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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17/12/2023
European Council decides to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, grants candidate status to Georgia
On 14–15 December 2023, the European Council decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. This was a landmark moment for the people of both countries, who have consistently shown their European conviction. EU leaders also decided to grant Georgia candidate country status.
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12/12/2023
Eastern Partnership Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting highlights digital
Connectivity, regional roaming and the digital transition were among the topics discussed in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) ministerial meeting on 11 December 2023. This event brought together foreign ministers of EU countries and their counterparts from five of the six Eastern partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine). The event provided an opportunity to exchange views on the Eastern Partnership, take stock of its achievements and identify concrete recommendations for the future of the policy.
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02/12/2023
Azerbaijan research and education network AzScienceNet at RIPE87 world internet meeting
Internet service providers, telecommunication companies and network operators from around the world met at the RIPE87 meeting in Rome on 27 November–1 December 2023 – among them, AzScienceNet represented Azerbaijan’s research and education community.
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27/11/2023
Digital Silk Way project promises development for Azerbaijan and Georgia
Azerbaijan and Georgia are set to become digital hubs in a fibre-optic telecommunication ‘corridor’ linking Europe to Central and South Asia. AzerTelecom is implementing the major ‘Digital Silk Way’ project that aims to develop the region's digital ecosystem according to the world's most advanced standards. Within Azerbaijan, construction of fibre-optic cables is underway and phase one of a backbone link across the Caspian Sea has begun, to connect Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan by the end of 2024.
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20/11/2023
Digital is now central: reflections from EU4Digital Steering Committee 2023
Digital has become central to everyday life in the Eastern Partnership (EaP), so a coordinated approach to strategic planning, policy and legislation alignment and investment are now crucial. This was the key message that emerged from the 5th annual meeting of the EU4Digital Steering Committee held online on 15 November 2023.
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20/11/2023
The human factor in digital transformation: Eastern Partnership Digital Conference 2023
Human-centred needs and benefits must be kept in mind as we aim for digital transformation, agreed participants in the EU4Digital Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership (EaP) on 14 November 2023. The event theme, ‘Digital strategic autonomy: leveraging digital technologies to empower societies and economies’, provided scope to explore how digital connectivity and newer technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) can unlock innovation in working towards resilient government, economy and society.
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16/11/2023
Digital connectivity: a pathway to transformation in the Eastern Partnership
With the growth of online provision of health, educational, financial, business and governance services, digital connectivity has become increasingly crucial to everyday life. Following a pathway to digital connectivity improvement in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, EU4Digital Facility has been closely cooperating with the Eastern partner countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine since 2019. Together, they promote and facilitate access to high-speed, secure and sustainable digital connectivity at affordable prices for citizens and businesses. So, what has been achieved and how does this support wider policy goals for EaP digital transformation?
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09/11/2023
Join the 2023 Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership
Registration is open for the 2023 Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership. EU4Digital Facility is organising this online event at 10:00-12:00 CET on 14 November to highlight and support digital transformation in the Eastern partner countries. This year, the conference’s central theme is ‘Digital strategic autonomy: leveraging digital technologies to empower societies and economies’. Anyone interested in participating will be welcome: please sign up!
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09/11/2023
EU4Digital stakeholder workshop explores national-level acceleration of results adoption
The activities of the EU4Digital Facility are driven by the needs of countries in the Eastern Partnership region—Armenia, Azerbaijan, Republic of Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine. These activities are carried out in close cooperation with bilateral activities managed by EU Delegations as part of the EU-Eastern Partnership joint agenda. To maximise results during the EU4Digital Facility’s current, second phase, EU4Digital hosted a workshop in Brussels with key EU and Eastern partner country stakeholders on 18 October 2023. The meeting provided an opportunity for participants to review the project results, give feedback and explore how to accelerate the adoption of EU4Digital activities at national level.
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08/11/2023
European Commission recommends EU accession status changes for Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia
On 8 November 2023, the European Commission recommended that the Council of the European Union opens EU accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, and grants candidate country status to Georgia on the understanding that a number of steps are taken. The Commission also adopted the 2023 Enlargement Package, in which the progress of these countries was assessed for the first time.
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06/11/2023
Broadband experts agree next steps in Eastern Partnership development
Concrete next steps in Eastern Partnership broadband development were agreed in a meeting of the Independence of Regulators and Broadband Expert Working Group (IRB EWG) in Yerevan, Armenia on 25-26 October 2023. The main focus was wholesale broadband access market analysis and monitoring of broadband access.
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02/10/2023
Moldova aims for Digital State: 2023-2030 Digital Transformation Strategy
The Cabinet of Ministers in the Republic of Moldova has approved the Digital Transformation Strategy for 2023-2030. The approval, in early September 2023, is a significant step as the strategy sets out a comprehensive vision for the country’s digital development. The strategy centres on alignment with the European integration agenda and focuses on citizens' needs.
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