26/04/2024
Opportunity for ‘Brave’ women entrepreneurs in Ukraine
A programme that helps Ukrainian women start or develop an existing business is accepting applications until 28 April 2024. The new season of the accelerator programme ‘Vidvazhna 2: Scaling and digitalisation’ was launched in Kyiv on 26 March as a continuation of the project.
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16/04/2024
ICT investment opportunities highlighted in EU-Moldova investment event
EU4Digital Facility supported the European Commission in organising a Digital and ICT sector session during the ‘EU-Moldova Private Sector Mobilisation Mission’ launch event in Chisinau on 10 April 2024. The launch event served as a platform to inform participants about various financial instruments provided by the European Union, intended to encourage investment and support the advancement of private sector businesses in Moldova.
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11/04/2024
EU best practice report on 5G private networks development available for download
EU4Digital Facility experts have prepared the EU best practice report on the development of 5G private networks as part of the Telecom Rules stream of activities.
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09/04/2024
First EU4Digital Academy digital skills course is open!
EU4Digital Facility invites citizens and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine to register for the first course available in the new EU4Digital Academy digital learning programme. The user-friendly ‘eCommerce in EU Marketplaces’ online course is useful for learners who have no prior knowledge about eCommerce and want to start their journey, or who are already selling products online in their own country but who want to also sell in the European Union (EU).
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09/04/2024
New EU4Digital Academy offers Eastern Partnership citizens and enterprises training
EU4Digital has launched EU4Digital Academy, a digital learning programme bringing free and accessible digital skills training to the Eastern partner countries. EU4Digital Academy provides user-friendly, web-based courses tailored to the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and citizens of countries in the Eastern Partnership region – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
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08/04/2024
Registration open for EU4Digital innovation clusters assessment and training
Are you an executive manager of an organisation that manages an innovation cluster in an Eastern partner country or coordinates collaborative initiatives between businesses and academia with a sectoral or technological focus? If you’re from a cluster or potential cluster, EU4Digital invites you to participate in a free-of-charge certified online training and assessment. The deadline for registration is 17 April 2024.
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08/04/2024
New EU4Digital activity supports Eastern Partnership innovation clusters
EU4Digital Facility has launched a new framework for activities to support innovation clusters in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region. These coalitions of start-ups, small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), research and knowledge dissemination organisations, not-for-profits and other related economic actors stimulate innovation, share knowledge and support collaboration, contributing to technological and economic development. EU4Digital’s new innovation cluster activities are part of the ICT Innovation thematic area, which connects EaP and EU start-up ecosystems in line with the Facility’s wider goals to harmonise the regions’ digital markets.
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02/04/2024
Moldova embraces the digital economy with MIA Instant Payments
Moldova's newly launched MIA instant payment system allows individuals and businesses to transfer money within seconds using only their phone numbers.
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27/03/2024
DG NEAR and EU4Digital visit Moldova, confirming startup ecosystem development support
Representatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR) and EU4Digital Facility met important Moldovan stakeholders and attended Startup Moldova Summit 2024 on 12–14 March 2024.
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19/03/2024
Moldovan start-ups to benefit from EBRD €10 million GapMinder investment
Tech start-ups in Moldova will be able to access new funding opportunities from GapMinder Fund II, a venture capitalist fund backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD announced a €10 million investment in GapMinder Fund II, with the aim to support the development of the venture capital ecosystem and digitalisation.
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19/03/2024
Moldova explores future of telecommunications at Mobile World Congress
Representatives of the Republic of Moldova’s National Agency for Regulation in Electronic Communications and Information Technology (ANRCETI) held crucial discussions at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 February 2024. ANRCETI's director, Sergiu Gaibu, discussed the future of telecommunications with local and international counterparts.
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14/03/2024
Moldova’s Customs Service to speed up international mail with new IT systems
The Customs Service of Moldova is upgrading its digital systems to streamline the handling of international mail, a step that promises to bolster eCommerce. These updates are designed to accelerate the customs clearance process for packages, ensuring quick and reliable postal services, economic security, and citizen safety, in compliance with the Moldovan Customs Code's new regulations.
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13/03/2024
Join the EU4Digital workshop on EU toolbox for 5G security
EU4Digital Facility invites all interested parties to an online workshop on 27 March 2024 to launch activities on the implementation of the EU toolbox for 5G security. The EU4Digital Telecom Rules stream is launching the activity in cooperation with the Eastern partner countries’ telecommunications National Regulatory Authorities.
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