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Digital technology is changing people’s lives. The EU’s digital strategy aims to make this transformation work for people and businesses, while helping to achieve its target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050.
The Commission is determined to make this Europe's “Digital Decade”. Europe must now strengthen its digital sovereignty and set standards, rather than following those of others – with a clear focus on data, technology, and infrastructure.
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1 August 2024 – The world's first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, the European Artificial Intelligence Act, has entered into force. The AI Act will ensure that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy as well as establish a harmonised internal market for AI in the EU. To address critical areas such as transparency, copyright-related rules, and risk management, the Commission has launched a consultation on a Code of Practice for providers of general-purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) models. GPAI providers with operations in the EU, businesses, civil society representatives, rights holders and academic experts are invited to submit their views and findings, which will feed into the Commission's upcoming draft of the Code of Practice on GPAI models.
Key figures
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Ensuring a safe and accountable online environment
![Participation of Tibor Navracsics, Margrethe Vestager and Carlos Moedas, Members of the EC, in the Web Summit 2017](/https/commission.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-035536/00-41.jpg?itok=9hCDgSAz)
Ensuring fair and open digital markets
![European Chips Act](/https/commission.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-051873/00-18.jpg?itok=oOXd0pF9)
Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness and resilience in semiconductor technologies
![The use of Wi-Fi and roaming in train and metro stations, and in public spaces](/https/commission.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-034566/00-22.jpg?itok=-HYIIDTu)
Giving you full control on how much information you share with third parties
![Humanoid robotics and AI research and development - Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics](/https/commission.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-058323/00-15.jpg?itok=S3ZcGiux)
Achieving better healthcare, safer and cleaner transport, more efficient manufacturing, and cheaper and more sustainable energy through AI
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Making the EU a role model for a society empowered by data
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Ensuring European industry leads the transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership
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Working together to tackle security threats and challenges more robustly
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EU initiatives for a satellite-based connectivity system and management of space traffic
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Coordinating approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues
Timeline
- 29 May 2024
The Commission establishes the AI Office to strengthen EU leadership in safe and trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
- 11 April 2024
Interoperable Europe Act enters into force
- 19 March 2024
The Commission recommends actions to combat counterfeiting and better protect intellectual property rights
- 6 March 2024
Political agreement on the Cyber Solidarity Act
- 5 March 2024
First-ever European Defence Industrial Strategy at EU level and a new defence industry programme to enhance Europe's readiness and security
- 27 February 2024
New initiatives boosting European industrial leadership in advanced materials
- 21 February 2024
- 17 February 2024
Digital Services Act starts applying to all online platforms in the EU
- 6 February 2024
Political agreement on the Gigabit Infrastructure Act
- 24 January 2024
AI innovation package to support Artificial Intelligence startups and SMEs
- 11 January 2024
- 9 December 2023
- 1 December 2023
Political agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act
- 13 November 2023
Political agreement on the Critical Raw Materials Act
- 3 October 2023
Adoption of a Recommendation on critical technology areas for the EU’s economic security, to assess the technology risk and technology leakage of ten critical technology areas
- 21 September 2023
- 6 September 2023
The Commission designates six gatekeepers, ie. platforms that provide an important gateway between businesses and consumers in relation to core platform services, under the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
- 11 July 2023
Adoption of a new strategy on Web 4.0 and virtual worlds, to steer the next technological transition and ensure an open, secure, trustworthy, fair and inclusive digital environment for EU citizens, businesses and public administrations
- 7 July 2023
Political agreement is reached on the Regulation on supporting ammunition production (ASAP)
- 6 July 2023
Publication of the 2023 European Innovation Scoreboard and the bi-yearly Regional Innovation Scoreboard, which show that despite recent crises EU Member States and their regions keep improving their innovation performance
- 29 June 2023
Provisional political agreement is reached on the EU Digital Identity Wallet, which will revolutionise digital identification by giving Europeans control over their personal data with the full convenience of mobile apps
- 28 June 2023
Political agreement is reached on the European Data Act, proposed by the Commission in February 2022, which will unlock industrial data, optimise its accessibility and use, and foster a competitive and reliable European cloud market
- 20 June 2023
Publication of a Communication on a European Economic Security Strategy, focusing on minimising risks arising from certain economic flows in the context of increased geopolitical tension and accelerated technological shifts
- 1 June 2023
Launch of the Unitary Patent System, to make it simpler and easier for companies to protect their innovations in Europe and capitalise on their intellectual property
- 18 May 2023
Publication of the first ever European Media Industry Outlook, analysing trends in the audiovisual, video game and news media industries and identifying challenges and underlying technological trends common to the media industries
- 4 May 2023
The Commission adopts a Recommendation to combat online piracy of sports and other live events
- 4 May 2023
The Commission adopts a Recommendation on how to combat commercial scale online piracy of sports and other live events
- 3 May 2023
Adoption of the Act in Support of Ammunition Production (ASAP), introducing targeted measures to ramp up the EU’s production capacity and addressing the current shortages
- 27 April 2023
The Commission proposes harmonised EU patent rules to boost innovation, investment and competitiveness
- 25 April 2023
Digital Services Act: The Commission designates first set of Very Large Online Platforms and Search Engines
- 18 April 2023
The Commission proposes an EU Cyber Solidarity Act to strengthen cybersecurity capacities in the EU
- 29 March 2023
The Commission proposes more transparency and less red tape for companies to improve business environment in the EU
- 16 March 2023
The Commission proposes the Critical Raw Materials Act
- 23 February 2023
The Commission presents new initiatives, laying the ground for the transformation of the connectivity sector in the EU
- 6 February 2023
- 1 February 2023
- 16 November 2022
The Digital Services Act enters into force
- 10 November 2022
- 1 November 2022
- 19 September 2022
- 15 September 2022
- 1 July 2022
- 23 February 2022
- 8 February 2022
- 26 January 2022
- 18 November 2021
- 23 September 2021
- 16 September 2021
- 5 May 2021
- 16 December 2020
- 10 March 2020
Policy areas
Empowering businesses and people in a human-centred, sustainable and more prosperous digital future
Making sure technology serves the people and adds value to their daily lives
Promoting cyber resilience, safeguarding our communication and data and keeping online society and economy secure
Improving connectivity with the goal for Europe to be the most connected continent by 2030
Tackling the digital skills gap and improving these skills in Europe by promoting projects and strategies
Removing barriers to learning and improving access to quality education for all
Creating a single, borderless market for research, innovation and technology across the EU
New financial technologies can facilitate access to financial services and improve the efficiency of the financial system
The single market is at the heart of the European project, enabling citizens to travel, live, work or study wherever they wish
Documents
A Europe fit for the Digital Age
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