08/05/2024
Key milestone in Ukraine-Romania-Moldova EU4Digital eCustoms pilot
The customs authorities of Ukraine, Moldova and Romania signed a trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 29 April 2024, marking a key milestone in EU4Digital eCustoms activities and, ultimately, the smoother integration of Ukraine and Moldova in the European Union (EU) market. This agreement between the State Customs Service of Ukraine, the Romanian Customs Authority and the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova sets the stage for collaborative testing of cross-border data exchange, as part of the EU4Digital Initiative objectives to facilitate trade and extend the benefits of the EU’s Digital Single Market to the Eastern partner countries.
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09/12/2023
UNCTAD eWeek charts a sustainable, inclusive path for the digital economy
More than 3,500 participants explored how to turn digital opportunities into shared and sustainable development gains during UNCTAD eWeek 2023, on 4–8 December.
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06/12/2023
Young voices wanted! European Training Foundation #MySkills4You campaign
Young citizens from the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region are invited to contribute to the European Training Foundation (ETF) #MySkills4You initiative, launched on 4 December 2023.
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24/11/2023
European Council adopts recommendations for enabling successful digital education and training
The European Council adopted a set of recommendations on 23 November 2023, on the key enabling factors for successful digital education and training, and on improving the provision of digital skills and competences in education and training. With this package, the Council is addressing the need to make education fit for real digital transformation and able to keep pace with rapidly changing times and technologies.
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09/11/2023
Join the 2023 Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership
Registration is open for the 2023 Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership. EU4Digital Facility is organising this online event at 10:00-12:00 CET on 14 November to highlight and support digital transformation in the Eastern partner countries. This year, the conference’s central theme is ‘Digital strategic autonomy: leveraging digital technologies to empower societies and economies’. Anyone interested in participating will be welcome: please sign up!
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08/09/2023
Join the conversation with EU4Digital: new Twitter expands the options
The team that curates news, announcements, stories and other publications about EU4Digital and Eastern Partnership digital activities invites you to take stock of the growing number of ways you can access this content – in particular, a brand-new Twitter account : come and join the conversation!
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05/09/2023
Save the date! EU4Digital events on Eastern Partnership digital transformation
Want to find out more about digital developments, future priorities and the policy agenda for Eastern partner countries? The EU4Digital Initiative is organising two events dedicated to the topic of digital transformation in the Eastern Partnership. On 14 November 2023, the Digital Conference for the Eastern Partnership will provide a space for wider discussion and anyone who is interested in participating will be welcome. On 15 November 2023, invited members of the EU4Digital Phase II Steering Committee will meet to discuss the flagship regional EU4Digital Initiative and projects.
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22/06/2023
Explore the relaunched and improved EU4Digital website!
Looking for news, resources and other information about digital transformation in the Eastern Partnership (EaP)? EU4Digital invites you to explore its newly relaunched website: https://eufordigital.eu/! With the relaunch, the EU4Digital Facility offers its large digital community updated content and an improved user experience.
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02/06/2023
Telecom operators in EU and Moldova to reduce roaming tariffs from 2024
Telecoms operators from the European Union and the Republic of Moldova have signed a joint declaration, to lower roaming charges for businesses and citizens travelling between the two areas. The European Commission and Moldovan authorities facilitated the voluntary declaration, published on 31 May 2023, reflecting the shared goal to ensure a long-term roaming arrangement and bring Moldova closer to the EU Single Market. The EU supports this process and Moldova’s integration into the EU roaming regime through the EU4Digital Initiative.
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07/04/2023
EU Code Week 2023
Every year, EU Code Week celebrates and promotes the importance of digital literacy and coding skills among people of all ages and backgrounds. Activities are ongoing throughout the year, but two weeks are set aside that are specifically designated as Code Week – this year, 7-22 October.
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06/04/2023
EU4Digital and INATBA event supports Eastern Partnership blockchain development and international cooperation
EU4Digital ICT Innovation hosted an online networking event on 30 March 2023 to support the development of a blockchain ecosystem in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region. Blockchain associations, industry players, key innovation ecosystem actors and EaP government representatives discussed opportunities to join and cooperate with the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) and its leading partnerships.
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23/03/2023
EU4Digital ICT Innovation Forum highlights digital education for upskilling SMEs and start-ups
The 2023 EU4Digital ICT Innovation Forum raised important questions about the future of education for businesses to better prepare them for our post-industrial, digital society. Stressing the importance of digital upskilling of start-ups and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, the online event on 9 March was the second in an annual Innovation Forum series and attracted more than 100 participants. They learned about diverse EU and EaP policy and support initiatives including the EU4Digital Academy activity, which was announced during the event.
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28/02/2023
Feedback welcome: Digital Decade performance indicators – deadline 13 March
The EC is inviting feedback on a draft act regarding key performance indicators (KPIs) of progress towards the Digital Decade policy programme 2030. These KPIs are to be used to measure underlying trends at the national as well as European level. Anyone wishing to participate is welcome to login via the EC information page and share their views before the deadline: midnight, Brussels time on 13 March 2023.
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