Digital Europe

programme

Meeting with Regional offices

Brussels, 5 December 2019

Annalisa Bogliolo DG CNECT.D.1

DIGITAL IN MFF 2021-2027

More specifically to:

• Reinforce the EU’s digital capacities and our technology sovereignty(computing, data, cybersecurity, AI,..)

• Ensure their widest possible roll out and maximise their benefits

To all citizens and businesses including SMEs in all regions, in all sectors

• Prepare for, and lead the development of next generation technologies

• Build a world-leading connectivity infrastructure

• Support creators and ensure the widespread distribution of their works

Objective: ensure that Europe drives the digital

transformation of society and economy, bringing

benefits to all citizens and businesses

Cohesion Cohesion Cohesion Cohesion Cohesion

Agri. funds

Horizon

Europe

Digital

Europe

Connecting

Europe

Facility 2,0

Digital

Europe,

Horizon

Europe

Digital

Europe

InvestEU InvestEU InvestEU InvestEU InvestEU

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Funding the digital transformationFi

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Strategic capacities (Computing, data,..)

Research & Innovation Deployment

CommunicationInfrastructure,

Broadband, etc.Human capital

• Research

• InnovationHorizon Europe

• Strategic capacities ( Computing, data, testbeds,..)

• Advanced digital skills

• EU-Wide deploymentDigital Europe

•Broadband and 5G roll out•Connecting Communities

Connecting Europe Facilities

• Digital connectivity in white and grey areas

• Support to enterprises in line with Smart Specialisation

• Digital skills for all citizensCohesion

• Making use of Big Data for CAP monitoring

• Broadband rollout in rural areasAgriculture Funds

• Leverage private capital for investments in SME, research, digital, infrastructure, skills… InvestEU

Programmes are complementary

Funding programme focused on building the strategic digital capacities of the EU and

on facilitating the large scale deployment of digital technologies, to be used by

Europe's citizens and businesses

What? Why?Compete globally

• Other regions of the world invest huge amount of public

capital in advanced technologies. For example, the US and

China spend € 10-20 billion annually on AI alone

Achieve scale through collective co-investments

• Given the size of investments needed, scale required and

risks involved Europe needs to pool the resources together

Regain control over Europe’s value chains and ensure

Europe’s technological sovereignty

Better address Europe’s economic and societal challenges

• E.g. climate, health, mobility and public services

Ensure broad take-up of digital technologies across all

regions of EU

• In deploying latest technologies to offer best services to

citizens and business

Support SMEs to acquire/access latest technologies and

skills

• More than 400,000 EU vacancies in these fields

Digital Europe Programme

Where do we stand today?

Areas of public interest

Inadequate uptake of digital solutions

• Europe slow

in adopting and diffusing

digital innovations

• Adoption uneven

between Member States

• Solving the issue only at national level

likely lead to fragmented

approach due to different starting

points

• Public sector does not play its role of "first mover" in deploying latest

technologies to offer best services to citizens and business

Countries Size

of Danish companies

of Romanian companies

of computing companies

of metal products companies

of SMEs

of large enterprises

Highly digitised companies across Europe

53%

8%

56%

6%

20%

58%

Sector

European companies are not making the most

of all the opportunities digital has to offer

Where do we stand today?

Enterprises

Digital Europe Programme structure

Accelerating the best use of technologies

Bu

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Digital Innovation

Hubs

High-impact deployments

Widening best use of

digital technologies

High Performance Computing

Artificial Intelligence

Cybersecurity

Advanced Digital Skills

Building essential digital capacities

Advanced

Digital

Skills

Master courses

Short term

trainings

Job

placements

Platform for

Skills and Jobs

Artificial

Intelligence

EU-wide common

data spaces

Large Testing and

Experimentation

Facilities

Scaling up the

European AI

platform to access

tested AI

technologies

Cybersecurity

Deploy

competence

centres network

with MS

Cybersecurity

shield, quantum

communication

Certification

schemes

Cybersecurity

tools

High

Performance

Computing Procure exascale

machines

Upgrade existing

supercomputers,

Quantum computing

Make supercomputing

accessible throughout

Europe

Widen the use of

supercomputing

Application areas include, but are not limited

to, health, climate, environmental,

manufacturing, agriculture, energy,

financial and mobility

Accelerating the best use of technologies(i) Digital Innovation Hubs - EDIH

Help PA and SMEs locally in their digital transformation with easy access to technological know-how and testing facilities

• 50 % co-investmentwith Member States and Regions

• Structural Funds may be partially used for MS part*

• Contribution can be in-kind or in-cash

• Can contribute to the delivery of ERDF PO1 a Smarter Europe even in the least digitised regions

Bringing the benefits of digital technologies to all SMEs and Public Administrations

Strong European network of DIH: one per region

DIH are the local interface to EU-wide digital expertise and capacities

Accelerating the best use of technologies(ii) Aiming for high-impact deployment

Deployments addressing climate and environment

Digital for Clean Planet

Clean, sustainable and smart Communities and Mobility

Agri-food

Deployments for modern public services

Digital transformation for better and sustainable Health and Care

Citizen-centric digital public services

Justice

Security

Digital Cultural Heritage

Technologies supporting deployment of digital services

Blockchain

Cloud Federation as a Service

Accelerating the best use of technologies(iii) Widening the best use of digital technologies

Building trust for the digital transformation

Language Technologies

Digital Transformation of Learning and Education

Synergies between Digital Europe and

shared management funds

• DEP & MSs / Regions (CP)

supporting the acceleration of

best use of these capacities

• MSs / Regions (CP) supporting further uptake and implementation of these capacities

• DEP & MSs / Regions

(supported by the Cohesion policy)

co-building the EU level essential

digital capacities

• EU level capacities (scope, know-how) supporting the CP goals;

• CP objectives – smart & innovative transformation 4. EU added

value working for the regions

1. Building the

capacities

2. Accelerating of their best

use

3. Further uptake in the

regions

DEP: development of these capacities

ERDF: technology transfer, diffusion of digital and other key enabling technologies, provision of key digital technologies such as AI or HPC (ERDF Policy objective 1, Specific objective 1.1: Enhancing research and innovation capacities and the uptake of advanced technologies)

EU level digital

CAPACITIES in

supercomputing,

AI, cybersecurity

DEP: development of Master programmes, short-term specialised training courses, etc

ERDF: using the programmes to increase the S3-related skills in enterprises(ERDF Policy objective 1, Specific objective 1.4: Developing skills for smart specialization, industrial transition and entrepreneurship)

But also ESF for the more basic skills

Support for

advanced digital

SKILLS

Synergies between Digital Europe and

shared management funds: examples

Digital EuropeLarge data sets

AI tools

HPC for simulation

Digital EuropeReference site

hospitals

Skills

Digital Europehealth records in a

format for interchange

Horizon Europedigital solutions

for improved prevention, diagnosis, treatment

Horizon Europehealth and care

models

Connecting Europe Facility

5G Connectivity

CohesionAdaptation to local needs

Local take-up

An example of synergies among several programmes:

Health

digital transformation of the Health

sector is bringing:

• more personalised

medicine

• better prevention

• early detection

• faster and more precise

diagnostics and

therapies

• new health

and care models

Health and care of citizen improved and

less costly

ERDF angle: ICT uptake in SMEs, B2B, B2C, e-gov, e-inclusion, e-health, Innovation Hubs (ERDF Policy objective 1, Specific objective 1.2: Reaping the benefits of digitisation for

citizens, companies and governments, partly also other policy objectives)

European Digital Innovation Hubs provide technological expertise and

experimentation facilities to enable the digital transformation of the

industry and the public sector

• Typical participants:

• Research and Technology

Organisations, Technical Universities

• In collaboration with:

• Industry associations

• Clusters

• Enterprise Europe Network

• Accelerators/Incubators

• Innovation agencies

The most known example:

Digital Innovation Hubs

• Funding should be used for capacity building of a hub

• Grant, possibly through a lump sum for simplification

• Can cover investments in hardware and software, and people to

deliver services to stakeholders + some travel costs for cross-border

purposes

• 50 % co-funding with public funds from Member States and Regions,

ERDF may be partially used for MS part*

• Contribution can be in-kind or in-cash

• DEP grant will be signed on the condition this contribution is

available

One grant for one hub, extendable up to 7 years

Geographically spread network of around 250 EDIHs.

SO1: High Performance Computing

SO2: ArtificialIntelligence

SO4: AdvancedDigital Skills

EDIH

Public administrations SMEs/Midcaps

European DIH Y Region B

Specialisation 2

Train the

TrainerRequest

specialised support

Networking,Transfer of

expertise

EDIH

EDIH

EDIH

EDIHEDIH

EDIH

EDIH

EDIHEDIH

European DIH Z Region C

Specialisation 3

European DIH X Region A

Specialisation 1

SO5: Deployment, best use of digital capacityand interoperability

SO3: Cybersecurity

and Trust

Supported by horizontal activities through a service contract• Guidance for

hubs• Community

building • Matchmaking• Impact

assessment

EDIH Role in Digital Europe ProgrammeEDIH Role in Digital Europe Programme

2 Step Selection Process for initial network

EC defines

criteria for EDIH

selection based

on

Input from

Member States

Basic Act

Financial

Regulation

Expression of

Interest by EC

directed to MSs

MS designate a

list of entities

that:

Fulfil the

criteria

Will get or

already got co-

investment

Based on open

and competitive

process

EC issues a restricted Call to

entities designated by MSs

Designated entities submit

proposals that are evaluated by the

Commission with the support of

external experts.

EC selects taking utmost account

of opinion of MS from those

proposals exceeding the pre-defined

quality threshold balancing

regional coverage

technology coverage

sector coverage

[Endorsement by MS committee]

For an ideal outcome, we need coordination during:

• The programming phase –

When drafting the programming documents (smart

specialisation strategies, partnership agreements,

operational programmes) have synergies in mind

• The implementation phase

Keep good contact between authorities implementing

the programmes.

Synergies with Cohesion: what to do?

Timing Milestones

6 June 2018 Commission proposal published

Feb-Apr 2019 Preliminary political agreements

25 July 2019 Targeted consultation opened – Orientations published

12 Sept 2019 First Expert Group meeting

25 Oct 2019 Targeted consultation ended

5 Dec 2019 Second Expert Group meeting on analysis of consultation

Feb-Mar 2020 First draft work programmes ready for discussion with Expert Group

June-July 2020 Final drafts of the Workprogrammes

tbc* Formal adoption of the MFF

tbc* Formal adoption of the Digital Europe Programme

tbc** Formal adoption of the Digital Europe Work Programme

By Q4 2020 Publication of first calls

* Timing dependent upon adoption of MFF** Timing dependent upon adoption of MFF and DEP

Indicative timeline

Thank you !Annalisa.bogliolo@ec.europa.eu

Unit DG CNECT D1

#DigitalEurope