ECDL/ICDL is internationally recognised as the global standard for end-user computer skills and is widely adopted by governments, international organisations and corporations.
Here are some examples:
UNESCO
Not only endorses ECDL / ICDL concept generally but is also a direct Licensee and strategic partner for the operation and management of ICDL in the Middle East.
European Commission ESDIS Committee
European Commission recommended that ECDL "be accepted as a Europe-wide basic ICT accreditation scheme".
In UK
Mapped into the National Qualifications Framework
Basic IT standard for 1.3million employees of the National Health Service
Adopted by numbers of educational institutes including Oxford University, London
School of Economics, University of Warwick and etc.
In US
ISTE NETS (National Education Technology Standards) Alignment for Students
and Teachers. Adopted by 90% of US state education departments.
US College Board promotes ICDL as the leading fundamental IT skills programme
In Hong Kong and Macau
The Faculty of Medicine (CUHK) has included ICDL as a mandatory subject in its
curriculum
Career Development Centre of Macao Polytechnic Institute encourages teachers
and students to be certified with ICDL
Corporate Endorsement
... and another 250 multinational corporations around the world.