Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL)
EU funding programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrators
Description
Digital Europe Programme is a multi-country EU project designed to deploy and scale critical digital capacities and infrastructure across Europe by funding supercomputing, AI testing and experimentation facilities, cybersecurity capacities, advanced digital skills, the European Digital Innovation Hubs network, and semiconductors through the Chips for Europe Initiative, bringing digital technologies closer to businesses, citizens and public administrations.
Technology
Digital Europe Programme deploys cloud and high-performance computing infrastructure, sectoral data spaces, AI testing and experimentation facilities, cybersecurity operations centres, and web-based platforms operated by European Digital Innovation Hubs, supported by online communities and work programme portals for funding and implementation.
Target
Digital Europe Programme targets public administrations, SMEs and industry, researchers and training providers, and civil society actors by financing deployment projects, skills programmes, and hub-based support services to accelerate digital uptake and improve resilience and sovereignty across Member States.
Business model
Digital Europe Programme is publicly funded under the EU Multiannual Financial Framework 2021–2027 with an overall budget exceeding €8 billion; grants and indirect actions are delivered via thematic work programmes and joint undertakings to co-finance deployments, capacity building and skills.
Impact
By end of 2025, Digital Europe Programme funded JUPITER – Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, contributed to AI Factories and Common European Data Spaces, rolled out 169 European Digital Innovation Hubs supporting over 90 000 organisations, trained more than 20 700 people in digital skills, created facilities for developing cutting-edge chip technologies and invested EUR 194 million towards the creation and operation of Security Operations Centres (Cyber Hubs).
Partners
European Digital Innovation Hubs network; EuroHPC Joint Undertaking; Chips Joint Undertaking or Chips for Europe Initiative; European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network
Four Betters
Better production
Better environment
Better life
