CENTRUL ROMÂNUL AL ENERGIEI – CRE and the European Consortium Partners implementing the EDDIE – EDucation for DIgitalization of Energy project, organized on Tuesday 17 November 2020, the first International Online Conference, dedicated to the role of the education system for the development of the energy sector in the context of digitalization and sustainable transition. The debated topics such as the role of education in the new era of digitization and the development of synergies with innovation projects funded by the European Commission through the Horizon2020 program – EDGEFLEX and PHOENIX, projects in which CRE is a partner, contribute to the decisions in the process of digitization of the European energy sector