The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is an EU funding programme focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrations, with sustainability being among its main objectives. Key quotes include:
- How to make Europe greener and more digital are the twin challenges for our generation, and our success in meeting them will define our future.
- The European Commission has begun to look at a greener Europe through the lens of the European Green Deal. At the same time, it is opening up discussions about the move to a more digital world: the digital transition.
Overall objectives, scope, outcomes and deliverables as well as budget allocations, for each topic are further described in the DIGITAL work programmes for the period 2021-2027.
As of now, the relevant calls are “the third set of calls” in the DIGITAL Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 (available as pdf), with call opening Q2-2024 and deadline of submission Q3-2024.
Calls regarding Data Spaces and sustainability in this third set of calls include:
- Green Deal Data Space
- Data Space for Skills
- Energy Data Space
- Data Space for Manufacturing (deployment)
- Agricultural Data Space
- Data Space for Public Administration; specifically the Public Procurement Data Space (PPDS).