As part of the program called “For a digital Europe”the European Commission has announcement on February 22 that she planned to inject €292 million in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, blockchain and training. Funding in the form of calls for projects and grants.
Public and private actors have until May 17, 2022 to submit their proposals
The European Commission specifies that this funding will make it possible to support many areas related to digital technologies. For the call for projects part, Brussels plans to devote 249 million euros. Mentioned are data spaces, European blockchain infrastructures, training to acquire new digital skills, digital solutions for better public services, pilot projects for the use of artificial intelligence to fight cybercrime. Players have until May 17, 2022 to submit their proposals.
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On the grant side, the European Commission plans to inject 43 million euros to support cybersecurity “in the health sector and the deployment of a network of centers to help Member States implement European Union cybersecurity legislation”. The European Commission specifies that other grants under the program “For a digital Europe” should be published in the summer of 2022.
This programme, with an overall budget of 7.5 billion euros, aims to build secure digital infrastructure and sustainable within the Union. The Commission specifies that this financing of 292 million euros is intended for companies, organizations and public administrations of the Member States of the European Union. It is also intended for entities in other countries associated with the programme.
France and the European Commission are on the same wavelength
The topics selected by Brussels are also subjects at the heart of France’s concerns, country currently at the head of the Council of the European Union. Just a few days ago, Cédric O, Secretary of State for the Digital Transition, announced the creation of around fifteen European funds to support the development of start-ups in order to to prevent them from giving in to the sirens of American and Asian fundsor that they are redeemed.
At the end of 2021, Emmanuel Macron had also presented the France 2030 plan. An investment plan (15 billion are intended for the development of tech) largely devoted to technological innovation within the framework of which it plans to nurture future tech champions. A roadmap that goes in the same direction as that of the European Commission, the French government wants to respond to the major challenges of our societies.