High-Level Expert Group on the Impact of the Digital Transformation on EU Labour Markets

Background on the High-Level Expert Group

On 7 May 2018, the European Commission (DG CONNECT and DG EMPL) announced the creation of the High-Level Expert Group (HLG) on the Impact of the Digital Transformation on EU Labour Markets.

Prof. Dr. Maarten Goos (Utrecht University) was appointed as Chair of the group by Commissioners Mariya Gabriel and Marianne Thyssen.

The Commission opened a call for expressions of interest for other members of the group. The call for expressions of interest, which closed on 4 June 2018, resulted in more than 80 applications from a broad range of experts across Europe. Following an internal selection process, the Directors-General of DG CONNECT and DG EMPL appointed 10 members to the HLG.

Digital Assembly 2019: report and recommendations on 'Digital4Jobs'

Prior to and during the Digital Assembly 2019, the European Commission relied on the support of Utrecht University (Prof Maarten Goos, former Chair of the HLG) and the Centre for European Policy Studies (Dr Andrea Renda, member of the High-Level Group on Artificial Intelligence) to identify key questions to address and policy recommendations for the future. A summary of these discussions (.pdf), drafted by Prof Goos, is available.

Final report

The report of the HLG on the Impact of the Digital Transformation on EU Labour Markets was published on 8 April 2019. It was adopted by consensus and includes recommendations on:

1. a skilled workforce supporting digitalisation;  
2. managing new labour relations;
3. a new social contract.

Meetings of the High-Level Expert Group

The first meeting of the High-Level Expert Group took place on 18 September 2018. You can find the minutes of all meetings on the website of the Register of Commission Expert Groups and other Similar Entities.

For all further information, please write to us at EC-HLG-FOW@ec.europa.eu.

The Members of the HLG on the Impact of the Digital Transformation on EU Labour Markets