Digital Europe aims to connect digital technology research with market deployment to promote a further digitalization in all sectors, with a  focus on five key areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and the use of digital technologies across the economy and society. 

The programme will run until 2027.

Funding for 2025

In 2025, €1.3 billion will be allocated for critical technologies that are strategically important for the future of Europe and the continent's tech sovereignty.

• AI Innovation Package

The programme will fund up to four Generative AI pilot projects for public administrations starting in April 2025. These pilots aim to integrate AI into government workflows while ensuring ethical governance.

• Cyber Solidarity Act

New cybersecurity actions will focus on mutual assistance mechanisms during cyberattacks and enhancing resilience across Member States.

• Digital Identity Wallet

Funding will support the deployment of interoperable digital identity solutions across Europe.

Budget

• €2.2 billion for supercomputing to:

Build up and strengthen the EU’s supercomputing and data processing capacities by buying world- class exascale supercomputers by 2022/2023 (capable of at least a billion billion or 1018 calculations per second) and post exascale facilities by 2026/2027.

Increase accessibility and broaden the use of supercomputing in areas of public interest such as health, environment and security, and in industry, including small and medium-sized enterprises.

• €2.1 billion for artificial intelligence to:

Invest in and open up the use of artificial intelligence by businesses and public administrations.

Set up a true European data space and facilitate safe access to and storage of large datasets and trustworthy and energy efficient cloud infrastructure.

Strengthen and support existing artificial intelligence testing and experimentation facilities in areas such as health and mobility in Member States and encourage their cooperation.

• €1.6 billion for cybersecurity to:

Strengthening cybersecurity coordination between Member States tools and data infrastructures.

Support the wide deployment of the cybersecurity capacities across the economy.

• €580 million for advanced digital skills to:

Support the design and delivery of specialized programmes and traineeships for the future experts in key capacity areas like data and AI, cybersecurity, quantum and HPC.

Support the upskilling of the existing workforce through short trainings reflecting the latest developments in key capacity areas.

• €1.1 billion for ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society to:

Support high impact deployments in areas of public interest, such as health (complemented by EU4Health programme), Green Deal, smart communities and the cultural sector.

Build up and strengthen the network of European Digital Innovation Hubs, aiming to have a Hub in every region, to help companies benefit from digital opportunities.

Support the uptake of advanced digital and related technologies by the industry, notably small and medium-sized enterprises.

Support European public administrations and industry to deploy and access state of-the-art digital technologies (such as blockchain) and build trust in the digital transformation.

Eligibility

Businesses, public administration and other entities from the EU Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, and associated countries can apply for the calls.

Next Calls

Open and forthcoming calls can be seen via the Funding & Tenders portal.

Portfolio: BeGREEN, EINSTEIN6G, 6G-SANDBOX, TARGET-X.