What needs to change to hit our EU targets for cloud and AI adoption?

Good afternoon, happy Friday and welcome to another #WeeklyDEbrief newsletter!

This week was pretty much about pushing for better EU (digital) regulation:?a better Cyber Resilience Act, a better Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, and a better environment for cloud services to thrive.

We also: reconnected with our members, cultivated our transatlantic bonds and were impressed by female entrepreneurs from Denmark.??

Interested in more? Read below ??

???Spotlight?

• ?? Cybersecurity standards go global: The Cyber Resilience Act is a world-first law that aims to ensure safety for ALL products with digital elements. Some crucial work remains to be done if this legislation is to succeed, though. We have some great ideas on how to get it right.

• ?? Sustainable products for the win: The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation can contribute to a greener world. However, we need to make sure that we don’t trip ourselves up. Here's how.
• ???? See how we forge transatlantic cooperation:?Our DG Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl was with US Ambassador to the EU Mark Gitenstein to reinforce our commitment to a transatlantic digital partnership & support for Ukraine.

• ?? Key Performance Indicators:?The 2023 State of the Digital Decade report shows that we're far from achieving the target of having 75% of EU companies using cloud and AI technologies by 2030. For cloud, 45% of the target has been achieved, while it is only 11% for AI. How can we turn this around?

We outline some ideas in our paper on the AI Act. This week, we also looked closely at cloud technologies during our #DigitalDeepDive. See some live coverage here and re-watch the whole event here: ?

?? By the way: stay tuned in the coming weeks as we unveil our manifesto on how to hit those targets and how that can help make Europe a digital powerhouse ??

??Your To-Do list

• ???Help shape smart AI regulation: Register for the upcoming event at the European Parliament and contribute to the creation of intelligent & innovative AI regulation for the EU. You can enrol here .

• ?? Before that: make sure you also don't miss our sessions at the EU Industry Days in Málaga!?If you're lucky to be in sunny southern Spain, you can attend in person. Not that lucky? You can also attend online.
• ???See what you missed at our networking drinks: We were more than happy to reconnect and kick off the new season with our members & friends. In case you missed it, see how happy everyone was to be there, too .

Don't miss any of our upcoming events

• ???Get a glimpse of female leadership: Our DG Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl was glad to receive female business leaders from Denmark in our office! They agreed on one bottom line: success comes only as a united European team.

???Projects corner

• ???A Digital Transition that leaves no one behind: In the light of rapidly emerging technological innovation, it is important to ensure that we take everyone on board. This is exactly what the workshop our e-inclusion team hosted was about. Find out more here .
• ???Looking for a Blockchain partner?: CHAISE_EU is still accepting applications to become an associated partner! Registration can be done here . And speaking of blockchain:?You can still sign up for the EU Blockchain Week on October 6-7 in Ljubljana! See Here.? ?
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