<p>Christine Simon is a Policy Officer in the Digital Economy, Recovery Plan and Skills’ unit in the Directorate-General for Communications, Networks, Content and Technology. She is responsible for the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition, an initiative to tackle the digital skills gap in Europe. Christine joined the European Commission in 2000. She is a political scientist and worked on various issues related to digital transition, research and innovation. In 2008, she was member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Potočnik for Science and Research. She started her professional career at the Swiss Federal Office for Education and Science.</p>