The European SALTO Digital Resource Centre, within the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes, is studying how Erasmus+ projects have contributed to digital transformation in organisations.

The practical implementation of the research and the data analysis have been subcontracted, through a tender process, to Demos Helsinki, a non-profit organisation with research expertise and familiarity with the Programmes.  

The responsible researcher is Julia Jousilahti, julia.Jousilahti [at] demoshelsinki.fi

The objective of the research is to provide evidence-based knowledge on the impact of the Digital Transformation Priority in Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps projects, and to provide information for policymaking and programme development related to these programmes.

The research will be carried out in 2025–2026. The research is cross-sectoral and covers Key Action 1 (Mobility of individuals), Key Action 2 (Cooperation among organisations and institutions) and Key Action 3 (Support for Policy Development and Cooperation) of Erasmus+ as well as European Solidarity Corps (ESC) projects.

Participation is voluntary

Participation in this research is entirely voluntary. Participants have the right to decline participation or withdraw from the study at any point, without providing any reason and without any negative consequences.

Participation in the research supports the development of Erasmus+ and ESC programmes and the improvement of digital transformation policies.

Data gathering and processing

The research includes an online survey for Erasmus+ and ESC beneficiary organisations in participating countries. In addition, online interviews are used to get deeper insights on around 50 projects. Participating is voluntary. Data collection is focusing on completed Erasmus+ and ESC projects of the current programme period. Online surveys and interviews is focused on the digital transformation in participated organizations.

The online survey will be conducted from September to November 2025. Interview times will be agreed with the volunteers and the interviews will be carried out by February 2026. In addition, the publicly available Erasmus + and ESC projects databases will be used as well as other public European and national policy documents for the context analysis.

Individual respondents or organisations cannot be identified from the research results.

The survey does not collect any personal information that could identify individual respondents in the research analysis. Any contact details that participants may voluntarily provide for the purpose of arranging an interview will be used solely for that purpose and will not be included in the data analysis. No contact information will be disclosed to third parties at any stage.

Data Protection

The study is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  and Finnish National Board on Research Integrity (TENK) guidelines, the ALLEA European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.

Only data that is necessary for the study will be collected. All data will be securely stored and protected. Results will be reported in a way that prevents identification of individuals. Responses related to Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps projects will be processed and reported in such a way that individual projects cannot be identified.  

Use of personal data: The contact details that participants may choose to provide voluntarily for the purpose of arranging an interview will be used solely for that purpose and they are not used as a part of data analysis. No contact information will be disclosed to third parties at any stage.

Individual respondents or organisations cannot be identified from the research results.

For more details see the Privacy Statement.

Contacts
SALTO Digital Resource Centre saltodigital [at] oph.fi