Digital Assembly taking place as hybrid event 21-22 June
The Digital Assembly 2022 will take place as a hybrid event in Toulouse, France, on 21-22 June.
New deadline for Digital Europe proposals and Digital Identity Wallet
There is a new deadline for the second wave of proposals for the European Commission’s Digital Europe Programme, more specifically the support to implementing the European Digital Identity framework, which includes the European Digital Identity Wallet. The new deadline is August 17, 2022.
New Declaration on open, free internet
The EU, the US and other international partners have proposed a ‘Declaration for the Future of the Internet – the vision and principles of a trusted Internet that is open, free, global, interoperable, reliable and secure’.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on Digital Services Act
The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached a provisional political agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Commission launches ‘Kohesio’ platform
The European Commission has recently launched ‘Kohesio’, a public online platform gathering information on over 1.5 million projects in all Member States financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), as well as the Cohesion Fund and the European Social Fund (ESF) since 2014.
Commission launches Earth’s ‘digital twin’ to help tackle climate change
The European Commission together with partner organisations launched the ‘Destination Earth’-initiative to help tackle climate change. The goal of ‘Destination Earth’ is to develop a highly accurate digital model of the Earth that will help monitor, model and predict natural and human activity, and develop and test scenarios for more sustainable development.
New ‘DigComp 2.2’ released
The European Commission has released the updated Digital Competence Framework for Citizens – DigComp 2.2. This updated version provides more than 250 new examples of knowledge, skills and attitudes.
EPSO launches new ICT job competitions
The Outreach & External Relations at the European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO/EU Careers) is looking for IT experts interested in pursuing a career in the EU institutions, and have launched the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) job competitions below.
Call for tender: European Digital Skills Certificate
The European Commission has released a tender for completing a Feasibility Study of the European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC), which is an initiative under the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) to harmonize the certifications of digital skills across Europe.
Web Accessibility Directive reports released
The EU Member States have published the reports from the first monitoring period of the conformity of government websites to the EU Web Accessibility Directive.
