Shaping Europe’s Digital Future
Code4Europe is a major European initiative launched in 2024. The project is supported with €6 million in funding under DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-04-BOOSTINGDIGIT – DIGITAL-CSA Digital Coordination and Support Actions. Its mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of digitally skilled Europeans by promoting digital literacy and coding skills, with the broader goal of increasing people’s participation in the digital workforce.
At its core, Code4Europe aims to reimagine, revamp, and relaunch EU Code Week, expanding it from an annual initiative into a year-round movement that reaches deeper into classrooms, communities, and families across Europe.
With 2030 approaching and Europe still working toward its Digital Decade target of 20 million ICT professionals, Code4Europe responds to the urgent need to strengthen the continent’s digital talent pipeline. The project focuses on making digital skills accessible to all and encouraging more young people to see a future for themselves in digital careers.
Mission and Ambition
Code4Europe is designed to tackle the digital skills gap at its source by engaging children, young people, educators, families, communities, and industry in a shared European effort.
Over its 2-year duration, the project aims to:
- scale up EU Code Week through 450,000 activities
- reach 25 million people aged 6–25
- support strong inclusion and participation, including a target of at least 14 million female participants reported through the EU Code Week website
Europe-Wide Alliance for Digital Transformation
The project is coordinated by JA Europe and brings together a strong consortium of 41 partners and 4 Associated Partners from more than 20 countries.
Partners: JA Europe, European Alliance to Save Energy A.S.B.L., Schuman Associates, CityLab, ALL DIGITAL, Digital Europe, LIKTA, European Parents Association, INDIRE, Ministry of Innovation and Growth – Bulgaria, JA Bulgaria, JA Turkey, JA Spain, JA Ukraine, ECWT, WIDE ANDCO, Eskills Malta Foundation, KPI Poland, Digitalna koalicia SR – Slovakia, Science on Stage Deutschland, Fondazione Links, Officina Fututo Fondazione W-Group ETS, Charlie Miller Group, CoderDojo, Digitale Wolven, Accenture, Avanade, Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, Matrix Internet, Profil Klett, Simplon CO, Terawe, uni.systems, Euractiv, National College of Ireland (NCI), I Osnovna skola Cakovec, Athena – Research and Innovation Center, Cyric – Cyprus Research and Innovation Center Ltd, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest.
Associated Partners:
HP, JA Albania, SAP, Global Alliance for Youth.
The consortium represents the full digital education and skills ecosystem, bringing together public and private institutions, including:
- NGOs, Schools, Technology companies, and Edtech organisations
to support the growth of the initiative.
Our Role in Code4Europe
Cyric is responsible for coordinating one of the project’s 20 national and regional hubs, working in close collaboration with the EU Code Week Ambassador and assigned Leading Teachers in Cyprus. In this role, Cyric acts as a central contact point for the local community, helping connect educators, ambassadors, organisations, and other stakeholders.
By responding to local needs and priorities, Cyric contributes to the creation of a dynamic national network that supports the promotion and dissemination of EU Code Week activities and related project opportunities. The organisation works to strengthen community engagement by:
- informing local stakeholders about project developments
- encouraging participation in activities and initiatives
- supporting community actions through dissemination on project platforms
- contributing to the promotion and implementation of locally relevant initiatives
- helping expand the impact of coding and digital creativity activities in Cyprus
EU Code Week invites schools, educators, organisations, families, and communities to discover coding and digital creativity through accessible and engaging activities.
Visit the EU Code Week website to explore or register activities.
Follow Code Week Cyprus social channels to stay up to date on our initiatives – Facebook, Instagram.
https://www.facebook.com/codeEU
https://codeweek.eu https://www.facebook.com/codeweek.cy
https://www.instagram.com/codeweekcyprus/
