DIGITALEUROPE is an organization that aims to transform Europe into a digital powerhouse by 2030. It represents the digital technology industry in Europe.

DIGITALEUROPE

DIGITALEUROPE is the leading trade association representing digitally transforming industries in Europe.

We stand for a regulatory environment that enables European businesses and citizens to prosper from digital technologies. We wish Europe to grow, attract and sustain the world’s best digital talents and technology companies.

Together with our members, we shape the industry policy positions on all relevant legislative matters and contribute to the development and implementation of relevant EU policies. Our membership represents over 35,000 businesses who operate and invest in Europe. It includes 91 corporations which are global leaders in their field of activity, as well as 39 national trade associations from across Europe.

🎉 Congratulations to Roberta Metsola on being re-elected as European Parliament President!

We look forward to working with her for a stronger, more competitive, and more #digital Europe 🤝.

🚨BREAKING NEWS from the European Parliament: 
 
🎉 Ursula von der Leyen has 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 been re-elected as President of the European Commission. We wish her the best of luck for her new mandate and stand ready to cooperate in helping Europe become a #tech leader.

Together, let’s:

✅ Make the 🇪🇺 lead in #AI, chips, quantum…
✅ Make life easier for companies to go big and global
✅ Make #competitiveness a top priority
✅ Make CEOs say “Europe is the BEST place to do business”

Many of these goals were named in Von der Leyen's speech ahead of the MEPs vote. Good. 

Let's now work to achieve them and turn the EU into #aDigitalPowerhouse in the next 5️⃣ years.

Ready for a last #WeeklyDEbrief before we take a summer break⛱️?

If yes, bear with us, because it’s been an action-packed week on the EU #tech front:

✅ New European Parliament: inaugurated
✅ New European Parliament president: re-elected
✅ New European Commission president: re-elected
✅ Another shot at putting Europe back on the global map: just started

Read all about it in less than three minutes. But before you dive in: Are you already subscribed to our newsletter? If not, do it here:

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According to the latest European Commission's #DigitalDecade targets report, by 2030 the EU will not:

🚨 Ensure that 80% of citizens aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills
🚨 Secure 20 million tech experts (expected to be 12)
🚨 Have 75% of its companies adopting cloud, big data, and #AI (at the current pace, it'll be 64%, 50, & 17%)

That’s no way to become #aDigitalPowerhouse, but we have the recipe to fix it. It starts with a D and ends with an S: digital skills! 

Here are some of our solutions highlighted in our latest #TheDownload:

🔜 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺: Implement a voluntary European Skills Passport to help cross-border job seekers
⏱ 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺: Make digital #skills compulsory in school curricula and upgrade digital infrastructure in schools
⏳ 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺: Deliver on the Cybersecurity Skills Academy ambitions to help close the cybersecurity specialists gap (it's close to 1 million)

Swipe ➡️ below to read all about it!

Have any questions? Reach out to Vincenzo Renda & Martina Piazza.
Want to learn even more? Check out ARISA - AI Skills (Wiktoria Orłowska) & CyberHubs - European Network of Cybersecurity Skills Hubs (Irene Marinelli)

⛱️ It's July, and while you might be already enjoying holidays under the sun, we were full throttle this week passing on our plan to make Europe #aDigitalPowerhouse that is safe and strong.

This #WeeklyDebrierf edition dives deep into why technology is the pillar to achieve 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 that. We also bring you:

✅ Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl & Lasse Hamilton Heidemann's trip to Washington DC 
✅ Our vision to close the #cyber skills gap
✅ Last chance to apply to our vacancies

💌 Before you dive into this week’s EU #tech highlights: Are you already subscribed to our newsletter? If not, do it here: https://bit.ly/3JXqU7S

👀Spotted in our week: Jovita Neliupšienė, Kaja Kallas, Laurent Bili, Izabela Albrycht, Jesper Møller Sørensen, Rand Waldron, Róbert Vass, Max Peterson, Benedikt Franke, Valeriya Ionan, Petr Pavel, Marta Pont Guixa, Rita Jonusaite, Finance in Motion, EU Digital & Tech, and many more.

NATO is marking 75 years of existence this week.

What a historical milestone. And what an opportunity to reflect on the future of the EU-NATO partnership...and the defence sector at large. As the #NATOSummit takes place in Washington, here are 2️⃣ things to remember:

☝ Digital has huge potential to keep us safer and cut costs. We should use #AI & other critical technologies to modernise our defence systems
✌️ We should look at/learn from how #Ukraine has used digital tech to fight Russia, protect its people, and shield its critical infrastructure

How to get there? Our latest paper outlines 10 new technologies that will shape the future of the battlefield and the path for Europe to become #aDigitalPowerhouse that is strong and secure:

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