Investigating Participation Mechanisms in EU Code Week
Christel Sirocchi, Annika Ostergren Pofantis, Alessandro Bogliolo

TL;DR
This paper analyzes EU Code Week's participation patterns, revealing socio-economic disparities and providing insights to enhance digital skills engagement across diverse populations.
Contribution
It offers a comprehensive statistical analysis of Code Week participation and investigates how socio-economic factors influence engagement levels.
Findings
Strong negative correlation between participation and income.
Participation varies significantly across geographical regions.
Insights support psychosocial and resource-based explanations for engagement disparities.
Abstract
Digital competence (DC) is a broad set of skills, attitudes, and knowledge for confident, critical and responsible use of digital technologies in every aspect of life. DC is fundamental to all people in conducting a productive and fulfilling life in an increasingly digital world. However, prejudices, misconceptions, and lack of awareness reduce the diffusion of DC, hindering digital transformation and preventing countries and people from realising their full potential. Teaching Informatics in the curriculum is increasingly supported by the institutions but faces serious challenges, such as teacher upskilling and support, and will require several years to observe sizeable outcomes. In response, grassroots movements promoting computing literacy in an informal setting have grown, including EU Code Week, whose vision is to develop computing skills while promoting diversity and raising…
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Taxonomy
TopicsDigital literacy in education · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
