Supports digital technology integration for businesses and public services.
The Digital Europe Programme is an EU funding programme aimed at bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens, and public administrations across Europe. The programme focuses on five key capacity areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring a wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society. The programme has a total budget of €7.59 billion for the period 2021-2027, allocated across its specific objectives: High Performance Computing (€2.226 billion), Artificial Intelligence (€2.062 billion), Cybersecurity and Trust (€1.650 billion), Advanced Digital Skills (€577 million), and Deployment and Best Use of Digital Capacities and Interoperability (€1.072 billion). To receive funding, projects must align with the programme's objectives and contribute to the digital transformation of Europe. The programme supports industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and public administration in their digital transformation through a reinforced network of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH). Recent projects and initiatives include the establishment of future Union Testing Facilities in AI, the development of specialized education programmes in key capacity areas, and the support for the implementation of Multi-Country Projects (MCPs). Specific project financing amounts are not provided in the available sources.