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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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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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The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking has launched its website, where you can find information related to the initiative. The European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) launched its website on 1 December 2022. The new website brings together all the information related to the Joint Undertaking, including its mission, funding opportunities, procurement, and …

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The 3rd Semantic Interoperability Conference (SEMIC), organised by the European Commission and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, took place on 6 December 2022 at 9.00 (CET) in Brussels, the Square Meeting Center. Iwas a hybrid event, and the streaming was available on their website. The overarching theme of this year is ‘Data …

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Following the entry into force of the Digital Services Act (DSA), the EU’s new landmark rules for or a safer and more accountable online environment, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) is setting up a European Centre for Algorithmic Transparency (ECAT). It will support the enforcement of the new rules with top-level technical and scientific expertise. …

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The Commission has launched a website to monitor the deployment of key Internet standards. The Commission launched the EU’s Internet Standards Deployment Monitoring website on 24 November 2022. This follows the commitment to work on fostering the uptake of internet security standards announced in the 2020 EU Cybersecurity Strategy and the announcement of the plan for a …

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The European Commission awarded the Get Digital initiative ‘best digital solution’ prize to Climate Choice, Dropslab, Eturnity and PoINT. The winning start-ups and SMEs operate in the digital, energy-renewables, energy-intensive, mobility and construction ecosystem. All solutions demonstrate high-impact potential to the greening and digitalisation of European industry. The four companies were selected from a catalogue of 62 identified European and Ukrainian companies …

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The Commission has adopted the Interoperable Europe Act proposal and its accompanying Communication to strengthen cross-border interoperability and cooperation in the public sector across the EU. The Act will support the creation of a network of sovereign and interconnected digital public administrations and will accelerate the digital transformation of Europe’s public sector. It will help …

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India and EU sign an agreement for Cooperation on High Performance Computing, Weather Extremes and Climate Modelling, and Quantum Technologies. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) of the Government of India and the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT) of the European Commission signed an “Intent of Cooperation on High Performance …

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The European Commission recently announced the selection of European Digital Innovation Hubs across the EU. And EIT Digital has successfully participated in or led eight of the winning consortia. European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) are one-stop shops supporting companies to respond to digital challenges and become more competitive. They provide access to technical expertise and testing, …

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