16/05/2024
Registration open: House of Europe ‘Hatathon’ on digitalising cultural heritage
Museum and library staff, cultural workers, arts managers, tech specialists, Web developers and designers, creative entrepreneurs and anyone eager to share ideas and expertise are invited to participate in ‘Hatathon 5.0’ on 21–27 May 2024. This online ideathon and training programme gathers specialists and activists to generate new approaches and tools for digitalising, documenting and preserving the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine.
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21/03/2023
eCommerce consultation centre launches with introductory marketplace training
The EU4Digital eCommerce consultations centre will provide practical training and consultations, enabling 30 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Partnership to register and sell their products on major marketplaces. The ultimate aim of the centre is to scale up for a larger number of EaP SMEs and support a 50% increase in EU-EaP cross-border eCommerce. This journey began on 16 March 2023, when the eTrade stream launched the eCommerce consultations centre and a first training session was completed.
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10/03/2023
Moldovan businesses win state funding for innovative digital and tech startup projects
Fourteen innovative Moldovan business ideas in the digital or technological field have been selected for state funding. This was announced in a public event on 27 February 2023, as the results of a Call for Projects under the Support Programme for Digital Innovations and Technological Startups, which is managed by the Organization for the Development of Entrepreneurship (ODA). The chosen projects will be able to access non-refundable funding equivalent to around 25,000 euro.
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09/03/2023
New Ukraine-Romania eCustoms pilot to streamline cross-border data exchange
EU4Digital Facility Phase II initiated a new eCustoms pilot between State Customs of Ukraine and the Romanian Customs Authority, on 7 March 2023. This is part of the EU4Digital eTrade thematic area’s eCustoms activity, which focuses on piloting mechanisms for data exchange between bordering customs administrations.
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28/02/2023
Feedback welcome: Digital Decade performance indicators – deadline 13 March
The EC is inviting feedback on a draft act regarding key performance indicators (KPIs) of progress towards the Digital Decade policy programme 2030. These KPIs are to be used to measure underlying trends at the national as well as European level. Anyone wishing to participate is welcome to login via the EC information page and share their views before the deadline: midnight, Brussels time on 13 March 2023.
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24/02/2023
EU4Digital eCommerce accelerator kicks off activities for EaP SMEs
SMEs in the EaP region can benefit from solutions offered by the EU4Digital eCommerce accelerator. EaP stakeholders learned about these opportunities in an online event on 14 February 2013. The EU4Digital Facility eTrade stream organised the occasion as part of renewed activities in Facility Phase II and to kick off the eCommerce accelerator, which runs until the end of this year. Interested SMEs are welcome to contact EU4Digital team to find out more.
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22/02/2023
EU4Digital event highlights importance of electronic freight information exchange and regulation for Eastern partner countries
The importance and benefits of implementing electronic freight transport information (eFTI) exchange in the logistics industry were highlighted in an event for stakeholders from Eastern partner countries on 31 January 2023. The EU4Digital eTrade stream organised the event to raise awareness and understanding of eFTI exchange and the EU's eFTI Regulation.
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10/02/2023
Moldova Digital Economy Roadmap updated for 2023
The roadmap for the digital economy of Moldova has been updated. The roadmap promotes government-to-business (G2B) online interaction, digitalisation of the economy, and eCommerce infrastructure. Developed in 2020, the roadmap is updated annually, based on business associations' recommendations and research conducted with development partners' support.
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27/01/2023
New digital transformation strategy to guide Moldova in European integration
After multiple rounds of public consultations, the 2023-2027 Strategy for Digital Transformation of the Republic of Moldova is ready for approval. EU4Digital experts alongside a wide range of stakeholders, international donors, associations, public and private institutions, engaged in consultations regarding the Moldovan government's vision for the next 7 years
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25/01/2023
eFTI Regulation awareness raising and Digital Transport Corridors activity kick-off session
This awareness-raising session will focus on what eFTI - electronic Freight Transport Information - will mean for the future of logistics in the EU and what the benefits and opportunities are for the Eastern Partner countries.
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17/01/2023
New step towards the Digital Decade: 2030 policy programme comes into force
The Digital Decade policy programme 2030 has entered into force. The European Parliament, Member States and the European Commission have jointly set concrete objectives and targets in four key areas in this strategic vision for the development of the digital economy.
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13/12/2022
EU to invest €4.5 billion in digital transformation for 2023-2024
To deliver on the European Union’s goals for digital transformation, more than €4.5 billion will be available in the 2023-24 Horizon Europe work programme - more than 33% of the total work programme budget.
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28/10/2022
EU4Digital stakeholders review achievements and plans as EU4Digital Facility Phase II kicks off
Achievements and plans of EU4Digital projects were reviewed in the 2022 EU4Digital Initiative Steering Committee meeting on 25 October, which marked the kick-off of the EU4Digital Facility Phase II.
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