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The EU best practice report on the development of 5G private networks was prepared by EU4Digital Facility experts as a part of the Telecom Rules stream of activities. The main objective is to discuss the business use-cases for developing 5G private networks as well as to share experience gathered by the EU Member States on the allocation of frequencies.

The guidelines document, ‘Human rights in the era of Artificial Intelligence: challenges and legal regulation’ is a methodical document that discusses the impacts of cutting-edge AI technologies and approaches to its legal regulation. It also offers recommendations on managing the intellectual system in accordance with national legislation and international standards.

The report ‘EU4Digital Recommendations on implementing DESI indicators in the Eastern Partner countries’ serves as a strategic blueprint for Eastern partner countries to take up the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), developed under the EU4Digital 'DESI Accelerator' activity.

This report reflects the activities of the second reporting period of the EU4Digital Facility Phase II: January 2023–June 2023. The report summarises the outputs achieved under the six thematic streams during the reporting period, as well as introducing aims and objectives of the activities that will be initiated in the next reporting periods. Also, it outlines the main political highlights.

This 2023 report defines the concept of high-performing start-ups incubation and presents an analysis of the existing innovation ecosystem actors in the Eastern Partnership. It details the methodology, aims and results of a study conducted in the EU4Digital ICT Innovation thematic area and provides recommendations for action steps and priorities to raise the performance of the ecosystem in the Eastern Partner countries.

Every business depends on a thriving innovation ecosystem. Eastern partner countries rely on EU4Digital to help boost their ecosystem for start-ups and investors. This 50-second video explains how the various activities of the ICT Innovation thematic area contribute to this support.

How can Eastern partner countries boost business with European Union countries while making it easier and safer? EU4Digital’s work to harmonise the eCommerce ecosystem, legislation, standards and work practices supports this goal. This 58-second video explains how all the activities in the EU4Digital eTrade thematic area contribute to improving competitiveness and the digital economy.

We know that growing digital skills drives the digital transformation of societies. To help the Eastern partner countries achieve accessible learning opportunities for citizens of all ages and incomes, the EU4Digital eSkills thematic area offers various supporting activities. This 50-second video explains how.

Digitalisation can make medical care more efficient, accurate and accessible. To help Eastern partner countries interconnect their eHealth services beyond their borders, EU4Digital is supporting the harmonisation of digital healthcare in the region. This 59-second video explains how the EU4Digital eHealth thematic area’s activities support these goals.

In the digital age, electronic identification (eID) and trust services must reach within and beyond national borders. EU4Digital supports Eastern partner countries in their goal to unify cross-border access to digital services. This 61-second video explains how the EU4Digital eTrust thematic area provides this support.

For sustainable economic development, Eastern partner countries need affordable connectivity. The Eu4Digital Telecom Rules thematic area contributes to this goal through a range of activities that ultimately help to make cheaper, faster and secure digital connectivity accessible for a growing number of people. This 49-second video explains how.

The EU4Digital EU best practice report on promoting access to competitive broadband internet services was developed by EU4Digital Facility experts as a part of the Telecom Rules stream of activities. The report consists of four key parts to illustrate the European Union’s roadmap to broadband facilitation. The main objective is to share experiences gathered by the EU and EU Member States so the Eastern partner countries can apply them.

The EU4Digital report on EU 5G security toolbox implementation defines EU best practices, key areas regarding strategy and risk, promotes a coordinated approach and provides guidance to Eastern partner countries, their network operators and other stakeholders.

This report provides an overview of the state of cross-border eCommerce in the European Union and EU best practices and norms. The EU baseline is defined to provide a benchmark for assessing the Eastern partner countries’ cross-border eCommerce. The 99-page report presents the EU baseline in chapters that analyse three key areas – the legal framework, standards, and the eCommerce ecosystem.

This report reflects the activities of the first reporting period of EU4Digital Facility Phase II: June 2022 – December 2022. The report summarises the outputs achieved under the six thematic streams during this period, and introduces aims and objectives of the activities that will be initiated in the next reporting periods. It also outlines the main political highlights.

This 2023 ICT Innovation Forum presentation is an overview of OECD policy support to Eastern partner countries on issues related to the digitalisation of SMEs.

This 2023 ICT Innovation Forum presentation demonstrates results of the World Bank in deploying Firm-level Adoption of Technology (FAT) surveys throughout the world.

This 2023 ICT Innovation Forum presentation from Enterprise Georgia identifies problems in the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Georgia and proposes the organisation’s solutions.

The presentation ‘Forthcoming EU4Digital Academy: Engineering for and with EaP stakeholders’ unveils the EU4Digital Academy, an innovative learning platform for Eastern Partnership (EaP) citizens.

This report reflects the activities of the sixth reporting period of the EU4Digital Facility: July 2021 - December 2021.

This guide provides an in-depth overview of the possibilities for stakeholders of the six Eastern partner countries to join selected specialised EU networks and platforms in the area of ICT Innovation.

This guide was developed as supporting material for using the EaP Startup Ecosystem platform which was designed by the EU4Digital Facility and technical partner Dealroom.co.

The EU4Digital guidebook for the design of ICT entrepreneurial ecosystem builder organisations, dedicated to boosting the ICT entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Eastern partner countries.

The Framework law on Electronic Communications for Armenia was prepared by the EU4Digital Facility together with the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) and contributes to strengthening the independence of National regulatory authorities (NRAs) of Armenia.