Digital EU 🇪🇺 @DigitalEU@respublicae.eu

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Can you guess the movie? 🎬🍿
🆘 A hint: they are all Palm d'Or awarded films supported by @MEDIAprogEU.
Scroll through to discover the answers! ↔️
😎😛 #WorldEmojiDay 🙃🤩

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1680936253166874625

🏖️☀️It's summertime! Ever been on holiday and the hotel wasn't as you expected?
💡 According to this article in @Euronews, the hospitality industry is looking to harness the #metaverse to let customers ‘try before they buy’.
Check out our #WeekendRead➡️ https://bit.ly/3ObkLYX https://t.co/Lgw3tLjnU3

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1680549842664161281

🤖 Here's your weekly #DigitalDigest:
🌐New strategy on Web 4.0 & Virtual Worlds adopted by the @EU_Commission
🇪🇺MEPs adopt legislation to boost #EU chips industry
🎙️Media: 3 calls for proposals, worth a total of €16.5M
🇺🇦#RoamingForUkraine, for another year!
#DigitalEU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1680487436701270019

⚛️ #Quantum might be the next step in computing, but what are Europe's startups doing in this field?
Check out this overview of 10 🇪🇺 companies who are on the cutting edge of development.
Our #WeekendRead via @Tech_EU 👇
https://bit.ly/3PWzqs5 https://t.co/WBXADEBVkr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1680186448404942848

💡 It's #WorldYouthSkillsDay!
Digital technology ✨ can help enhance education & reduce youth unemployment.
But, in order to benefit from these opportunities, young Europeans must:
👩‍💻 be equipped with #DigitalSkills
🌐 have access to a safe online space
Learn more 👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1680132594589917184

If your phone or tablet breaks💔
It should be easier to fix it 💝
The proposed rules on Ecodesign for Sustainable Products set new requirements to make products more:
⚡️Durable
🔋Efficient
🔧Easier to repair
Providing access to information & sustainable choices when purchasing https://t.co/6lf8H6qqAY

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679831015299112960

Re Learn more:
🔗https://europa.eu/!PGbjy9

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679831184031858691

⛓️Blockchain is a technology that allows people & organisations store, share & use information securely.
The 🇪🇺 'gold standard' for blockchain includes:
🌱 Sustainability
🔐 Data protection
🛡️ Cybersecurity
🌐 Interoperability
+ more
🔎Join our #digitalexplorers to know more👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679766432475742209

❤️‍🩹Could #wearables be good for your health?
⌚️This article via @Euronews shows how the combination of #AI and smartwatch data can be used to detect Parkinson's disease up to 7 years earlier.
Find out more this #FrAIday👉https://bit.ly/44sfgLg https://t.co/PyfVt0mya0

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679793609879552001

Are you a news media organisation, a news service provider or a broadcasting station❓
📢 We've got good news for you!
🆕 calls for proposals with a total budget of €16.5 million to support:
🇪🇺 Media hubs
🇪🇺 Media platforms
🇪🇺 TV & Video news portal
More info 👇

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679509427563405315

👩‍💻🇪🇺🧑‍💻 The future starts today!
Crafting of the new #CodeOfConduct on age-appropriate design to pave the way to a more responsible and child-centric #digital ecosystem 💻📱.
#BIK #DSA #SaferInternet

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/DigitalEU/status/1679436723976019968

🤖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