08/05/2024
Key milestone in Ukraine-Romania-Moldova EU4Digital eCustoms pilot
The customs authorities of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 29 April 2024, marking a key milestone in EU4Digital eCustoms activities and, ultimately, the smoother integration of Ukraine and Moldova in the European Union (EU) market. This agreement between the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the Romanian Customs Authority and the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova sets the stage for collaborative testing of cross-border data exchange, as part of the EU4Digital Initiative objectives to facilitate trade and extend the benefits of the EU’s Digital Single Market to the Eastern partner countries.
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26/02/2024
‘European Artificial Intelligence Office’ to oversee General-Purpose AI (GPAI)
The European Commission has established the 'European Artificial Intelligence Office' on 24 January 2024. The AI Office is tasked with overseeing the use of General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models and systems.
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20/02/2024
Register: first INATBA ‘Blockchain Horizons’ academic and R&D forum
Registration is open for the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) first edition of Blockchain Horizons, the association’s academic, research and development (R&D) forum. The event is scheduled to take place in Darmstadt, Germany on 22 May 2024; the deadline for related submissions is 28 February.
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20/02/2024
EU4Digital supports OECD in promoting digital business skills in Moldova
EU4Digital experts have supported the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in enhancing digital skills in Moldova and the creation of its report: ‘Promoting Digital Business Skills in the Republic of Moldova’.
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20/02/2024
New report: EU4Digital recommendations support Eastern Partnership DESI implementation
EU4Digital Facility has published a new report, ‘Recommendations on implementing DESI indicators in the Eastern Partner countries’, to support uptake of Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) data collection in line with EU methodologies.
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29/01/2024
Building a digital state: Ukraine’s ‘Diia’ app now boasts over 20 million users
Ukraine’s ‘Diia’ state app has shown that instant access to state services is not a future possibility, but a present-day reality. The application currently boasts more than 20 million users—every second resident of Ukraine is currently registered on Diia.
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25/01/2024
EU4DigitalUA assists Ukraine ‘Oberih’ military register modernisation
Ukraine’s electronic register of persons liable for military service, ‘Oberih’ was re-launched on 19 December 2023 following EU4DigitalUA assistance in modernising the database.
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24/01/2024
Young European Ambassadors organise hackathon on AI in society
Young European Ambassadors (YEA) helped organise the ‘Bridging the Gap’ hackathon on 13-14 January 2024, discussing and offering solutions to the biggest challenges related to artificial intelligence (AI). Participants developed ideas on the influence of AI on democracy, education, environment, and society as a whole.
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22/01/2024
Ukraine tests ‘uResidency’ for foreigners to register as entrepreneurs
The ‘uResidency’ electronic residency programme will permit foreigners to register a business in Ukraine from anywhere in the world. The programme will offer an array of automated online services for entrepreneurs.
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21/01/2024
New ‘e-Entrepreneur’ app to offer comprehensive services for Ukrainian businesses
Ukraine’s ‘Diia’ state app will soon offer comprehensive digital services for businesses. The upcoming feature, called ‘e-Entrepreneur’, will allow citizens to access everything they need to start or develop a business on their smartphones.
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20/01/2024
EU Advisory Mission supports Ukrainian prosecutors with crucial IT equipment
The EU Advisory Mission (EUAM) to Ukraine handed over laptops and other donated IT equipment to Ukraine’s Prosecutor General, Andrii Kostin, in Kyiv on 17 January. The equipment will support the daily work of the Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) in time of war and improve the level of services provided to citizens.
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18/01/2024
New digital services for Ukraine: Diia Summit 2023
Ukrainian citizens can access important new digital services through the state app ‘Diia’, as announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov during the Diia Summit in Kyiv on 19 December 2023.
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09/01/2024
EU4Digital launches data governance strategies activity for quality public data
Recent developments in electronic services, information exchange, use of artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making across various sectors means that reliable and accessible data are vital. To respond to the growing demand for high-quality and easily accessible public data in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, the EU4Digital Facility kicked off its new data governance strategies activity on 6 December 2023.
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