220M€ investment in Testing and Experimentation Facilities to boost the uptake of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics in Europe

To make the EU the place where AI excellence thrives from the lab to the market, the European Union is setting up world-class Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) for AI. Together with Member States, the Commission is co-funding the TEFs to support AI developers to bring trustworthy AI to the market more efficiently, and facilitate …

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HiPEAC 2023 conference – meet HaDEA-managed projects working on digital services

The HiPEAC 2023 conference on cybersecurity, computer architecture, programming models, energy efficiency and machine learning is taking place 16-18 January 2023 in Toulouse, France. The conference is organised by HaDEA’s project HiPEAC and consists of parallel workshops, tutorials, special sessions, and an industry exhibition. Discover some of the Horizon 2020 projects in the domains of the Digital Services …

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38 projects selected for nearly €150 million of EU funding under first CEF Digital calls

The EU will provide a total amount of nearly €150 million in financial support to 38 projects to deploy safe, secure and sustainable high-performance 5G and digital backbone infrastructure. The projects have been selected among those submitted under calls for proposals under CEF Digital, the funding programme supporting European digital infrastructure. Under the first Call for Proposals …

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5G Coverage along Transport Corridors: first wave of projects selected for co-funding 5G corridor infrastructures

Following the first call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility Programme – Digital (CEF Digital), 15 projects were awarded EU funding to accelerate the deployment of 5G connectivity infrastructures along the main transport paths throughout Europe. 5G Corridors The resulting portfolio of projects  that will receive EU funding will pave the way for Connected and Automated Mobility (CAM) …

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39 projects selected for EUR 151.3 million of EU funding under first CEF Digital calls

The EU will provide a total amount of EUR 151.3 million in financial support to 39 projects to deploy safe, secure and sustainable high-performance 5G and digital backbone infrastructure. The projects have been selected among those submitted under calls for proposals under CEF Digital, the funding programme supporting European digital infrastructure. Under the first Call for …

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Cybersecurity: EU holds 8th dialogue with the United States

On 15 and 16 December 2022, the European Union and United States held the eighth EU-U.S. Cyber Dialogue in Washington, DC. This took place in the context of a dramatically deteriorated cyber threat environment due to Russia’s illegal military aggression against Ukraine, which has underlined the need for enhanced transatlantic cooperation and coordination to prevent, …

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Europe launches the second phase of its 6G Research and Innovation Programme

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) adopted its second Research & Innovation Work Programme (2023) to advance 6G research in Europe. On 14th December 2022, the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) adopted its Research & Innovation (R&I) Work Programme 2023-2024, including information about the 2023 call for project proposals under Horizon Europe. The …

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The EU supports the deployment of digital connectivity infrastructures with 151.3 million in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility

The European Commission has selected 39 projects that will receive EU funding to support safe, secure and sustainable high-performance infrastructure, including Gigabit and 5G networks across Europe. A total EU grant of €151.3 million will be distributed for the aforementioned projects, feasibility studies or works, which were selected among the proposals received for the first Connecting …

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New Horizon Europe calls for proposals 2023: Cluster 4 – Digital, Industry & Space

The New Horizon Europe calls for proposals are published under six destinations: Destination 1. Climate neutral, circular and digitised production. Destination 2. Increased autonomy in key strategic value chains for resilient industry. Destination 3. World-leading data and computing technologies. Destination 4. Digital & emerging technologies for competitiveness and fit for the green deal. Destination 5. Open strategic …

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Hubs of the European Digital Media Observatory now extend to the whole EU27

Six new hubs, each one covering one or more Member States, will become part of the European Digital Media Observatory to contribute to the fight against disinformation across Europe. Together with the current eight hubs already in place since 2021, they will expand coverage of the EDMO network to 100% of the EU population. The …

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