EU budget: Commission proposes €9.2 billion investment in first ever digital programme

The European Commission is proposing to create the first ever Digital Europe programme - a new programme part of the "Single Market, Innovation and Digital" chapter of the EU's long-term budget proposal - and invest €9.2 billion to align the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027 with increasing digital challenges.

The Commission's proposal focusses on five areas: 

• Supercomputers €2.7 billion ; 
• Artificial intelligence (AI) €2.5 billion ; 
• Cybersecurity and trust €2 billion ; 
• Digital skills €700 million ; 
• Ensuring a wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society: €1.3 billion

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