The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital is a €2b funding programme which aims to support and catalyse both public and private investments in digital connectivity infrastructures between 2021 and 2027.
This session will provide a general presentation of the programme, describing its founding principles and the goals it intends to reach.
This will then be followed by a presentation of the two first call results, with a focus on the projects selected under the following actions:
• Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways
• 5G for Smart Communities
The session will close with a short description of CEF Digital call 3, and the future of the programme.
Speakers:
- Franco ACCORDINO, Head of Unit B.5 Investment in High-Capacity Networks, DG CONNECT
- Thomas KUEPPER, Scientific and Technical Policy and Project Officer in the area of Broadband, Converging Media and Accessiblity, DG CONNECT
- Stavros KALAPOTHAS, Policy Officer Unit B.5 Investment in High-Capacity Networks, DG CONNECT
- Hervé DUPUY, Head Of Unit at European Health and Digital Executive Agency
- Georgios TSELENTIS - Policy Officer, Unit B5, Investment in High-Capacity Networks
- Moderator: Rachele CIVITAREALE - Communication Specialist, Unit B5, Investment in High-Capacity Networks
- Tagy
- CEF Digital