What has 2024 in store for Europe's digital future?
Happy #WeeklyDEbrief Friday from winter wonderland Brussels!
The EU capital might have slowed down this week due to the snowy weather, but we're still on full speed to make 2024 a great year for digital innovation in Europe. This is why we're getting ready to deliver the most epic Masters of Digital ever (find our exciting agenda below).
And why, also this week:
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?? SPOTLIGHT
?? 2024, state of the play: With many elections looming in Europe, a new Commission and European Parliament on the horizon, and an EU that still needs to do (waaay) better in global competition, Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl laid out why Europe is still far behind its digital goals and how to revert it. All you need to know is on our Instagram channel (?? you heard that right). ?
?? Byte-sized wisdom from Belgium: In our newest edition of our ‘Digital Across Borders’ series, Agoria ’s (our Belgian member) Floriane de Kerchove outlines what the Belgian EU Presidency needs to focus on to make Europe #aDigitalPowerhouse. "Competitiveness should be the top priority", she said.
Tap into the full interview—either by video or here:
?? President von der Leyen, we agree: At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Ursula von der Leyen broke down the economic equation – Businesses are the key to innovation (nothing new to us ??). A good chance for our DG Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl to step in and elaborate on that note while pitching our 20 solutions on how to get there.
? YOUR TO-DO LIST
?? Check out the full agenda (and register) for Masters of Digital 2024: Get ready for an electrifying day of digital politics, networking, and top-notch speakers at our flagship event on 21 February (?? in less than 5 weeks). To make the looong wait a little shorter, we’re excited to reveal our full agenda.
?????????? See how we build even bigger bridges with Japan: Also this week, our DG had the honour to meet with the Japanese Digital Minister Taro KONO . Both discussed lessons learned from the Japanese G7 Presidency and the way forward for a next-level partnership on data flows ?
领英推荐
?? Learn more about sustainable data centres: We support the Commission's plans for EU-wide data centres. To accelerate the process, we have outlined key recommendations to be more sustainable and energy-efficient already from scratch. ?
?? Join DIGITALEUROPE: We're actively seeking motivated individuals to join our team in different roles!
??? PROJECTS CORNER
???Contribute to EU health leadership: We‘re thrilled to have launched our new xShare project , aiming to bring the European Health Data Space to the next level! More info and our Jose Martinez-Usero (PhD) `s take here.
?? Working on more effective urban security: And here's another project launch! CO-SECUR kicked off in sunny Valencia and aims to enhance trust, acceptance, and overall security measures in urban areas (stay tuned for more!).
?? A strategy for AI upskilling: To become #aDigitalPowerhouse, we need to expand the digital skillset for everyday people. Kudos to ARISA - AI Skills for coming up with an amazing plan for Europe to reduce AI skill gaps and ensure future-ready workforces.
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