Project owner | Ministry of National Defence |
Project operator | Ministry of Digital Governance |
Budget | € 71,785,698.00 excluding VAT |
What is the object of the project?
The aim of this project is to incorporate a digital skills upgrade program during military service. The aim is to make better use of the time of service of conscripts, to support conscripts in the development of digital skills required for the efficient use of technology incorporated in the armed forces and to enhance their digital capabilities to enter the labor market after the end of the military service.
In particular, the object of the Framework Agreement Project is to provide the following services to the conscripts:
- Consulting Services
- Training Services
- Certification Services
- Supply of Portable Devices
The services contained in this Framework Agreement are particularly important in the context of upgrading the digital skills of conscripts and the use of military service time to produce added value in view of the personal and professional development of conscripts.
What is the need to implement the project and beneficiaries ?
The military service in Greece is an obligation for Greek citizens, which initially arises from Article 4 par. 6 of the Constitution, which states that “Every Greek capable of bearing arms is obliged to contribute to the defence of the Fatherland, as provided by law”. According to the existing case-law, military service is compulsory for male citizens between the ages of 10 and 45, while for the female population, enlistment is only required during periods of war or conscription.
In any case, during the military service, conscripts shall be trained in the use of weapons systems and other defensive structures and devices and shall acquire specializations within the framework of the organizational charts and structures of the units to which they belong.
During this period, however, conscripts are excluded from the activities they were engaged in as citizens and are unable to take care of their personal development and evolution.
In the light of the above, the General Framework of the Framework Agreement shall concern the use of military service time, in such a way that the conscripts are able to upgrade their digital skills and receive relevant certifications in respect of which they will be able to make use of it both during their term of office and, above all, during their career and development.
In this way it is expected:
- Operational Interconnection of Military Service with Modern Technological Developments and the Labor Market.
- Enhancement of the Digital Readiness of the Armed Forces by upgrading the digital skills of conscripts.
- Strengthening of the professional and personal development of conscripts in the Digital Age.
- Production of Value Added for conscripts during their military service.
- Creation of a new understanding of military service time
- Increase of the attractiveness of military service
As regards the context in which digital skills will be incorporated, it is part of the framework
proposed by the European Commission under DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens. This framework is a tool for the classification of adult digital skills and is addressed to all stakeholders in the European labor market in the field of digital skills. Subsequently, it helps to enable citizens to identify their learning objectives and identify training opportunities in order to achieve more and better career opportunities.
What is the aim of the project?
The aim of the Framework Agreement’s Project is the creation of a “critical mass” of training program titles, which will be made available to the conscripts through asynchronous online learning and will cross horizontally the contents of Dig Comp 2.2 and adapt to its structure and requirements. In particular, for the conscripts to be recruited in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, the purpose of the Framework Agreement is broadened and concerns in addition:
- Their support – through Consulting Services – in the selection of Training Programs that “fit” their profile and needs using a specialized application, which will incorporate Artificial Intelligence technologies and Machine Learning algorithms.
- Obtaining a Certificate of Knowledge and Skills to be obtained under specific Training Programs.