About the programme
Digital Europe funds the design and delivery of specialised programmes and traineeships for future experts in key capacity areas like data and AI, cybersecurity, quantum and HPC. It also aims to support the upskilling of the existing workforce through training in such areas.
The actions under this Specific Objective aim at supporting the excellence of EU education and training institutions in digital areas, including by encouraging their cooperation with research and businesses. The goal is to improve the capacity to nurture and attract digital talents.
Areas of action include:
The preparation of a European data space for skills will contribute to mapping and identifying needs and developments across the EU.
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Digital Europe AI, data & cloud Advanced Digital Skills Deployment: Best use of technologies
The first Digital Europe calls in the domains AI-continent, advanced digital skills and deployment & best use of digital technologies are now open for submission. Deadline to submit proposals for these calls is 2 September 2025. Please find here below an overview of all related call topics: AI-continent Apply AI: GenAI for the pu... read more
Digital Europe AI, data & cloud Advanced Digital Skills Deployment: Best use of technologies
The upcoming calls from the Digital Europe Main Work Programme have been published on the Funding & Tenders Portal of the European Commission. The following 10 call topics are expected to open for submission on 15 April 2025, deadline to submit proposals will be 2 September 2025: AI, data & cloud Apply AI: GenAI for the public ad... read more
Digital Europe AI, data & cloud Advanced Digital Skills Deployment: Best use of technologies
The European Commission has published today the Digital Europe Main Work Programme 2025-2027, detailing the plans for remaining 3 years of the current programme period. The main work programme focuses on the Specific Objectives AI, data & cloud, Advanced Digital Skills and Deployment-Accelerating the best use of technologies. The work program... read more
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