Digital Europe Work Programme 2025-2027
28/03/25
On 28 March, the European Commission officially announced the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) Work Programme for 2025 to 2027 and thus the allocation of €1.3 billion for the deployment of critical technologies.
On 28 March, the European Commission officially announced the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) Work Programme for 2025 to 2027 and thus the allocation of €1.3 billion for the deployment of critical technologies. The Work Programme 2025-2027 will continue on the path of EU’s goals related to digital transformation, as defined in the communication 2030 Digital Compass: The European way for the Digital Decade and in the Path to the Digital Decade policy programme.
The WP reflects several new actions, as it responds to the challenges identified in the political priorities of the new Commission regarding tech sovereignty, democracy and security, and linked notably to the implementation of the Chips Act, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act and the AI Innovation package communication and the objective to make Europe an AI continent thriving on development, integration and adoption of AI thanks to the forthcoming Apply AI Strategy, the EU Digital Identity Wallet, the Cyber Solidarity Act and the Cyber Resilience Act, as well as the Interoperable Europe Act. It will gravitate around AI deployment and its implications on businesses and public administration, cloud and data, cyber resilience and digital skills. The key priorities under the DIGITAL work programme include:
- Improving the availability and accessibility of generative AI applications, including in the health and care sectors. Available funding will go towards testing immersive environments, known as ‘virtual worlds’, implementing the AI Act and deploying energy efficient common data spaces. These measures are key to the implementation of the AI Factories initiative to develop generative AI models for businesses and the public sector.
- Supporting the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs). This is a network of hubs that provides companies and the public sector with access to technical expertise and testing of technologies, as well as with advice, training and skills to adopt the latest technologies. It will promote the widespread take-up of AI in private and public organisations across Europe.
- Building-up the award-winning Destination Earth initiative that is working to build a digital model of Earth to support climate adaptation and disaster risk management. Funding will build a more powerful model that more researchers can access.
- Boosting cyber resilience. Cybersecurity solutions such as the EU Cybersecurity Reserve will improve the resilience and security of critical infrastructures including hospitals and submarine cables.
- Developing EU education and training institutions’ capacity in digital skills so they may nurture and attract talent while boosting advanced skills in the European workforce.
- Facilitating the new EU Digital Identity Wallet architecture and the European Trust Infrastructure, as well as promoting its adoption in Member States.
- Stimulating the transformation of the public sector by developing efficient, high-quality, interoperable digital public services.
Innovation will also be accelerated by the new Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) which awards the STEP Seal quality label to promising projects to improve their opportunity to access public and private funding.
Find out more about the Work Programme here and check the press release at this link!