How can digital resilience strengthen Europe's security?

Hello and welcome to another edition of our #WeeklyDEbrief ! We hope you had a great week! Our team recently visited The Netherlands to discuss the critical link between digital innovation and security.

But that's not all! Here are our top digital highlights from the week??

Spotlight ??

• More digital, more secure: in a nutshell, digital resilience means protection against cyber attacks, preserving our digital way of life in unforeseen circumstances and having the skills to master the technology we have. That's why our team has been relentlessly advocating and working towards boosting digital resilience in Europe!

?? Here's how our Director General Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl put it at the ASIS Europe - From Risk to Resilience event:

“The digital sphere is the new front line. It's crucial to view digital resilience as a key component of European security”

• The European Council meet to talk energy transition: They forgot to mention the power of digital to accelerate that transition and move towards a more sustainable, less dependent energy grid.?Here's how to do it.
• Right to Repair: The European Commission unveiled this week its regulation on strengthening consumers' rights for repairs of goods . "We welcome the aim of the proposal" , our DG said, but that's not all:

Do not miss ??

• DIGITALEUROPE ?? College of Europe: digital resilience was also the topic of our Director General's speech to College of Europe students.

?? Our Senior Manager for Infrastructure & Security Policy Zoey Stambolliu and our Senior Manager for AI & Data Policy Julien Chasserieau also joined, and gave a workshop about advocacy in the digital field.?

• LAST CHANCE to apply for our three (paid) internships: if you are a student interested in EU affairs and you want to join our comms, projects or policy teams, you still have one week to apply! More info, here.

Projects' corner ??

• European Digital Skills Awards 2023: how are you helping Europe's citizens to thrive in the digital age? Are you empowering youth? Are you promoting inclusion? Are you upskilling or/and reskilling workers?

?? If so, you can still get this prize home. Applications will close on 8 April, hurry!

?? That's all from us for today! We hope you have a wonderful weekend and stay tuned for more exciting updates next Friday.

?? In the meantime, be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily updates and insights on the ever-changing digital European landscape.