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Commission launches stakeholder consultation on the Digital Europe Programme

The Commission has launched a 12-week open stakeholder consultation on the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL). The consultation seeks to gain insights into the needs of stakeholders related to the digital transformation, DIGITAL’s benefits and possible improvements.  As such, it will gather diverse perspectives from small and medium-sized enterprises to non-governmental organisations, academia, social partners, public authorities, …

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Commission seeks input from industry on the use of artificial intelligence in finance

The Commission has launched a targeted consultation and a workshop series to seek input from stakeholders on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in finance. The initiatives cover use cases, benefits, barriers, risks and stakeholder needs. The consultation and workshops target all financial stakeholders. The input received will enable the Commission to provide guidance to …

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New EU rules make high-value datasets available to fuel artificial intelligence and data-driven innovation

New EU rules on making more public datasets available for reuse have started applying. These so-called ‘high-value datasets’ contain information on six thematic areas laid out in the Open Data Directive: geospatial, earth observation and environment, meteorological, statistics, companies and mobility. The new rules have the potential to generate important societal and economic benefits by …

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Commission services and ERGA partner in support of Digital Services Act enforcement

The Commission services in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) have agreed to structure their ongoing cooperation to support the Commission’s supervision and enforcement activities under the DSA. The cooperation will focus on the supervision of designated Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) …

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Get funding for your digital education innovative idea

To help you turn your idea into reality, the European Digital Education Hub has prepared a list of available European funding opportunities. Make it happen with the European Digital Education Hub Turning ideas into real life solutions is one of the key missions of the European Digital Education Hub. To achieve this, the Hub hosts …

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EU must reinforce cybersecurity skills

A Eurobarometer survey indicates that not only is the cyber skills shortage increasing but there needs to be more cyber specialists as well as an increase in cybersecurity aware staff in every company across the EU. This tallies with a recent foresight report published by ENISA, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity  which noted that the cyber skills gap appears …

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Entry into force of Digital Identity Regulation

The rules on establishing a European Digital Identity entered into force on Monday 20th May 2024. The rules will pave the way for all EU citizens and residents to benefit from a personal European Digital Identity Wallet in 2026. The European Digital Identity Wallet will consist of a mobile app issued in each Member State. …

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Commission showcases a pan-European collection of emblematic 3D-digitised cultural heritage assets

The Commission has released a collection of 3D-digitised cultural heritage assets on Europeana, the common European data space for cultural heritage. The collection was showcased during a high-level event in Brussels in the presence of Commissioner Thierry Breton and EU Ministers of Culture. The collection results from the ‘Twin it! 3D for Europe’s culture’ campaign and includes …

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Digital Europe Programme open to Bosnia and Herzegovina

The European Commission has signed an association agreement for the Digital Europe Programme with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Firstly, Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, will sign the agreement, followed shortly by the signature of Edin Forto, the Minister of Communication and Traffic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following the signatures, and upon the completion of the related …

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Commission boosts awareness-raising of the risks of disinformation and information manipulation

The Commission launched a set of actions to raise awareness of the risks of disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference, in the run-up to the European elections. Together with the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA), which brings together all 27 national independent regulatory bodies in the field of audiovisual services, it kicked …

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