The European Commission has hosted a ceremonial event to mark the launch of the first five pilot lines under the Chips for Europe Initiative. This milestone event is bringing together Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen, leading representatives from research and technology organisations driving the pilot lines, representatives from the Member States, and the Executive Director of the Chips …
The Commission launched a call for proposals for three editions of a European Festival of Journalism and Media Freedom. Worth €3 million, this festival is aimed at reinforcing dialogue, cooperation and partnership among journalists, media outlets, civil society organisations and media professionals in the European Union. The festival will support discussions on the legislation related …
The Commission has announced grant agreements totalling €128 million to support 31 new 5G infrastructure projects, following the third call for proposals of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital). This adds to the €93 million already committed to finance 35 projects for 5G under the first two CEF Digital calls, for a total of €221 …
DG CNECT is launching a call for expression of interest for individual experts on digital technologies and capabilities. Experts on critical and emerging digital technologies and their current or future use, ranging from semiconductors and photonics to artificial intelligence, data, robotics, quantum, high performance computing, but also advanced connectivity, next generation internet and virtual worlds, …
The Cyber Resilience Act, a landmark piece of legislation, entered into force. This marks a major leap forward in the EU’s efforts to protect its citizens and businesses from cyber threats. The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) is the first-ever EU legislation placing mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products that include digital elements. The Act introduces greater responsibilities on manufacturers to …
The Commission has published the first projects that were awarded a Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) Seal, a quality label which gives more visibility to promising projects in clean and resource-efficient tech, and deep and digital tech. This label will help attract additional EU public and private funding and support services. The first 130 projects …
The Commission has signed grant agreements worth €142 million with 21 projects upgrading or deploying new connectivity backbone cables, including submarine cables. Submarine cables transport more than 98% of the global telecom traffic and play an essential role for the resilience and security of digital connectivity. CEF Digital puts the security of this critical infrastructure at its …
The Commission has launched a call for expression of interest to join the new Industry-Academia Network under the European Cyber Skills Academy. This network will strengthen the links between industry and academia to boost cybersecurity skills, ensuring the European cyber workforce is adequately equipped to meet growing demands in the sector. Building on the outcomes …
The European Blockchain Sandbox has opened its third round of calls for innovative use cases involving Distributed Ledger Technologies. Public entities and private sector companies in the European Economic Area, including start up and scale-ups, can now apply for the third cohort of the European Blockchain Sandbox with innovative use case projects. Applications for the third …
The civil society, industry, as well as consumer and human rights organisations are invited to participate in our survey on the promotion of Digital Rights and Principles. The survey will feed in the Commission‘s monitoring of digital rights and principles across the EU. The Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles is a key initiative to …