ICT innovation

Through its EU4Digital initiative, the European Union supports reforms and actions to favour the development of ICT research, start-ups & innovation ecosystems across the Eastern Partnership region, drawing from EU experience and best practices.

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In support of these goals, the EU4Digital Facility will:

The Facility supports the work of the EU4Digital ICT Innovation network, which focuses on developing:

  • Training
  • Networking
  • Institutional framework
  • Innovation framework
  • Innovation infrastructure
  • Pilot projects for SMEs
  • Innovation services for SMEs

The ongoing EU-funded EaP Connect programme also supports ICT innovation through the interconnection of Research and Education communities across the region and with their European counterparts via a high-capacity broadband internet network, providing up to two million local scientists, students and academics at over 700 institutions with access to global research. www.eapconnect.eu 

EU4Digital support for ICT innovation infrastructure will encourage the sharing of research excellence and cross-border investments, open EU markets to start-ups from the EaP region, encourage investments and create jobs for talented young people, and lead to an overall increase in productivity and value.

Events

Startup Bridge: East meets West

  • 16/06/23 to 16/06/23

Join the most promising startups from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine along with other ecosystem representatives in an exciting networking event. The ‘Startup Bridge: East meets West' event is organised by EU4Digital and Expertise France to connect startups with esteemed French investors and accelerators, fuelling growth and collaboration in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region startup ecosystem.

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