Caterina Bortolaso holds a Law degree at the University of Trento and is a qualified lawyer at the Italian Bar Association. After several years of experience in EU-funded Project Management in Brussels, currently she is Project Manager at the European DIGITAL SME Alliance, supporting the work of the organisation on projects related to skills and smart communities. Besides leading the Working Groups within DIGITAL SME, she also coordinates the Large Scale Partnership for the Digital Ecosystem under the Pact for Skills, gathering relevant stakeholders interested in and committed to equipping the European workforce with the digital skills required by the EU Digital Decade Targets.