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We are glad to invite you to the Digital Decade Community launch event on Wednesday 17th November at 1:00-2:30pm CET.
The event will be a chance to communicate the link between stakeholder conversations on Futurium and the policy process surrounding Europe’s Digital Decade. As members of the community, you will be able to meet for the first time, learn more and discuss about the Commission’s recent “Path to the Digital Decade” proposal, while also find out ways of getting involved in Europe’s digital future through the Futurium platform.
In detail, the event will feature:
1) An overview of the objectives and main elements of the Commission’s proposal for the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” - the Union’s first strategic governance tool to ensure coherence and synergies among all digital policy initiatives, actions, measures and investments in digital at national and at Union level.
2) A deep dive into Multi-Country Projects (MCPs) - a centerpiece of the proposal designed to pool investments needed to build European digital capacities at scale. We will discuss the Commission’s role as MCP accelerator, ideas for an initial list of projects, your experiences and best practices as well as eventual opportunities for your organization to participate.
3) A sneak peek into the ongoing consultation and negotiation process. We will discuss the main questions and suggestions raised so far.Your input in this context remains crucially important. This will also be an opportunity to address your questions about the proposed 2030 targets, the annual monitoring and cooperation cycle, and the mechanism to implement Multi-Country Projects to the penholders of the policy programme.
4) The new purpose and basic functioning of the Digital Decade Futurium community. After a more general explanation of the Commission’s Futurium platform, its purpose and how it works, the conversation will move towards a more detailed description of the Digital Decade Community. In particular, what are the different types of content you can find? How are the subgroups divided and what do they refer to? How can you contribute to the conversations ? What is the value of joining and engaging in such a community? This will also be an opportunity for members to share ideas on what they would like to see more of on Futurium in the future.
Make sure to ask your questions throughout the course of the webinar by commenting under this page. Our organisers will read them aloud and address them to the relevant speaker during the Q&A time.
See you on Wednesday!
Speakers:
Eric PETERS, Deputy Head of Unit, Implementation of the Regulatory Framework, DG CNECT
Kamila KLOC, Deputy Director of Connectivity & Head of Unit, Markets, DG CNECT
Andreas GEISS, Head of Unit, Research Strategy and Programme Coordination, DG CNECT
Lavinia BIANCHI, Communication Officer, Investment in High Capacity Networks, DG CNECT
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Vastus kommentaarile I also have a technical… kasutajalt Aleksander Tarkowski
Dear Aleksander,
Please download the user manual here. There is one section that explains in detail how to manage notifications.
Make sure you select the right kind of notification you would like to receive (Never, Sent Immediately, Daily, Weekly). Even if you check "Immediately", you would not necessarily receive something on the spot, as the server runs tasks that are queuing to send mails by packets, so please allow it some time. You would also need to check your spam box just in case.
Also, please note that you will receive notifications on posts when other members comment or when a moderator makes changes to your post.
Kind regards,
Lavinia
Vastus kommentaarile Dear Aleksander, Please… kasutajalt Lavinia BIANCHI
Dear Lavinia, thank you for checking this for me. My problem is that I am not given the option to pick the kind of notification I want. Instead, the "Notifications are disabled for this group" message appears. This sounds to me like a general setting for the group, and not my personal one. I checked in the manual and did make sure that "email notifications" are enabled in my account.
Thank you for your help!
Alek
Vastus kommentaarile Dear Lavinia, thank you for… kasutajalt Aleksander Tarkowski
Dear Aleksander,
I checked with the Futurium team. You received the message because, before now, the notifications were activated only for the Digital Decade parent group and not for all the other subgroups within it. The team has now put in place notifications also for the subgroups, so you should be able to see it soon.
Let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with.
Best,
Lavinia
Question related to the MCPs in the field of supercomputing: is the idea to create something separate from (although connected to) EuroHPC and if yes, why has this approach been taken, i.e. why not incorporate everything into the EuroHPC framework?
Vastus kommentaarile Question related to the MCPs… kasutajalt Satu Tuomikorpi
Dear Satu,
No, nothing separate. EuroHPC is indeed the implementation instrument in the area of HPC.
It will manage funds from DIGITAL, Horizon Europe and Connecting Europe Facility.
Best regards,
Anna
Can you have different MCPs from different MSs in the same area? And how do you ensure interoperability and governance between the MS?
Vastus kommentaarile Can you have different MCPs… kasutajalt Andriana PRENTZA
Dear Andriana,
The aim is to pool resources to finance MCPs together and achieve European scale.
The first objective of MCPs is to facilitate collective work instead of Member States working alone. However, nothing is pre-defined or excluded a priori. So far, there is one MCP in each of the areas listed in the annex to the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”.
Best regards,
Anna
If there is a selection via calls for proposals from DIGITAL for Common European Data Spaces, how do you envisage the set-up of an EDIC? Can this really be open to MS that have not been involved/selected through the DIGITAL calls?
Vastus kommentaarile If there is a selection via… kasutajalt Caroline DE CLOCK
Dear Caroline,
As announced in the data strategy the Commission will continue to support the creation of data spaces through the Digital Europe programme (DIGITAL). DIGITAL calls will be open to all Member States. Subject to the co-legislators’ adoption of the Policy Programme including the EDIC provisions (possibly in the course of 2022), if a group of Member States applies for the establishment of an EDIC to support the creation of data spaces, it will be requested to take into account the existing initiatives already put in place at European level (i.e. outcome of the CSA for preparing the Data Spaces, projects already launched).
Subsequent calls of DIGITAL will request the selected projects to collaborate/interact with the EDIC so that the projects activities and outcomes will be fully integrated with those of the EDIC developing the data space. The EDIC itself will be able to participate in the call and, if selected, receive funding from DIGITAL. This however will not prevent consortia from Member States not participating in the EDIC to be selected and receive funding.
Best regards,
Anna
@ Digital Targets 2030 vs. Now - Slide. Are the listed objectives (career, studying, ...) in the public administration area a conscious narrowing of the eGovernment benchmark life situations or merely an exemplary list? Areas such as starting a business or justice are not listed in the overview.
Thank you.
Vastus kommentaarile @ Digital Targets 2030 vs… kasutajalt Harald Pirker
Dear Harald,
The key public services mentioned in the slide on the Digital Decade targets are broad categories of public services and can be understood as an exemplary list. The baselines shown are meant to encompass online availability of key public services currently in the scope of the eGovernment benchmark. The scope of the data collection and the data collection methodology is regularly discussed and validated with eGovernment experts from Member States, until recently under the eGovernment Action Plan (2016-2020) and going forward in the context of the monitoring mechanism that is in the process of being set up under the Commission’s proposal for a “Path to the Digital Decade”.
Best regards.
There is already a question above by Frederic Larsen about synergies with the JUs, DIGITAL and IPCEIs. I would like to ask explicitly about synergies between MCPs (through the EDIC instrument) and the DIGITAL programme (first work programmes have been recently published).
For instance, you gave two examples EBSI (blockchain) and EuroQCI (quantum comms) which are covered in the DIGITAL work programmes. So there may be relevant programmatic overlaps.
We must be careful to avoid confusion in the community about opportunities and what can be covered by which funding mechanisms.
Wait, Mr. Amaral, DIGITAL is something else than this MCP?
Also, you mention "DIGITAL programme (first work programmes have been recently published)" - where are the DIGITAL work programmes?
Yours,
Alexandre PETRESCU
Vastus kommentaarile Wait, Mr. Amaral, DIGITAL is… kasutajalt Alexandre PETRESCU
I was refering to the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL): one of the EU programmes in the area of digital transformation: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/digital-programme.
Vastus kommentaarile I was refering to the… kasutajalt Mario Amaral
thank you for the reference.
I looked at it but I can not find the text of calls for projects. Maybe I need to search more.
Vastus kommentaarile thank you for the reference kasutajalt Alexandre PETRESCU
Dear Mario, Alexandre,
Indeed, some MCPs (like EuroQCI or EBSI) are implemented via calls in the DIGITAL work programmes, and by Joint Undertakings’ Work Programmes.
The DIGITAL work programmes 2021-2022 include tables indicating which topics of the work programmes relate to which MCP.
Best regards,
Anna
1. Please elaborate on the set of main public services
2. On strategic roadmaps - will the Memberstates will be required to develop new strategic roadmap documents in paralel with national digital strategies 2021-2027, National RRF plans?
3. On the National reporting on the state id Digital Decade - how it will be linked with the reporting on the EU Semester?
4. On the annual cycle for MCPs - what are the main elements of the envisaged process?
Thank you!
Vastus kommentaarile 1. Please elaborate on the… kasutajalt Elita ZVAIGZNE
Dear Elita, Thank you very much for your questions.
a) The Digital Decade target is to have 100% online provision of key public services available for European citizens and businesses. Following the e-Government Benchmark Study, we define “key public services” as services related to the following “life events”: Business start-up, Career, Studying, Family, Regular business operations, Moving, Transport, Starting a small claims procedure, Health.
b) The Commission proposes that Member States develop and present their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps only once, within 6 months from the entry into force of the Policy Programme. This roadmap can build on the digital chapter of their national Recovery and Resilience Plans (RRPs) and their national digital strategy. The Commission will provide guidance and support for the content and structure of national roadmaps, which should include, among other things, a general overview of the investment needed to contribute to the Digital Decade objectives and targets. Every year, Member States will have to evaluate whether adjustment to their national roadmaps is needed in light of the results of the annual report on the State of the Digital Decade and the latest country-specific recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester.The RRF process, the ES process as well as the Digital Decade and the DESI country specific work will be organised to harness synergies and lower administrative burden.
c) Both the national strategic roadmaps presented by Member States and the recommended policies, measures and actions included by the Commission in the annual report on the State of the Digital Decade will be coordinated with and complementary to the latest country-specific recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester.
d) At any point during the annual cycle of cooperation, Member States and the Commission may undertake joint commitments and propose Multi-Country Projects (MCPs). This triggers a coordination process: In a first step, the Commission will assess the proposed MCP and identify participating Member States and funding sources. If at least three Member States express interest in an MCP and propose commitments, the Commission either proposes an existing implementation mechanism or gives guidance to set-up a new European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC).
Best wishes,
Clara
Vastus kommentaarile Dear Elita, Thank you very… kasutajalt Clara KRAUSE
Thank you very much for comprehensive answers, dear Clara.
I would like to ask if the accessibility of the platform is ensured so that citizens with disabilities can also engage in the discussions?
Vastus kommentaarile I would like to ask if the… kasutajalt Mher Hakobyan
Dear Mher,
All EU Commission Drupal website templates attempt to respect, as much as possible, the standards of accessibility developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). The online web accessibility evaluation tool WAVE shows that the Digital Decade Community homepage presents a number of structural elements and alternative texts that can assist users with disabilities. We will continue to monitor the platform’s accessibility and ways of improving it as best possible.
Best regards,
Lavinia
May be it would be useful to have sectorial fora, related e.g. to the big topics under the clusters in Horizon Eurole (e.g. Culture, agri-food, environment, etc.)
Then I have a question: Is Futurium to be used also to increase communication and/or exploitation of platfroms in Horizon Europe/H2020 projects or to even look for suggestions on the development of such platforms?
Vastus kommentaarile May be it would be useful to… kasutajalt Lara Lamon
Dear Lara,
Thank you very much for your suggestion. The Digital Decade Community was created as a platform for discussions related to the Commission’s “Path to the Digital Decade” policy proposal. To reflect this specific focus, the community was structured into seven subgroups that are consistent with the four cardinal points of the Digital Compass and the main elements of the policy programme. The subgroups are named: “Governing the Digital Decade”, “Digital Skills”, “Digital Infrastructures”, “Digital Businesses”, “Digital Public Services”, “Multi-Country Projects” and “Digital Principles”. We welcome any suggestions that are specific to the Digital Decade Community, in particular on ways of improving the current structure and the content included.
Best regards,
Lavinia
Q:Any plans on developing DESI index in the regional level?
Vastus kommentaarile Q:Any plans on developing… kasutajalt Annita KALPAKA
Dear Annita,
At this stage, the priority is to ensure the full mobilization of the existing DESI at EU and national level as well as to enhance it, so DESI can be used to measure progress towards as many targets of the Digital Decade as possible. In many ways, the existing indicators are also capturing important information which have a direct link with the regional and local environment, e.g., on connectivity coverage, digitalization of public services or skills. Of course, we would welcome the take up by EU regions of the Digital Decade approach - adopting a vision of their digitalization by 2030, adopting a set of quantitative and non quantitative objectives, of indicators and ways and means to reach these targets. In this respect, we are discussing regularly with regions, notably throughout the Committee of Regions, and would welcome an intensification of this dialogue to share views and exchange experiences in the future with regions and cities.
Best regards