Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Digital Europe Programme is the first EU programme that aims to accelerate the recovery and drive the digital transformation of Europe.
Worth €7.6 billion (in current prices), the Programme is a part of the next long-term EU budget, (the Multiannual Financial Framework), and it covers 2021 to 2027. It will provide funding for projects in five crucial areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring the wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society.
The Programme is fine-tuned to fill the gap between the research of digital technologies and their deployment, and to bring the results of research to the market – for the benefit of Europe’s citizens and businesses, and in particular SMEs. Investments under the Digital Europe programme supports the Union’s twin objectives of a green transition and digital transformation and strengthens the Union’s resilience and strategic autonomy.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
This objective will support projects testing digital solutions for transmitting information relevant for compliance with EU legislation (e.g. regulations on environmental issues) and automate the compliance process for a number of pilot use cases.
Activities funded under this objective would combine advanced technologies such as data capturing technologies, automatic transmission and analysis, cloud storage, and encryption to ensure data security, confidentiality and regulatory adherence.
Detailed Call Description
The complexity and volume of reporting requirements stemming from EU legislation are growing, posing difficulties for both regulatory bodies to enforce laws and for public and private entities trying to comply. These challenges underscore the need for innovative solutions to streamline compliance processes and enhance competitiveness within the EU.
The activities funded under this initiative will focus on the following aspects:
- Technical aspects:
- Utilise advanced technologies such as data capturing technologies, automatic transmission and analysis, cloud storage and encryption for data security and compliance with regulations.
- Implement comprehensive APIs to enable real-time compliance and self-compliance checks.
- Employ machine learning algorithms for automated monitoring and reporting.
- Where possible use precisely defined concepts available in the data catalogue entries of common European data spaces enabling deterministic data collection.
- Establish direct communication channels with regulatory authorities for automated updates and reporting, keeping the system updated with changing regulations (e.g. by expressing the reporting requirements in machine readable and executable way).
- Ensure robust access control and maintain audit trails for transparency and accountability.
- Minimize the risk of non-compliance and potential penalties through these technological and procedural safeguards.
- Integrate the EU Digital Identity Wallet for secure identification of individuals and legal entities.
- All systems must incorporate robust data privacy and security measures.
- Proposers must ensure that the systems developed are open source, interoperable with existing government data systems and adhere to European data standards and specifications.
- The system must be scalable to handle large volumes of data and high transaction rates.
- The system must be designed with end-users in mind, ensuring ease of use and accessibility.
- A comprehensive data governance framework must be established. This should include policies for data quality management, data stewardship, and data lifecycle management.
- Active engagement with all relevant stakeholders is essential.
- Proposals should target legislations that have clear, quantifiable compliance metrics that can be automatically assessed using data analytics and they should ensure no overlaps with ongoing initiatives (e.g. Digital Product Passport, Customs reform).
It will be essential to propose use cases that allow the data to be automatically collected and processed with minimal manual intervention, and to ensure that the compliance verification process is both efficient and scalable.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data: between €2.000.000 and €4.000.000 per project
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Environment and Climate Change
- Health
- Information Technology
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Rural development
Eligibility for Participation
- Legal Entities
- Local Authorities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries (except for topics with restrictions; see below):
- listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Digital Europe Programme (list of participating countries)
Please note however that following topics are subject to restrictions for the protection of European digital infrastructures, communication and information systems, and related supply chains: – Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data
Entities that are assessed as high-risk suppliers of mobile network communication equipment (and any entities they own or control) are not eligible to participate in any capacity, including as beneficiaries, affiliated entities, associated partners, third parties giving in-kind contributions, subcontractors or recipients of financial support to third parties (if any).
Consortium composition – Proposals must be submitted by: minimum 3 independent applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 3 different eligible countries.
Sectors with a high bureaucratic burden such as agriculture, environment, manufacturing, healthcare, and energy, are examples of possible pilot use cases to be funded.
Consortia can consist of public administrations such as government bodies/ regulatory agencies, private entities or a mix of the two.
Targeted stakeholders: National and EU authorities (as data users)/ regulatory agencies public and private entities, businesses, farmers, etc/providers of compliance data (data holders), data sharing organisations, universities.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy
Directorate of Research and Innovation
Eleana Gabriel
Telephone: +357 22 691918
Email: egabriel@dmrid.gov.cy