The European Commission(EC) recently launched an online consultation on the Digital Europe  Programme to gather feedback and proposed improvements from various target stakeholders,among which national, regional and local authorities. With a total budget of €8.168 billion, the Digital Europe Programme 2021-2027 represents one of the key European programmes to accelerate the deployment of key digital technologies and  use cases in areas of public and private sector; and to build essential capacities and advanced skills in key digital technology areas.As foreseen by the programme, the EC is running an interim review of the programme to assess its effectiveness and introduce measures for improvement. 

Objective of the session
This session will gather feedback from Living-in.EU signatories on the Digital Europe Programme  and submit a collective reply to an online consultation launched by the European Commission.  Representing over 175 signatories, Living-in.EU offers a unique platform to rebound the needs and challenges of local, regional and national public authorities across Europe. This stakeholder  consultation offers the opportunity to gather feedback and proposed improvements from Livingin.EU signatories across Europe and submit a collective response. 

The objective of this session is to gather the needs, challenges and proposed improvements of the Digital Europe Programme from Living-in.EU signatories during an online session. Inputs  received will be collected and a joint response on behalf of Living-in.EU signatories will be submitted to the online consultation which will be open until 20 September 2024. 

Useful links
• Digital Europe Programme – interim evaluation, Have your say: here
• Commission launches stakeholders consultation: here