Shaping societal transformations and addressing pivotal challenges requires changing economies and societies towards modes of living, organising, working, moving and producing that are digitally empowered, less carbon and emissions intensive, and environmentally sustainable. Advancing on climate protection and the digitalisation and implementing sweeping change in a number of areas, from lifestyles to the ways scientific research is carried out, requires involving many different types of actor, including research organisations, industry, government, entrepreneurs and civil society. Yet many individuals and organisations lack skills and capabilities conducive to enabling and shaping the digital transformation and the green transition.
