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EU4Digital: eTrade pilot for cross-border invoicing between Armenia and Ukraine launched today

From today, selected companies from Armenia and Ukraine are starting to exchange standardised invoice data via the eDelivery channel as part of a pilot project implemented by the EU4Digital Facility. This pilot is a stepping stone to ensuring the secure, reliable, affordable and effective…

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New Portuguese Presidency of the EU sets focus on Digital Europe

The new Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union has set a “digital recovery” as one of the main priorities of its six-month Presidency. With the motto ‘Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery’, the Portuguese Presidency aims to strengthen Europe’s r…

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Webinar on Ukraine-Poland eDelivery pilot – what is it and what are the benefits to extend it across the EaP region?

The EU4Digital eDelivery pilot between Ukraine and Poland, launched in October, was successfully concluded at the end of November 2020. The completion of the pilot means that the cross-border trade partners from Ukraine and Poland have successfully exchanged standardised invoice data in th…

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EU4Digital eHealth event: presenting the Common EaP eHealth Harmonisation and Interoperability Guidelines

On December 22, 2020 the EU4Digital eHealth team organised an event bringing together members of the eHealth Network from the six Eastern partner countries, in order to present the eHealth Interoperability guidelines and discuss their further use. Interoperability is the abi…

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Pilot of advanced customs data exchange between Belarus and Lithuania goes live

The eCustoms pilot implemented by EU4Digital as part of its electronic trade facilitation activities was successfully launched on 22 December. The data exchange on empty trucks will be performed between the Kamienny Loh (Belarus) and Medininkai (Lithuania) border crossing points.  The main purp…

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ICT Innovation networking event defines practical steps towards internationalisation and visibility of ICT clusters in Eastern partner countries

On 14 December, an EU4Digital networking event discussed ways to organise and manage innovative clusters and cluster-like business networks in the area of ICT Innovation, focusing on establishing better visibility and connection of clusters in the EaP region. The virtual networking event was targete…

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EU4Digital publishes assessment of Trust and eID services in Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital Facility has recently published a ‘Legal and technical maturity assessment of Trust and eID services in Eastern Partner countries’, which identifies the compatibility of the regulatory framework of Eastern partner countries’ Digital Trust and electronic identification services (eID) w…

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EU4Digital eHealth consultative event: focus on Common EaP eHealth Harmonisation and Interoperability Guidelines

The EU4Digital eHealth team is organising an eHealth consultative event on 22 December, which aims to bring together eHealth Network members, EU Delegations and other stakeholders from the six Eastern partner countries to present eHealth interoperability guidelines and discuss their further use. In…

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EU4Digital eTrade Network: workshop highlights progress on pilot projects and future targets

More than 60 participants were given a broad overview across the full range of eTrade activities and targets until 2025, at the 9th EU4Digital eTrade Network workshop, which was held on 9-10 December. The participants at the workshop included:  The Eastern partner country  repres…

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EaPConnect eHealth ‘baseline’ meeting

Even before COVID-19, the shift to online activity was occurring in ever wider sectors of society, including health and medicine. Several national research and education networks (NRENs) have been supporting eHealth projects or offer eHealth-related services to their customers. To explore which topi…

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EU4Digital workshop to develop action plan for implementation of women mentorship in tech programme

The EU4Digital Facility will organise a workshop dedicated to the activity of women mentorship programmes in tech on 18 December. This is the final session, which aims to develop a practical action plan to guide the implementation of the mentorship programmes in the Eastern Partnership region. Since…

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‘Cybersecurity guidelines for the Eastern Partner countries’ – EU4Digital publishes assessment on strengthening cybersecurity resilience in Eastern partner countries

Countries of the Eastern Partnership, like many other states around the world, have been the target of cyberattacks and other security incidents in recent years. EU4Digital’s recently published ‘Cybersecurity guidelines for the Eastern Partner countries’ explore the main obstacles and gaps to addres…

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Building digital trust with the eSignature pilot initiative

The sudden transition to a remote working environment has caused many of us to rethink the way in which we interact with the world around us, highlighting the importance of digital trust services as a key enabler for trusted and secure interaction in the…

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eDelivery pilot showcase – event highlights process of the eInvoice exchange between Ukraine and Poland

The EU4Digital Facility showcased its eDelivery pilot for the cross-border exchange of invoice data between Ukraine and Poland during a virtual event held on 9 December. The virtual showcase, held back to back with the 9th eTrade Network Workshop, gathered more than 50 participants fr…

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EU4Digital to support high-tech start-ups through design of EaP DISC Capital Venture Fund and Guidebook for ICT Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Capacity Building

The EU4Digital Facility is working on the design of the EaP DISC (Digital Innovation and Scale-up Initiative) Capital Venture Fund to support high-tech start-ups in the Eastern partner countries. The EaP DISC Capital design and action plan have been initiated, based on the results of…

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Bright future of possibilities for eHealth technology while some challenges remain

The use of digital technologies in healthcare presents new innovative prospects for the future of healthcare across the EU and Eastern Partnership regions. New eHealth technical solutions are being developed, which have the power to revolutionise traditional medicine through patient-centric and data…

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The transformative power of eHealth technologies in the EU and the EaP

Using digital technology in healthcare has transformed the way we use health data and health information. Especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare has become more data driven, while health practitioners are able to use data and technologies to speed up and increase the efficiency of…

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Digital Skills Network approves guidelines for Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses

The Digital Skills Network has approved the guidelines on using the Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses in the Eastern partner countries, at an online event organised by the EU4Digital Facility on 1 December. The aim of the event was to validate the final version of the guidelines and…

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Virtual showcase of eDelivery pilot

On 9 December, EU4Digital Facility will hold a virtual event, back-to-back with the 9th eTrade Network Workshop, to showcase the eDelivery solution. One of EU4Digital Facility activities under eTrade is the piloting of exchange of invoice data via the eDelivery channel between businesses (B2B)…

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EU4Digital eTrade Network: online workshop to review progress of pilots and targets until 2025

The 9th eTrade Network workshop will be held on 9-10 December. Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Workshop will be held remotely. A wide variety of eTrade topics will be discussed, including:  Review and update of eTrade Network action plan taking into considerati…

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Digital Skills Network Event

The EU4Digital Facility will organise a network event on digital skills on December 1. The objective of the event is to validate the final version of the Guidelines for the use of the Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses in the Eastern partner countries and to define the next steps to b…

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Developing a strong cybersecurity infrastructure: EU4Digital Cybersecurity East at Moldova Cyber Week 2020

The 8th edition of Moldova Cyber Week, around the theme of ‘Developing a strong cybersecurity infrastructure’, took place from 25-27 November 2020, co-organised by the EU4Digital Cybersecurity East project and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The event was attended by…

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ICT Innovation third networking event: enhancing development of innovation clusters

The third EU4Digital ICT Innovation networking event will be held on 14 December. The topic of the virtual session is ‘Networking of the ICT innovation clusters in the EU and EaP countries to support cluster organisations’ development and regional cooperation’. The event aims to foster better visibi…

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Digital health technologies addressing the pandemic

The European Union is funding 13 projects, which have digital tools and Artificial Intelligence at the heart of their innovative approaches, to deliver new solutions to protect healthcare workers, quickly detect and prevent the spread of COVID-19, and improve intensive care – all…

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CyberEast: webinar on cyberviolence against women

A new online event in the series of C-PROC webinars on cyberviolence, organised as part of the EU-funded CyberEast project, took place on 12 November, with a focus on cyberviolence against women. This webinar included presentations and discussions to raise awarenes…

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EU4Digital publishes recommendations on measurement and forecasting of digital skills gaps in Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital Facility has published the ‘Methodology for Measuring and Forecasting Digital Skills Gaps in Eastern partner countries’. The Methodology contains a summary of current Eastern partner country digital skills gaps measurement and forecasting practices, and recommendations for the introdu…

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Regional Roaming Agreement: how roaming prices can fall in Eastern partner countries by almost 90%

Roaming prices in the Eastern partner countries are expected to fall by almost 90% by 2026, under a Regional Roaming Agreement currently being finalised with the support of EU4Digital. In February 2019, during the Third Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy, the six Eastern…

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2020 Thought Leader Symposium: making the digital shift towards health and resilience

The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) is holding a virtual two-day 2020 Thought Leader Symposium on 2-3 December to explore the contribution of digital health services towards healthy and resilient communities. The Symposium will explore in six sessions the…

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Regional workshop on Broadband Mapping for Eastern partner countries

More than 50 officials from Eastern partner countries took part in a three-day online workshop on tools and applications for broadband mapping, which took place from 4-6 November, organised under the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the European Commission (…

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CyberEast – Action on Cybercrime for Cyber Resilience in the Eastern Partnership region

The joint European Union/Council of Europe project aims at adopting legislative and policy frameworks compliant to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime and related instruments, reinforcing the capacities of judicial and law enforcement authorities and interagency cooperation, and increasing efficie…

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EU4Digital eHealth Network Meeting: focus on interoperability guidelines, cross-border eHealth Collaboration platform and EU initiatives roadmap

On November 5, 2020 the EU4Digital eHealth team organised a meeting of the eHealth Network, with the aim of bringing together network members from the six Eastern partner countries to share key deliverables from activities in the eHealth stream. In the first part of the event, the EU4Digital eHealth…

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European Online Week of Active and Healthy Ageing

The Active Assisted Living (AAL) Programme, the EIP on AHA (European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing) and the Joint Programming Initiative More Years, Better Lives (JPI MYBL) invite you to the European Week of Active & Healthy Ageing (EWAHA) on 2-6 November, 2020.  All three…

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ICT Innovation second networking event: new prospects for cooperation between alternative finance actors in Eastern partner countries and EU networks

An EU4Digital networking event on 8 October discussed ways to integrate alternative finance providers from Eastern partner countries into European networks and platforms, and how to build up their capacity to increase digital SMEs’ access to finance in the region. The virtual networking event, held…

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Driving forward priorities on eHealth: EU4Digital workshop surveys progress, best practices and goals

The achievements and future goals of the EU4Digital Facility’s eHealth stream were presented during a high-level meeting held on 8 October 2020, as part of the second annual Steering Committee Meeting of the EU4Digital Initiative, running from 5-9 October. More than 60 participants including represe…

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ICT innovation and start-up ecosystems in the Eastern Partnership: progress and prospects in focus at EU4Digital meeting

Progress and future plans in the area of ICT innovation and start-up ecosystems were presented at a thematic session organised by the EU4Digital Facility on 8 October 2020, as part of the annual Steering Committee Meeting, which took place virtually between 5 and 9 October. Over 30 pa…

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Telecom Rules: achievements and goals presented at EU4Digital event

The achievements ant future goals in the area of Telecom Rules were presented during a virtual meeting on 7 October 2020, as a part of the Steering Committee Meeting of the EU4Digital initiative, running from 5-9 October. Over 50 participants were welcomed by Mr. Arturas Piliponis, EU…

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From eID to cybersecurity: thematic event highlights EU4Digital Trust and Security activities

Over 50 digital domain experts, policy makers, EU Delegation representatives and national representatives from Eastern partner countries were updated on the progress of EU4Digital Trust and Security activities, ranging from eSignatures to cybersecurity, at a virtual event held on 9 October. The sess…

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eTrade in focus as EU4Digital event highlights achievements and prospects

Progress and future plans in the area of eTrade were presented at a thematic session organised by the EU4Digital Facility on 9 October 2020, as part of the annual Steering Committee Meeting, which took place virtually between 5 and 9 October.  The eTrade session was attended by m…

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eDelivery in practice: EU4Digital virtual study visit highlights solutions and opportunities

The EU4Digital Facility on 9 October held a virtual study visit on eDelivery. The goal of the event was for participants to get acquainted with eDelivery, to understand its goals, value and benefits, as well as to get a better understanding of how it works in practice.  The event – held in the…

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EU4Digital presents initial results of regulatory independence assessment

A discussion on the independence of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) took place during a virtual meeting organised by the EU4Digital Facility on 7 October 2020, highlighting the initial results of the gap assessment carried out by EU4Digital in each partner country, as well as the way forward…

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EU4Digital meeting highlights achievements and goals in the area of Digital Skills

The achievements and future goals of the EU4Digital Facility’s Digital Skills stream were presented during a high-level meeting held on 8 October 2020, as part of the second annual Steering Committee Meeting of the EU4Digital Initiative, running from 5-9 October. More than 60 participants including…

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Electromagnetic field protection and 5G implementation discussed at EU4Digital event

A discussion on how to accelerate the launch of 5G in the Eastern Partnership region took place during a virtual meeting organised by the EU4Digital Facility on 6 October 2020. More than 60 high-level stakeholders took part in the meeting, which discussed future plans for the implementation of 5G in…

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Introducing a new way of interoperable, secure and trusted electronic data exchange via eDelivery solution

What does information exchange without a digital delivery solution look like? Currently, when a company wants to send an invoice to an overseas partner, the invoice is issued in paper form due to the lack of standardisation. It means that the document is physically printed, signed and sent. In some…

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eDelivery pilot goes live

Piloting of invoice data exchange via the eDelivery channel between selected companies from Ukraine and Poland was launched on 9 October 2020. The eDelivery pilot – implemented by EU4Digital as part of its activities in support of eTrade – is an important stepping stone towards ensuring the secure,…

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What will Eastern Partnership priorities on Digital look like beyond 2020? EU and EaP stakeholders discuss areas for action during virtual EU4Digital Steering Committee Meeting

The second day of the EU4Digital Steering Committee Meeting week on 6 October focused on the future – what are the key digital priorities in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) beyond 2020? Virtually gathering over 100 participants, including representatives from the European Commission, high-level EaP st…

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EU4Digital Initiative Steering Committee Week: bridging distances through digital connections

The EU4Digital Steering Committee week kicked off on 5 October 2020, for a first day of online meetings that highlighted the EU’s digital policy agenda, and how it might be extended to the Eastern Partnership (EaP). Senior European Commission officials stressed the EU’s support for digital transform…

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EU Code Week 2020 kicks off to promote skills for the digital future

The 8th edition of the European Code Week, a grass-roots initiative supported by the European Commission, which aims to make everyone familiar with coding and digital technologies in an entertaining and engaging way, opens on Thursday 8 October with an online event. From 10 to 25 October Code W…

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EaPConnect kicks off second phase at EU4Digital Steering Committee

Past achievements and future goals of the EU-funded ‘EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities’ project, known as EaPConnect, were presented at a high-level meeting organised by the EU4Digital Facility on 5 October 2020, officially kicking off the second five-year phase of the projec…

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EU4Digital: individual eHealth workshops with EaP countries

Between June and September 2020, the EU4Digital eHealth stream has organised six individual virtual events for the six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine), with the purpose to introduce results and recommendations specific to each country.  Dur…

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#ThinkB4UClick: October is European Cybersecurity month

October is European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM). The 2020 campaign focuses on different themes addressing the need for behavioural change and identifying opportunities to help users recognise the risks of new technologies. Each year, for the entire month of October, hundreds of activities take p…

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EU4Digital holds workshop on development of Digital Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses

The EU4Digital Facility organised a regional workshop on 25 September on the development of a Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses. The aim of the virtual workshop was to obtain inputs from Eastern partner representatives on the alignment of four specific job role profiles to the actual…

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EU4Digital virtual eDelivery study visit

The EU4Digital Facility will hold a virtual eDelivery study visit on 9 October, back-to-back with the annual Steering Committee Meeting. It will be held remotely in the form of a virtual session. One of EU4Digital’s activities in support of eTrade is the piloting of exchange of invoice data via the…

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EU4Digital highlights eTrade pilot projects at Eastern Partnership Trade Panel

The EU4Digital Facility took part in the Eastern Partnership Trade Panel on 22 September 2020, held virtually for the first time, highlighting the progress of pilot projects implemented by the project in the area of eTrade. The EaP trade panel covered three main areas: presenting the current status…

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Launch of EaP-EU roaming study

The launch of the EaP-EU roaming study will be held as an afternoon side event in the framework of the EU4Digital Steering Committee Meeting on 7 October and will be taking place virtually.  The event will be organised by the EU4Digital Facility and with the support of the European Co…

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Independence of National Regulatory Authorities

A discussion on the Independence of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) will be held as an afternoon side event in the framework of the EU4Digital Steering Committee Meeting on 7 October and will be taking place virtually.  The event will be organised by the EU4Digital Facility wit…

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Regional workshop on the development of a digital competence framework for SMEs and microbusinesses

The EU4Digital Facility will organise a regional workshop on the development of a Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses on September 25, 2020. The objective of the workshop will be to obtain Eastern partner country representative inputs on the necessary alignment of four Job Role Profile…

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EU4Digital campaign focuses on women in ICT

With the launch of a new activity to support women mentorship programmes in the tech sector in the Eastern partner countries, EU4Digital has carried out a campaign highlighting the project’s support for ICT Innovation, with a focus on the importance of promoting women in tech. The campaign, which wa…

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EU4Digital ICT Innovation second networking event

The EU4Digital Facility will hold the second ICT Innovation networking event on 8 October back-to-back with the annual Steering Committee Meeting. It will be held remotely in the form of a virtual session.  The event will focus on the topic of Integration of business angels and venture cap…

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EU grants for innovative tech start-ups in Armenia

Up to four start-ups engaged in the Armenia Startup Academy Traction Programme will be eligible to receive a grant of up to €50,000, upon completion of the programme, the European Union’s EU4Business ‘Innovative Tourism and Technology Development for Armenia’…

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Digital skills in the workplace: EU4Digital working on Digital Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses

The EU4Digital Facility is working on a common Digital Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses in the Eastern partner countries, based on existing EU frameworks. The Competence Framework aims to support the improvement of digital skills among employees of SMEs and microbusinesses. Dig…

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European Research and Innovation Days

European Research and Innovation Days from 22-24 September is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. T…

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Digital trust: the key role of EU4Digital in a pandemic and post-pandemic society

Pandemics have a profound effect on societies’ long-term development and on the human way of life. While the current COVID-19 pandemic is not the first in recent history, it is the first in the age of the digital economy, where most of our business models and value generation enterprises rely in som…

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EU4Digital Facility training on women’s mentorship programmes in ICT and innovation

The EU4Digital Facility organised a virtual training on women’s mentorship programmes in ICT and innovation on 20 August 2020. During the training, the Director of the ‘Women Go Tech’ Programme, Diana Česonytė, shared her insights on making tech-related workplaces, events and initiatives more inclus…

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Connecting IoT devices and cloud servers: a new project from the EU TUMO Centre in Armenia

The Internet, or, more specifically, IoT devices, depends on secure access to networks and clear identification. This has become more and more of an issue over the years as cloud service providers do not have physical access to IoT devices. Moreover, the entire process of recognition and authorizati…

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EU4Digital launches action to support women mentorship programmes in tech in the Eastern partner countries

EU4Digital has launched a new activity for women mentorship programmes in the tech sector, with the aim of tackling the gender gap and to enable the national organisations to implement such programmes in their local tech markets. The gender gap in the tech market is a global issue, which also affect…

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CyberEast: Long-distance Master Programme in Cybercrime Investigation and Computer Forensics starting in September 2020

Ten law enforcement/criminal justice officers from five Eastern Partner countries (Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) will be supported through the joint European Union-Council of Europe CyberEast project to participate in the upcoming long-distance master programme…

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How to ensure rapid development in the Armenian IT sector? EU4Digital highlights women as the key to growth

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing sectors in Armenia. In 2018, Software and Services and Internet Service Providers accounted for 7.4% of Armenia’s GDP of $12.4 billion, up from 3.6% of GDP in 2013. As one of the most effective engines of the economy, Arme…

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EU4Digital Facility training on women’s mentorship programmes in ICT and innovation

The EU4Digital Facility will organise a virtual training on women’s mentorship programmes in ICT and innovation on 20 August 2020. The objective of the training is to share know-how from EU women’s mentorship organisation(s) and best practices on realising women’s mentorship programmes, as well as a…

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EU4Digital holds regional training on setting up National Coalitions for Digital Skills and Jobs

The EU4Digital Facility organised a virtual training on the establishment and management of National Coalitions for Digital Skills and Jobs on 13 July 2020.  The objective of the training was to introduce participants to best EU practices for the establishment and management of National Co…

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EU4Digital Steering Committee: focus on key priorities in digital and future of the Eastern Partnership

The second annual Steering Committee Meeting of the EU4Digital Initiative will be held remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions. It will host a series of virtual sessions spread across the week of 5-9 October, focusing on reviewing the results achieved under the Programme, as  well as discussing the up…

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EU eCommerce baseline report – a milestone towards facilitating cross-border eTrade between EU and Eastern partner countries

In June 2020, the EU4Digital Facility’s eCommerce team achieved a significant milestone, developing a baseline report on cross-border eCommerce in the EU, which provides a benchmark to assess the state of play of eCommerce in the Eastern partner countries. Later, this assessment will result in recom…

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EU4Digital eHealth Network Meeting: focus on interoperability guidelines, cross-border eHealth collaboration platform and EU initiatives roadmap

The EU4Digital eHealth team is organising an online eHealth Network Meeting on 5 November, which aims to bring together network members from the six Eastern partner countries to share key deliverables from activities in the eHealth stream. In the first part of the event, the EU4Digital eHealth team…

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EU4Digital holds online consultations with partner countries regarding investment gaps and access to finance for high-tech start-ups

In early June 2020, the EU4Digital team held six rounds of online consultations with national stakeholders from the Eastern partner countries as part of its study on ‘Market assessment for the Digital Innovation and Scale-up Initiative (DISC study) in the Eastern partner countries’. …

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EU4Digital delivers country implementation action plans for key ICT innovation policy areas

The EU4Digital Facility has concluded a more than one-year-long work on supporting the six Eastern partner countries with recommendations for national policy instruments in selected priority policy areas of ICT innovation. The selected policy areas are: Intellectual property rights management for di…

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EU4Digital Facility training on the establishment and management of National Coalitions for Digital Skills and Jobs

EU4Digital Facility will organize a virtual training on the establishment and management of National Coalitions for Digital Skills and Jobs on 13 July 2020.  The objective of the training is to Introduce participants to best EU practices for the establishment and management of national coalitio…

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Digitising industry: best practices to promote the digital transformation of SMEs in traditional sectors of the economy

One of the central activities of the EU4Digital Facility in the area of ICT Innovation is supporting the establishment of a common legislative framework on ICT innovation in the Eastern Partnership region that would favour ICT innovation, based on EU norms and best practices. Working towar…

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EaPConnect enters second phase, building on past success to support research and education in the Eastern Partnership

The Eastern Partnership Connect project, EaPConnect, enters a second phase from 1 July 2020. Coordinated by the GÉANT Association, the 60-month EU-funded ‘EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities’ project (EaPConnect2) will bring together the research and education (R&E) communi…

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Eastern partner stakeholders discuss finalisation of Regional Spectrum Agreement

On 23 June 2020, the Eastern partner countries stakeholders’ online workshop regarding the Regional Spectrum Agreement (RSA) took place. Due to the continuing travel restrictions, the event was organised on a virtual platform by the Spectrum Expert Working Group and with support of the European Comm…

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Roaming deal one step closer as draft agreement presented to Eastern partners

A meeting to present the Regional Roaming Agreement (RRA) for the Eastern Partnership took place on 25 June 2020, with the final version of the Agreement to be presented for approval in October ahead of its formal signature, expected in December. The meeting included Harmonising Digital Market (HDM)…

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eTrade: First meeting with Ukraine and Poland to prepare eDelivery pilot project

EU4Digital is organising the first joint working meeting with Ukraine and Poland on 2 July to introduce and set out the next steps for implementation of its eTrade pilot for the eDelivery solution for cross-border data exchange. At the beginning of 2020 official confirmation was received from t…

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EaPConnect reviews achievements as new phase dawns

A second phase of the EU-funded EaPConnect project will start in July, bolstered by a renewed EU-Eastern Partnership (EaP) policy commitment to a strong digital presence in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood.  Key among EaPConnect’s achievements in the past five years are greater integrat…

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eTrade Network: online workshop reviews progress across eTrade priorities

The eighth EU4Digital eTrade Network Workshop was held on 9-10 June with the aim of presenting and discussing with participants the progress of analysis, recommendations, pilots and concepts developed by the eTrade expert team of the EU4Digital Facility in the areas of eDelivery, eCustoms, eCommerce…

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Digital Skills Network meets online to discuss measurement of skills gaps in Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital Digital Skills Network met virtually on 25 June 2020 to discuss results related to the development of a Methodology for the Measurement and Forecasting of Digital Skills Gaps and Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses, supported by the EU4Digital Facility.  The Network…

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Supporting digital innovation: how European ICT ecosystems can spark a new impetus in the Eastern Neighbourhood

In the past months, the EU4Digital Facility ICT Innovation team has been focusing its efforts to promote a common legislative framework in the Eastern Partnership region that would favour ICT innovation, based on EU norms and best practices. Working towards this objective, the EU4Digital F…

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Digital Transformation of SMEs – Free Webinar

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Armenia, with the support and funding of the Europe Union under the EU4Business initiative, is organising an online webinar on the Digital Transformation of Small and Medium Size Ent…

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Digital Skills Network Webinar

The EU4Digital Digital Skills Network plans to meet virtually on 25 June 2020 to discuss results related to the development of a Methodology for Measurement and Forecasting of Digital Skills Gaps and Competence Framework for SMEs and microbusinesses supported by the EU4Digital Facility. Th…

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European Training Foundation highlights importance of digital investment in COVID-19 response

The head of the European Training Foundation (ETF) has highlighted the importance of digital learning in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting the findings of an ETF report on distance digital learning in the EU’s neighbourhood to the EIT Digital webinar on 11 June. The…

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CyberEast: Webinar on Introduction to Cyberviolence

In the framework of the joint European Union and Council of Europe CyberEast project, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) will host a new webinar, on an Introduction to Cyberviolence, on 18 June. Registration is open until 17 June 2020, at 10:00…

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Armenia: EU TUMO centre working towards digitisation of healthcare

Over the past three months, TUMO Labs, the educational programme at the heart of the EU TUMO Convergence Centre for Engineering and Applied Science in Armenia, has been conducting a joint project on the digitisation of healthcare with the Healthcare Innovation Centre (HIC), a Yerevan-based organisat…

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New EU report shows the importance of digital resilience in times of crisis

The European Commission yesterday released the results of the 2020 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which monitors Europe’s overall digital performance and tracks the progress of EU countries with respect to their digital competitiveness. This year’s DESI shows that there is progr…

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EaP Stakeholders’ Workshop on a Regional Spectrum Agreement

The Eastern partner countries stakeholders’ online workshop on the Regional Spectrum Agreement (RSA) will take place on 23 June 2020. The event will be organised by the Spectrum Expert Working Group of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) and with…

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EU4Digital: eHealth network meeting highlights COVID-19 data information responses in Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital eHealth Network has discussed COVID-19 and data sharing of disease statistics, as well as country best practices in managing the pandemic. During the online meeting on 3 June, a representative of the European Commission presented ongoing activities in the area of COVID-19 data co…

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EU Code Week Icebreaker Rerun

You still have 10 days to join a community of teachers, parents and coding enthusiasts and register for the #CodeWeek Icebreaker online course in coding and computational thinking.  This introductory course has an estimated workload of five hours in total. Participants…

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EU Code Week

EU Code Week from 10-25 October 2020 is a grass-roots movement that celebrates creativity, problem solving and collaboration through programming and other tech activities.  The idea is to make programming more visible, to show young, adults and elderly how you bring ideas to life with…

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EBRD launches accelerator for fintech start-ups

Start-ups in the Eastern partner countries will be among those to benefit from a new partnership between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Startup Wise Guys, a leading start-up accelerator with a presence across the Baltic states. Companies from the EBRD regions active…

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CyberEast webinar on election interference: attacks on critical information systems

In the framework of the joint EU-Council of Europe CyberEast project, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) will host a new webinar, on Election interference: attacks on critical information systems. The event will take place on 4 June 2020, at 12h00 EEST (…

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Focus on digital: European Training Foundation launches Innovation and Skills Award

The European Training Foundation (ETF) is launching a competition open to all vocational schools, universities, training centres and providers, seeking examples of good practice in teaching and learning for digital competence development.  The ETF Innovation and Skills…

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EU4Digital working on recommendations for measurement and forecasting of digital skills in Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital programme is working on a methodology for measuring and forecasting digital skills for the Eastern partner countries, including recommendations to introduce common measurement practices in line with EU practices. Digital skills are not only essential for ICT specialists or companies u…

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EU4Digital eHealth Network Meeting: focus on efforts in eHealth regarding common guidelines, COVID-19 and country best practices

The EU4Digital eHealth team is organising an eHealth Network Meeting on 3 June, which aims to bring together network members from the six Eastern partner countries to share insights from activities in the area of eHealth and to facilitate information sharing about country best practices.  In th…

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Innovative practice in eHealth – EU4Digital looks at best practices and priorities in Eastern partner countries

As part of its effort to facilitate the involvement of Eastern partner countries in relevant EU projects, programmes and initiatives, EU4Digital’s eHealth team has performed an analysis on the best practices available in the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP…

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EU4Digital publishes guidelines for National Digital Skills Coalitions in the Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital Facility has developed a set of guidelines on National Digital Skills Coalitions, as part of its support for the establishment of national coalitions for digital skills and jobs in the Eastern partner countries. The European Commission first launched ‘The Digital Skills and Jobs…

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Managing intellectual property rights for digital innovation: meeting a key challenge for innovative SMEs

Ever since the late 19th century, the world has recognised people’s right to earn recognition or financial benefit from what they invent or create, a principle so significant that intellectual property rights (IPR) are outlined as a fundamental right in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration o…

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UNOPS Global Innovation Challenge

The UNOPS Global Innovation Challenge on 31 July brings together innovators, entrepreneurs, programmers and developers to help advance resilient infrastructure with technology in the face of climate change. Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. From the stability of our ecosy…

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EU-funded projects provide innovative learning tools revolutionising digital education

Teachers, parents and students are finding it difficult to keep in contact with one another. Finding reliable, easy to use digital education tools has also proven difficult during the first few weeks of the lockdown due to Coronavirus pandemic. Two EU projects are providing free online services to h…

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Coronavirus response: €56 million for solutions using medical technologies, digital tools and artificial intelligence

A new Horizon 2020 Call on Medical technologies, Digital tools and Artificial Intelligence analytics, with a budget of €56 million, was launched on 19 May to quickly deploy new solutions using medical technologies, digital tools and artificial intelligence to increase response capabilities to the co…

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Webinar: COVID-19 and its impact on a new European vision on cybersecurity

On Friday, 29 May from 11.30 (CET), a webinar on ‘COVID-19 and its impact on a new European vision on cybersecurity’ is organised by the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), part of a series of webinars highlighting the added value of Eu…

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ITU and EaPeReg join forces to strengthen impact of ICT on sustainable development

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a high-level framework of cooperation in the area of information and communications techn…

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Telecom Rules: EU4Digital on track with priorities as virtual communication replaces face-to-face meetings

During the last couple of years, virtual communication has become more and more popular in the business environment, helping to avoid the additional time and expenses that result from travelling to a physical meeting location. But a preference for face-to-face meetings still prevailed in some occasi…

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#hackthecrisis Global Matchathon: hackers meet investors, partners and policy leaders

After an incredible burst of hackathons around the world to support new ideas and innovation against the coronavirus pandemic, the Global Hack & #hackthecrisis, partnering with the European Commission, is organising a worldwide online MATCHATHON on 14-15 May, where…

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List of digital skills resources to tackle challenges of coronavirus crisis

The EU’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition has compiled a list of digital skills resources and best practices for addressing the challenges of the coronavirus crisis. Throughout the current crisis precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic, the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalitio…

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eHealth solutions to tackle COVID-19: virtual workshop highlights global and Eastern Partner responses

The EU4Digital eHealth team last month held an online workshop with representatives of the Eastern Partnership eHealth Network to address responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. The eHealth team shared their insights into how the crisis has been managed globally from a digital health perspective, and th…

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Digital skills in focus as vocational education adapts in the face of coronavirus

The coronavirus situation is an opportunity for everyone to develop their digital skills, but has also highlighted the digital divide, according to early conclusions of an online survey launched by the European Commission to identify the impact of the pandemic on Vocational Education and T…

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Get ready for #DigiEduHack 2020

Do you want to make a difference in how we learn now and in the future? If so, your organisation can join the 2020 #DigiEduHack in November, a global movement dedicated to solving the toughest digital education challenges in the modern age. In 2…

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Digital Skills Network meets virtually to discuss priorities for upcoming events and digital skills promotion activities

The EU4Digital Digital Skills Network met virtually on 29 April 2020 to discuss priorities for upcoming events (trainings, conferences, study visits), a digital skills promotion campaign and development of the Digital Skills Competence Framework for micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs)…

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Coronavirus: EU online learning resources

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the national measures taken to tackle the spread of the virus have caused significant disruption to the provision of education, training and mobility opportunities for learners, teachers and educators across Europe.  To help learners, teachers and educators continue…

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Armenia marks sharp increase in use of e-governance tools introduced with EU support

The number of people using Armenia’s e-governance tools for public services, introduced with the support of the European Union, has risen significantly during the state of emergency declared to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country.  The number of the applications sent by citizens in Ma…

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Over 1,000 ideas from 98 countries in Global Hack against coronavirus

More than 12,000 participants from 98 countries presented over 1,000 ideas in the Global Hack against the coronavirus backed by the European Union and the EU4Digital initiative. They included 8 submissions from Georgia, 4 from Ukraine, 4 from Belarus, and 3 each from Armenia, Azerbaijan an…

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Council of Europe launches cybercrime webinars

The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) has set up a programme of webinars to reach out to its community and continue working on strengthening capacities of criminal justice authorities worldwide. The first in the series of webinars will be focused on the…

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Global State of Cybercrime Legislation webinar

The Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) has set up a programme of webinars to reach out to its community and continue working on strengthening capacities of criminal justice authorities worldwide. The first in the series of webinars will be focused on the…

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EU4Digital carrying out market assessment for Digital Innovation and Scale-up Initiative in Eastern partner countries

The European Union is supporting the extension of the Digital Innovation and Scale-up Initiative (DISC) to the Eastern partner countries, in line with the Eastern Partnership policy beyond 2020, assisting digital start-ups and SMEs to improve their access to finance, better reach into…

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Only four EU countries lead the US in digitalisation – EIB launches new report on digitalisation in the EU and US

In the fight against the Coronavirus, digital technology is playing an unprecedented role in the maintenance of daily life and economic and social activities, as well as in the recovery of industry and business. The Coronavirus pandemic is becoming a tipping point for digitalisation – the dawn of a…

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Special COVID-19 support under COSME Loan Guarantee Facility

The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Commission are launching specific COVID-19 support under the COSME Loan Guarantee Facility (COSME LGF), which is also open to financial intermediaries supporting SMEs in Armenia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Un…

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EaPConnect partners support research and education during the COVID-19 pandemic

With researchers racing to understand COVID-19, and with people working and studying from home in many countries, national research and education network (NREN) organisations are providing tools and services to support these activities. Partners in the EU-funded EaPConnect project are no exception,…

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Interested in deep-tech innovation? Join the EU’s STARTUP3 Accelerator – deadline 20 April

Are you an innovator, a start-up or an SME? Are you interested in the application of deep-tech innovation such as IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Virtual Reality, etc. in any sector of the European economy and industry? Does your business or project alrea…

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Innovation ecosystems for start-ups: highlighting the key ingredients for success

What makes a good digital innovation ecosystem for start-ups? What are the key ingredients and how can they be brought together to optimise ICT innovation among businesses? These are the key questions that EU4Digital has been addressing in its review of EU best practices in ‘ICT innovation ecos…

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Eastern partner countries approve methodology on regulatory independence assessment

The 9th Meeting of the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG) of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) took place in Belgrade, Serbia, on 3-4 March 2020. The meeting gathered representatives from all six Eastern partner countries…

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EU supports Global Hack against the coronavirus: three days to go – sign up now!

There are three days to go until the Global Hack – an online hackathon designed to share and rapidly develop ideas for urgently needed solutions in the current coronavirus pandemic – backed by the European Union and the EU4Digital initiative. The European Commissio…

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Fight for our future – join the world’s biggest online hackathon against coronavirus!

Tech activists in the Eastern partner countries and across the world are invited to take part in a global hackathon to find solutions in the face of the coronavirus crisis, taking place from 9-12 April, globally and online, across all timezones, organised by Estonia and supported by t…

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HACK COVID-19: sign up now for global hackathon

Tech activists across the world are invited to take part in ‘HACK COVID-19’, a Global Virtual Hackathon to be held on April 10-12. The hackathon is organised with the support of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the United Nations Developm…

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Cybercrime and coronavirus: warning from CyberEast project

The EU-funded CyberEast project has issued a warning about cyber threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when we all rely more than ever on computer systems, mobile devices and the Internet to work, communicate, shop, share and receive information and otherwise mitigate the im…

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EU4Digital virtual workshop on eHealth: focus on best practices to address coronavirus

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the EU4Digital eHealth team is organising an extra online event on 2 April, bringing together stakeholders from the six Eastern partner countries to discuss issues around the coronavirus. The event will be an opportunity to share experience of how countries are…

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The future of digital: #stayhome and follow free EU CONNECT University sessions

While you #stayhome, take advantage of the EU’s CONNECT University to improve your knowledge of developments in the digital field. Check out the playlist of free CONNECT University sessions. Hear from experts on various topics like cybersecurity, disinformation, ar…

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Tips for cybersecurity when working from home

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has shared its top tips for teleworking in times of Covid-19. One of the key preventive measures against the spread of Covid-19 is social distancing. In an increasingly connected world, many people can continue thei…

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EU working for safe cyberspace in face of coronavirus outbreak

EU bodies are working together to ensure cybersecurity as millions of people switch to teleworking and distance learning in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a joint statement issued by the European Commission, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the Computer Emergency Response…

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eTrade in focus: cutting down border waiting times through customs information exchange

In an increasingly globalised world with fast-growing traffic and cross-border activities, cooperation and information exchange among the Customs Administrations that perform controls on both sides of the border plays a crucial role in facilitating legal trade. Effective cooperation and automation o…

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Eastern Partnership: new policy objectives for beyond 2020 – digital transformation one of the five key priorities

Support for a resilient digital transformation is one of the five policy priorities highlighted by the European Commission in its proposal for the long-term policy objectives of the Eastern Partnership beyond 2020, released on 18 March. The new policy objectives aim at increasing trade, strengt…

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Access to finance for digital innovation: what are the key steps to bridge the gap with the EU?

Regulatory sandboxes and business angels, crowdfunding and venture capital – the terms may be colourful,  but the support they describe is vital to the funding ecosystem needed to kick-start and support ICT innovation among small businesses in the countries of the Eastern Neighbourhood. In…

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Broadband infrastructure mapping: outcomes from the first regional workshop of EaP and the World Bank Group

On 20-21 February 2020, the first Regional Workshop of the EaP and the World Bank on broadband infrastructure mapping took place at the headquarters of the Polish Regulator – the Office of Electronic Communications (UKE) in Warsaw.  The workshop organised for representatives of the Eastern part…

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EU4Digital launches activities to harmonise eCommerce between EU and Eastern partner countries

Activities to harmonise eCommerce between the EU and the Eastern partner countries were launched on 12 February as part of the eTrade component of the EU4Digital Facility. Electronic commerce – or eCommerce – refers to the buying and selling of goods and services from anywhere in the world through c…

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Register now for 42 Yerevan – free programming school supported by the EU

Registration at 42 Yerevan is now open for a completely free programming school that will see you go from zero experience in the field to a programming guru ready to take on the job market, as part of a project funded by the European Union.  42 Yerevan is a tuition…

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Cloud workshop brings together major providers with research and education networks from EU and Eastern partner countries

Cloud managers from European research and education networks and leading cloud suppliers came together for a range of training activities during a workshop organised by the EU-funded EaPConnect and GÉANT projects. Participants met on 4-5 March in Nicosia, Cyprus, hosted by CyNet. The event was arran…

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International roaming and regulatory independence discussed during EU4Digital country visits in Armenia and Ukraine

In February 2020, the EU4Digital team carried out country visits to Armenia and Ukraine focused on issues related to International Roaming and Regulatory Independence. The meetings were attended by the main local stakeholders, including representatives from National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs…

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EU and Council of Europe bring 30 countries together in Tbilisi to discuss cybercrime

On 26-28 February, the EU and the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) organised an international meeting in Tbilisi for foreign service providers from across the world to discuss challenges and future cooperation to combat cybercrime.  Cooperat…

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Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation supporting Moldova in development of IT education strategy

The Armenian Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) has announced that it is actively working on the development of the Moldovan IT Education Strategy.  The foundation said it had carried out extensive research to understand the existing situation in Moldova and the key bottleneck…

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Mentorship scheme for EaP research & education networks starts with Armenia-Germany alliance

Collaboration on emergency response testing and optimisation of the eduroam wifi roaming service were the subject of two agreements recently signed between the Armenian and German national research and education networking (NREN) organisations ASNET-AM and DFN.  Representati…

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CyberEast: project steering committee meets to discuss way forward

The European Commission and the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC) held the first steering committee of the ‘CyberEast: Action on Cybercrime for Cyber Resilience in the Eastern Partnership Region’project on 13-14 February in Kyiv, Ukraine. The…

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EaP countries on study visit to Moldova to learn about experience of e-transformation of governance and modernisation of public services

Moldova’s E-Government Agency, in partnership with GIZ, on 18-19 February hosted colleagues and representatives of other countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine – for a study visit on…

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eHealth workshop highlights key areas for development in Eastern partner countries

The EU4Digital eHealth team held an online video workshop on 11 February bringing together stakeholders from the six Eastern partner countries to facilitate collaboration in the area of eHealth. The workshop first focused on discussing the results of the project’s eHealth harmonization and interoper…

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Women in Data Science initiative coming to Armenia with events in Yerevan and Ashtarak

As the new partner of Stanford University’s Women in Data Science initiative (WiDS), Armenia’s Enterprise Incubator Foundation (EIF) in partnership with Innovative Solutions and Technology Center (ISTC), will organise two conferences on the topic of Women in D…

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EaP countries among cheapest in the world for broadband

The countries of the Eastern Partnership are among the cheapest in the world for broadband, with Ukraine coming in second and Belarus fifth out of 206 measured, according to research by Cable.co.uk. Ukraine is the cheapest country in the EaP with an average package price of just …

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From start-up ecosystems to innovation funding: EU4Digital begins ICT legislation gap analysis across priority areas

The EU4Digital Facility has begun the EU-Eastern Partnership (EaP) legislation gap analysis in the priority ICT policy areas that have been selected by the EaP partner countries. The completed gap analysis will be the starting point for the development of recommendations favouring ICT innovation in…

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eSkills Network Workshop in Tbilisi highlights developments in digital skills

The 7th eSkills Network Workshop took place in Tbilisi, Georgia on 17-18 December 2019, highlighting latest developments in the field of digital skills and discussing the current baseline for the measurement of digital skills indicators in the Eastern Partner countries. The EU4Digital Digi…

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EU4Digital eHealth information and collaboration online workshop

The EU4Digital eHealth team is organising an online workshop on 11 February to bring together stakeholders from the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries to facilitate collaboration in the area of eHealth. The aim of the information and communication online workshop will be to address coinciding c…

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1st EaP Regional Workshop on Broadband Development

The workshop is organised under the EU4Digital Initiative by the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG) of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg), in cooperation with the World Bank Group and the Office for Electronic Communication…

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Meeting of the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group

The 9th meeting of the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG) of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) will be held on 3-4 March 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia. The event will be organised by the IRB EWG and financed by the Europea…

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EuCNC 2020 “The Connectivity Revolution” – Save the date and open calls

EuCNC 2020, held from 15-18 June, is the 29th edition of a successful series of technical conferences in the field of Telecommunications, sponsored by IEEE ComSoc and EURASIP, and financially supported by the European Commission.  This year’s motto is “The Connectivity Revolution”. Calls for papers,…

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International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) 2020

One of the leading European events on cybersecurity and digital trust, the International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) will be held on 28, 29 and 30 January 2020 in Lille, France.  It is not only a forum which fosters reflection and exchanges among the European cybersecurity ecosystem but also a tr…

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Renaissance music techniques meet cutting edge technology to connect Armenia and Italy

When 17th century composers created music to be performed in St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, little did they realise that their ground-breaking musical techniques would allow a 21st century performance across a record-breaking 5,000 kilometres. Or that this would create a musical connection…

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NerUzh 2.0 Diaspora Startup Programme launch

The NerUzh 2.0 Diaspora Startup Programme is organized with the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry with the aim of supporting diaspora entrepreneurs to launch start-ups in Armenia. The target sectors of the programme include Fintech, Social T…

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Realising Armenia’s Technology Potential

EU4Digital’s Armenia HDM (Harmonisation of Digital Markets) coordinator will participate in a panel discussion during a workshop on “Realizing Armenia’s Technology Potential” hosted by the World Bank Group in Armenia on 11 December. The workshop brings together various institutions of the Government…

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Stimulating the growth of blockchain: ICT Innovation event brings together EaP experts for three days of networking

The EU4Digital Facility brought together 20 experts from the six Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries for a three-day ICT Innovation networking event around the issue of blockchain, which took place in Malaga, Spain on 11-13 November. The networking event was aimed at EaP startups and scaleups, busin…

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Special training provides computer security boost for Eastern Partnership research and education

The EU-funded EaPConnect project has been supporting partners in the Eastern Partnership region to build up collaboration across computer security teams in different geographic locations and disciplines, a crucial task in maintaining research and education networks supported by the pr…

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Cloud platforms for research in focus at EaPConnect workshop

Knowledge sharing on the uses of cloud platforms in research and education was the purpose of a two-day workshop organised by the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Connect (EaPConnect) project and the Italian national research and education network (NREN) GARR in Rome on 21-22 Novemb…

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Eastern Partnership countries agree principles of Regional Roaming Agreement

The basic principles of a Regional Roaming Agreement for the Eastern Partnership countries have been agreed at the Roaming Stakeholder Meeting of the Network of Eastern Partnership Regulators for Electronic Communications (EaPeReg) held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12 November. The agreement is exp…

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Future priorities in focus at eTrade Network workshop

Future pilot actions and priorities were discussed at the 7th eTrade Network Workshop, which took place in Helsinki, Finland on 9-11 October. During the first day of the workshop, participants also took part in the Digital Transport Days – an EU event dedicated to the digitalization of trade, t…

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Assessment of regulatory independence discussed at EU4Digital Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group meeting

The Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG) of the EaPeReg Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network) has met to discuss assessment of the independence of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs). The meeting took place in Hera…

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eSkills network workshop in Tbilisi

An eSkills network workshop was organised by EU4Digital in Tbilisi on 17-18 December.  The main goal of the eSkills network workshop was to enable the Eastern Partner countries to exchange insights and latest developments in the field of digital skills and to discuss the current baseline in the part…

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Better and cheaper Internet for research and education in the South Caucasus, thanks to EaPConnect

Students, researchers and academics in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia will be able to better collaborate internationally thanks to improved Internet connectivity at more competitive market prices, achieved with the support of the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Connect (EaPConnect) project. Prices fo…

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Roaming Stakeholder Meeting

The Roaming Stakeholders Meeting will be held on 12 November 2019 in Vilnius, Lithuania to discuss options for concluding a Regional Roaming Agreement.  The event will be organised by the Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania (RRT), as the Co-Chair of the Roaming Expe…

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14th EaPeReg Plenary meeting

The 14th Plenary Meeting of the EaPeReg Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network) will take place in Riga, Latvia on November 27, 2019. The event will be organised by Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija (SPRK) as a Vice – Chair of th…

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Telecom workshop on roaming issues

A workshop on ‘Issues related to Roam Like at Home (RLAH) and National Roaming’ will take place in Riga, Latvia on 26 November 2019. The event will be organized by Sabiedrisko pakalpojumu regulēšanas komisija (SPRK) as a Vice-Chair of the EaPeReg Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Com…

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Digital Solutions for Cross-Border Cooperation and Trade Facilitation

A conference on ‘Digital Solutions for Cross-Border Cooperation and Trade Facilitation’ is being organised In Yerevan, Armenia on 18-19 November by the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia, together with UNDP, ICMPD and the European Union within the framework of the EU-funded ‘Migratio…

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Eastern Partnership Annual Conference for Research and Innovation takes place in Chisinau

Moldova’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Research with the support of the European Union’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and the Directorate-General Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations on 21 October organised theannual Easte…

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Chisinau hosts meeting of Expert Group on Radio Frequency Spectrum in the Eastern Partnership

Between 8 and 10 October, Moldova’s National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) hosted the 9th Expert Group meeting of the EaPeReg Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network) on the Radio Frequency Spectrum (SEWG). The…

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Second EaP eDemocracy Conference ‘Digitalisation and Transformation: Effects on Democracy’

The 2nd Eastern PartnershipeDemocracy Conference in Lviv on 22 November will assemble eDemocracy, eParticipation and open government experts, academia, representatives of civil society and business from the EaP Partner Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine) and EU Me…

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Expert Mission on Cybercrime Investigation

On 4-6 November 2019, an EU expert mission on cybercrime investigation will take place in Yerevan, Armenia. The mission will provide an overview of the different approaches to cybercrime investigation and forensic capacities, including technical measures and new methods in accordance…

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Key digital issues in focus at World Congress in Information Technology in Yerevan

On October 7-9 Yerevan hosted the World Congress in Information Technology (WCIT), the signature event of the World Information Technology & Services Alliance (WITSA), a consortium of ICT associations from 83 countries.  The WCIT was based on four main pillars: speeches,…

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ICT Innovation networking event

The EU4Digital Facility will host the 1st ICT Innovation networking event for EaP startups and scaleups, business associations, ICT infrastructure organisations and policy-makers related to blockchain, at Convergence – The Global Blockchain Congress 2019 on 11-13 November in Malaga, Spain….

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Connecting with culture at the Eastern Partnership E-infrastructures Conference

Yerevan hosted a cultural-technological ‘first’ in Armenia as choirs in Italy and Armenia performed together live thanks to data transfer technology introduced in Armenia by the EU-funded Eastern Partnership Connect (EaPConnect) project. The performance took place at EaPEC 2019, the 4th Eastern…

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EU4Digital Steering Committee: focus on key priorities in digital support to Eastern Partners

The EU4Digital Facility held its first Steering Committee in Brussels on 17 September 2019, reviewing progress in the first six months of the project’s implementation, as well as upcoming priorities under the EU4Digital Initiative. The purpose of the meeting was to provide key stakeholders with an o…

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Workshop highlights lack of regional cooperation on cyber security in energy sector

A workshop on cyber security in the energy sector took place in Vienna on 17 September 2019, organised by the Energy Community Secretariat. The workshop, which brought together more than 40 participants from the ministries, regulatory bodies and operators of critical electricity and gas infrast…

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EU4Digital team visits Montenegro to learn about customs data exchange system in Western Balkans

A team of EU4Digital eCustoms experts, together with customs officials from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova, travelled to Podgorica in July for a fact-finding visit to the Montenegrin Customs Administration to learn about the benefits of the SEED electronic data exchange system and see how…

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eTrade Network 7th Workshop

The 7th eTrade Workshop will take place on 10-11 October 2019 in Helsinki, with the aim of presenting and discussing with the Network Working Groups the common vision and scope of the pilots and preparatory actions developed by the expert team of the EU4Digital Project for the respective eTrade, eCu…

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World Congress in Information Technology: WCIT 2019 in Yerevan

The World Congress in Information Technology (WCIT) is to be held in Armenia from 6-9 October, including sessions on topics ranging from artificial intelligence and virtual reality, to smart cities and cyber security, climate change, and more. The event will be an opportunity to attract in…

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Eastern Partnership E-Infrastructure Conference

Registration is now open for the 2019 Eastern Partnership E-infrastructures Conference, which will take place in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on 25–26 September. The conference’s theme this year will be “Connecting with Culture”. Policy makers, research managers and experts on networking, cultura…

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The EU4Digital Initiative

The harmonisation of digital markets is one of the EU’s key policy deliverables for providing tangible results to citizens in the Eastern Partnership. EU support in this area is channelled through the EU4Digital Initiative, which brings together priority actions and programmes in the field. EU4Digit…

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EU4Digital Facility

The EU4Digital Facility aims to extend the benefits of the European Union’s Digital Single Market to the Eastern Partner states, supporting them in reducing roaming tariffs, developing high-speed broadband to boost economies and expand e-services, harmonising digital frameworks across society in are…

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Policy areas

In the framework of the EU4Digital Initiative, the European Union supports the digital economy and society in the Eastern Partner countries, fostering the harmonisation of digital markets in the region, in order to deliver integrated online services for citizens, public administrations and businesse…

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EU4Digital: Connecting Research and Education Communities (EaPConnect)

EaPConnect (2020-2025 – €10 million) aims to bring together research and education communities from EU and Eastern partner countries and to reduce the digital divide. The project will extend network infrastructure to scale up scientific exchange across borders, offer new services to enhance internat…

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Eastern Partnership

The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint policy initiative which aims to deepen and strengthen relations between the European Union (EU), its Member States and its six Eastern neighbours: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova​ and Ukraine. The EU’s relations with its neighbo…

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EU Digital Single Market

At a time when the internet and digital technologies are transforming our world, a Europe fit for the digital age  is one of the European Commission’s 6 political priorities, aiming to empower people with a new generation of technologies. Making the European Union’s single market fit for the digital…

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EU4Digital: Cybersecurity East

The project focuses on further developing the approximation of all Eastern partner countries to the EU basic pillars on cybersecurity, taking into account the different level of advancement between the partner countries. Objectives The objective of the project is to develop technical and cooperation…

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EU4Digital: Broadband Strategies in the EaP region

The project, implemented by the World Bank (WB), supports the Eastern Partner countries in their development and early implementation of national broadband strategies, in line with relevant EU best practices and strategies, through the provision of technical assistance and capacity building support….

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EU4Armenia: e-Gov Actions

The three-year project EU4Armenia: e-Gov Actions (2017-2020 – €5.65 million) aims to establish a governmental interoperability platform, enabling a simplified and standardised secure connectivity between all organisations of the public administration of Armenia, and to introduce a One-Stop-Shop solu…

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7th Meeting of Roaming Expert Working Group (REWG)

The 7th meeting of the Roaming Expert Working Group (REWG) of the EaPeReg Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network) will be held on 15-16 October 2019 in Prague, Czech Republic. The event will be organised by the Czech Telecommunication Office (CTU) as the host party…

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8th meeting of the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG)

The 8th meeting of the Independent Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG) of the EaPeReg Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network) will be held on 3-4 October 2019 in Heraklion, Greece. The event will be organised the IRB EWG and funded by the Europe…

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9th Meeting of Spectrum Expert Working Group (SEWG)

The 9th Meeting of the Spectrum Expert Working Group (SEWG) of the EaPeReg  Network (Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network) will be held on 8-10 October 2019 in Chisinau, Moldova. The event will be organised by the National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communicati…

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Competence Framework methodology: activity kick-off event and workshop

The kick-off event for the EU4Digital activity to ‘Define a common competence framework for SMEs and microbusinesses in the EaP region, based on similar EU efforts’ (Activity 6.2.) was held in Riga, Latvia on 1-2 October, together with the accompanying competence framework methodology workshop. The…

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Armenia

EU4Digital builds on a long history of EU cooperation with Armenia in the field of e-government and digitisation, further strengthening EU-Armenia cooperation, with a focus on Telecom Rules, Trust and Security, e-Trade, ICT Innovation, e-Health, and e-Skills. The outcomes of the initiative will resu…

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Trust and Security Network workshop focuses on challenges and common priorities

The EU4Digital facility organised an EU4Digital Trust and Security Network workshop on 12-13 June In Chisinau, Moldova.  The main goal of the workshop was to get an update on countries’ priorities and challenges in the Trust & Security domain, and to identify common priorities regardin…

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EU helps Shirak region become IT centre of Armenia

Information technologies (IT) are growing rapidly in Armenia. The country’s government announced IT as one of their priorities and recently decided to establish a Ministry of High Technologies. The Armenian government has also adopted laws according to which newly created IT startups will be granted…

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Armenia: over 10 e-governance platforms introduced with EU support

On 10 June, the EU Delegation to Armenia and the country’s government presented new electronic instruments to promote transparency and openness of public governance in the country at an event in Yerevan. The event was held in the framework of the public awareness campaign for a new one-window s…

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ICT Innovation in focus at network workshop in Baku

On 29-30 May, the EU4Digital Facility organised a workshop of the EU4Digital ICT Innovation Network in Baku, Azerbaijan to discuss the status of ICT innovation in the six partner countries, and priorities moving forward.  The main goal of the event was to present the specific work to…

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Supporting the digital economy and society: presenting EU4Digital in Yerevan

EU4Digital, a new initiative funded by the European Union to support the digital economy and society, held an event to present the programme in Yerevan on 15 May 2019, with the support of the Delegation of European Union to Armenia and the Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technol…

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Training young people for a digital future in Armenia’s regions

Sustainable regional development in Armenia depends on overcomingthe gap between the capital Yerevan and the marzes (regions) by providing young people with the skills they need to fuel local economic growth. The Digital Pomegranate, an IT company based in Gyumri, the country’s second largest c…

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EU Commissioner visits Armenia to launch EU4Digital initiative

On 7 March the official launch of the EU-funded EU4Digital regional initiative took place in Yerevan in the presence of the Vice-president of the European Commission and Commissioner for the Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip, the EU Ambassador, Piotr Świtalski, and the Armenian Minister of Tr…

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Eastern Partnership: promoting stronger digital economies for the EU’s six Eastern Partners

On 28 February, the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, together with the European Commission, hosted the 3rd Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on the Digital Economy in Bucharest.  The event brought together EU ministers responsible for the digital economy and their…

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