A Europe fit for the digital age – European Union
Digital technology is changing people’s lives. The EU’s digital strategy aims to make this transformation work for people and businesses, while helping to achieve its target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.
The Commission is determined to make this Europe’s “Digital Decade”. Europe must now strengthen its digital sovereignty and set standards, rather than following those of others – with a clear focus on data, technology, and infrastructure.
21 February 2024 – The Commission has set out several actions to help ensure that the EU meets its 2030 digital infrastructure targets. Fast, secure, and widespread connectivity is crucial if we are to deploy the technologies that will bring us into tomorrow’s world. The proposed actions focus on fostering innovation; meeting the full potential of the digital single market for telecoms, and reducing security risks of critical infrastructures, such as submarine cables. The actions put forward aim to start a discussion on concrete proposalswith stakeholders, Member States and like-minded partners on how to shape future EU policies.
Ensuring a safe and accountable online environment
Ensuring fair and open digital markets
Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies
Giving you full control on how much information you share with third parties
Achieving better healthcare, safer and cleaner transport, more efficient manufacturing, and cheaper and more sustainable energy through AI
Making the EU a role model for a society empowered by data
Ensuring European industry leads the transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership
Working together to tackle security threats and challenges more robustly
EU initiatives for a satellite-based connectivity system and management of space traffic
Coordinating approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues
Political agreement on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act
AI innovation package to support Artificial Intelligence startups and SMEs
Entry into force of the European Data Act
Political agreement reached on Artificial Intelligence Act
Political agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act
Political agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Act
Adoption of a Recommendation on critical technology areas for the EU’s economic security, to assess the technology risk and technology leakage of ten critical technology areas
Entry into force of the European Chips Act
The Commission designates six gatekeepers, ie. platforms that provide an important gateway between businesses and consumers in relation to core platform services, under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Adoption of a new strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds, to steer the next technological transition and ensure an open, secure, trustworthy, fair and inclusive digital environment for EU citizens, businesses and public administrations
Political agreement is reached on the Regulation on supporting ammunition production (ASAP)
Publication of the 2023 European Innovation Scoreboard and the bi-yearly Regional Innovation Scoreboard, which show that despite recent crises EU Member States and their regions keep improving their innovation performance
Provisional political agreement is reached on the EU Digital Identity Wallet, which will revolutionise digital identification by giving Europeans control over their personal data with the full convenience of mobile apps
Political agreement is reached on the European Data Act, proposed by the Commission in February 2022, which will unlock industrial data, optimise its accessibility and use, and foster a competitive and reliable European cloud market
Publication of a Communication on a European Economic Security Strategy, focusing on minimising risks arising from certain economic flows in the context of increased geopolitical tension and accelerated technological shifts
Launch of the Unitary Patent System, to make it simpler and easier for companies to protect their innovations in Europe and capitalise on their intellectual property
Publication of the first ever European Media Industry Outlook, analysing trends in the audiovisual, video game and news media industries and identifying challenges and underlying technological trends common to the media industries
The Commission adopts a Recommendation to combat online piracy of sports and other live events
The Commission adopts a Recommendation on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events
Adoption of the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP), introducing targeted measures to ramp up the EU’s production capacity and addressing the current shortages
The Commission proposes harmonised EU patent rules to boost innovation, investment and competitiveness
Digital Services Act: The Commission designates first set of Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines
The Commission proposes an EU Cyber Solidarity Act to strengthen cybersecurity capacities in the EU
The Commission proposes more transparency and less red tape for companies to improve business environment in the EU
The Commission proposes the Critical Raw Materials Act
The Commission presents new initiatives, laying the ground for the transformation of the connectivity sector in the EU
The EU and India set up a Trade and Technology Council
The EU and Singapore launch a Digital Partnership
The Digital Services Act enters into force
Communication on an EU Cyber Defence policy
The Digital Markets Act enters into force
Single Market Emergency Instrument
New Cyber Resilience Act
New Roaming rules for travellers in the EU
New European strategy for a better internet for kids
EU data act
EU strategy for space traffic management
Roadmap on security and defence technologies
European chips act
Declaration on digital rights and principles
Communication on a competition policy fit for new challenges
Commission proposes a common charger for electronic devices
Path to the digital decade
Framework for a trusted and secure European digital identity
The EU’s industrial strategy is updated
New rules and actions for excellence and trust in artificial intelligence
Europe’s Digital Decade: the Commission sets course towards a digitally empowered Europe by 2030
New EU Cybersecurity Strategy
The Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act are proposed
Member States agree on new tax transparency rules on digital platforms
Digital finance package, including a digital finance strategy and legislative proposals on crypto-assets and digital resilience
White Paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies
A new industrial strategy
Publication of the agenda to shape Europe’s digital future, a strategy on data and a White Paper on artificial intelligence
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Empowering businesses and people in a human-centred, sustainable and more prosperous digital future
Making sure technology serves the people and adds value to their daily lives
Promoting cyber resilience, safeguarding our communication and data and keeping online society and economy secure
Improving connectivity with the goal for Europe to be the most connected continent by 2030
Tackling the digital skills gap and improving these skills in Europe by promoting projects and strategies
Removing barriers to learning and improving access to quality education for all
Creating a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU
New financial technologies can facilitate access to financial services and improve the efficiency of the financial system
The single market is at the heart of the European project, enabling citizens to travel, live, work or study wherever they wish
A Europe fit for the Digital Age
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