The European Commission and HaDEA, the Commission’s Health and Digital Executive Agency, launched the 10th set of open calls under the Digital Europe Programme, which will close on 01 October 2026. The three calls are explicitly focusing on fostering the development of advanced digital skills.

To discuss the new calls, the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, will host an online Info Day followed by a Matchmaking Event on 29 April 2026:

Agenda:

• 10:00 – 10:05 Welcome and introduction, agenda and procedure for questions
• 10:05 – 10:25  EdTEch Accelerator (DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-EDTECH) + Q&A | Popescu-El Adraoui Andreea (DG CNECT)  
• 10:25 – 10:45  Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: The National Coalitions for Digital Skills and Jobs (DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-NATIONAL-COALITIONS) + Q&A | Vitis Faure Tilgaard (DG CNECT)
• 10:45 – 11:05  Advanced Digital Skills for AI Uptake in Health (DIGITAL-2026-SKILLS-10-DIGITAL-HEALT-STEP)+ Q&A | Anca Scortariu (DG CNECT)
• 11:05 – 11:35 How to prepare the Lump Sum budget table + Q&A | Radoslav Jakub (HaDEA)
• 11:35 – 12:05 How to submit a proposal | Maria Saarela (HaDEA)
• 12:05 – 12:15 Matchmaking event info and Closing Remarks
• 12:15 - 13:00 Break
• 13:00 - 16:00 Matchmaking event