Nicolas Schmit, Luxembourg’s Minister of Labour, Employment, the Social and the Socially-Responsible Economy, closed our Digital Days.

Adapting, developing and growing together

Nicolas Schmit, Luxembourg’s Minister of Labour, Employment, the Social and the Socially-Responsible Economy, closed this two-day event of discovery and training in digital technology by hailing the laudable originality of the initiative launched by OneLife. “Just today, we ministers were discussing the impacts of the digital transformation on business and on the job market. It is extremely encouraging to see that it is not merely a matter of discussions, but of practice. OneLife is thus making a bold step forward in this process of transformation,” were Minister Schmit’s opening remarks. 

 He went on to stress the government’s determination to make the country ever more competitive, and position it as a digital leader in Europe. “Luxembourg businesses can develop and start-ups can be formed in this favourable environment: they are already seizing the opportunities that digital technology affords,” he added. For Nicolas Schmit, it is of prime importance to involve all stakeholders in the business and to foster genuine dialogue, even beyond the bounds of the business itself. This will make the sharing of experience key to successful digital transformation, even though, obviously, each company must define for itself its needs and its own vision. “In the next three months, the government will launch the ‘Skills Bridge’, which begins by identifying needs for digital skills, and continues by addressing the need for a business to invest in its staff. This being so, what is the responsibility of government?” asked the Minister of Labour before concluding: “I appreciate OneLife’s approach. Skills are fundamental and must be constantly developed; this is a matter that must be seriously taken on board. We must work together to make ours a better country. Together, we will succeed in this”.

A cocktail rounded off these Digital Days which had given the OneLife staff the opportunity to discover and test tomorrow’s technologies and, above all, to get the full flavour of them, since they are already reshaping their working methods, their jobs and their daily lives. With the wealth of experience these two days procured, OneLife is positioning itself as a leader of digital transformation in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and is continuing to complete the stages in its digital roadmap.