Digital EU 🇪🇺 @DigitalEU@respublicae.eu

🤖Innovative technologies are foundations for next-generation #VirtualWorldsEU that will bring transformative shifts in tech, society & the economy.
🤔But why is this happening now? How big are virtual worlds in the EU?
Learn more in the report👉https://europa.eu/!QkhDJY https://t.co/FNgaR8Ouzu

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679392048296652802

🔛 4th call for proposals is still open 🔛
💶 With a total budget of +€48 M, the #DigitalEuropeProgramme will support investments in:
🤖 cloud, data & artificial intelligence
👩‍💻 advanced #DigitalSkills
🤳 accelerating the best use of technologies
Apply before 26 September 👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679083188449148928

🪙 #DigitalEuro would be a new digital form of the euro that the @ecb may issue in the future, as a complement to cash. To be used digitally across the 🇪🇺 area, with data & privacy fully protected.
🎙️Are Europeans ready for this?
The answer in this @Euronews episode w/@ecfin ⤵️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679116543802634241

🔮 How do you envision virtual worlds?
The new strategy on Web 4.0 & #VirtualWorldsEU will:
👨‍👧‍👧 empower people & their skills
💡 support businesses & #Web4 industrial ecosystem
🏦 ensure societal progress & virtual public services
➕ more
↔️ Swipe to learn more ↔️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679055001555968000

🌐✨ This is a head start on the next technological transition.
A new strategy on Web 4.0 & #VirtualWorldsEU adopted by the @EU_Commission today will ensure an open, secure, trustworthy, fair & inclusive #digital environment for all Europeans.
Here's how ↓🧵 https://t.co/YJUKyYSyVX

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678764358372044801

Re Based on 4⃣ pillars the initiative will:
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Support people & reinforce their skills
🌐 Foster a European #Web4 industrial ecosystem
🏫 Ensure societal progress & virtual public services
💡 Set up the structures for the EU to steer the openness of virtual worlds
More ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678764620398592015

Re 📜 The strategy builds on 23 recommendations given by the participants of the Citizen’s Panel on #VirtualWorldsEU hosted earlier this year.
⬇️ They are structured around 8⃣ values & principles, such as health, sustainability, freedom of choice & more.
🔗 https://citizens.ec.europa.eu/virtual-worlds-panel_en

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678764812061540359

Re Digitalisation is one of the key drivers of the EU economy beyond 2030 & #Web4 is its major technological transition.
As the market size of global virtual worlds is estimated to grow constantly, by 2025 it is expected to offer up to 860 000 🆕 jobs in 🇪🇺.
#VirtualWorldsEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678765104186396676

Re And in which sectors will #VirtualWorldsEU have a 🗝️ role?
🩺 Healthcare
🌍 Green transition
🚗 Industry
🎨 Art & design
🎓Education

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678765412824276997

Re Read more on the initiative:
🔸 Press release: https://europa.eu/!hJrNc4
🔹 Factsheet: https://europa.eu/!xjt8dT
🔸 Policy page: https://europa.eu/!3TCH7B
🔹 Q&A: https://europa.eu/!87JfMb
#VirtualWorldsEU #Web4 #DigitalEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678765711500406784

Planning your holidays? 🏖️
This summer, find your closest #WiFi4EU hotspot and stay connected anywhere in the 🇪🇺!
7⃣2⃣3⃣3⃣ towns and villages already enjoy free, secure and high-speed WiFi in public spaces.
#WiFiWanderlust #EUfunded

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678690595286523906

📞📱#RoamingForUkraine, for another year!
Operators extend agreement to provide affordable calls to & from #Ukraine for 12 months. Allowing displaced refugees from 🇺🇦 to stay in touch with family, use Internet & access reliable info.
🔗https://europa.eu/!Y3qgrB
#StandWithUkraine https://t.co/0DqG2ykarN

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678388432094068737

A #DigitalEuro means:
📲 making & receiving instant payments, even without an internet connection
💳 paying digitally, even if you don't have a bank account
🔐 having your privacy protected
A digital euro would complement cash 💶 but not replace it.
#YourChoice
More info ↓

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678365952294129664

Tomorrow 11/07 👀
🌐 Watch this space ↓
#VirtualWorldsEU #DigitalEU https://t.co/QZ9UtDx4ht

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1678330720744509440

🗑️ Around 2.24 billion tons of solid waste was produced in 2020 and that's set to increase, according to @WorldBank.
That's a lot of rubbish, but could #AI help us to sort it?
♻️ Our #WeekendRead via @BBCNews looks at how tech could contribute to #recycling efforts👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1677951219694968832

💡 The European #InventorAward 2023 took place this week.
Find out more about the interesting ideas and innovators in this year's edition of the award by @EPOorg.
Our #WeekendRead via @Euronews ⬇️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1677649481813327873

🤖 Here's your weekly #DigitalDigest:
📶 New @EurobarometerEU on Roaming
⚖️ The 4th annual #RuleofLaw report is out.
🤓 Discover the #EU cutting-edge innovators.
🇪🇺 #GDPR: new rules proposed
🔔 #DMA: Potential gatekeepers notified the Commission
#DigitalEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1677588333872963585

🌍🔋 Digitalisation is reshaping the energy landscape, such as new demand-side solutions and energy storage.
From generation to consumption, it revolutionises
🔌 efficiency
🤝 reliability
🌿 sustainability
Read more → https://europa.eu/!dGvBGC
#DigitalEU #REPowerEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1677279292257083392

Do robots have good taste? 🤖
🍫 Since it's #WorldChocolateDay, find out how a Finnish 🇫🇮 company used #AI to produce the perfect chocolate bar.
#FrAIday 🤎

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1677233493196312576

How innovative are #EU countries?
🟩Innovation leaders
🇩🇰🇸🇪🇫🇮🇳🇱🇧🇪
🟦Strong innovators
🇦🇹🇩🇪🇱🇺🇮🇪🇨🇾🇫🇷
🟨Moderate innovators
🇪🇪🇸🇮🇨🇿🇮🇹🇪🇸🇲🇹🇵🇹🇱🇹🇬🇷🇭🇺
🟧Emerging innovators
🇭🇷🇸🇰🇵🇱🇱🇻🇧🇬🇷🇴
The new #EUInnovation Scoreboard is out. Discover the 🇪🇺 cutting-edge innovators ⤵️

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1676939058012995584