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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Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking launches website

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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Semantic Interoperability Conference 2022 – meet H2020 projects managed by HaDEA working in digital services

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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Commission launches website to monitor adoption of key Internet standards across the EU

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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