Supporting the European Broadband Competence Offices Network in 2024-25

Each year, the European Broadband Competence Offices Network (BCO Network) engages in an annual capacity building and knowledge exchange programme offered by a dedicated Support Facility established by the European Commission. Summarised in the Annual Work Plan Summary, this programme encompasses a wide array of activities, including online and in-person events, training materials, publications and videos, tailored to address the BCOs’ needs.

In 2024-25, the programme will focus on the following key topics:

Policy and regulation

• State aid
• Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)
• Green procurement
• Impact assessment and evaluation
• Gigabit Infrastructure Act
• Digital Decade and other reporting mechanisms
• EU CAP Network and rural connectivity beyond households

Funding and projects

• Broadband planning
• Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) milestones management
• Submarine cables
• Outermost Regions
• Mountain regions and remote areas
• Vouchers and demand-side stimulation
• Reporting tool and atlas

Technology

• 5G for Connected Automated Mobility and other use cases
• Open Radio Access Network (RAN)
• Edge cloud
• Cybersecurity
• Submarine cybersecurity toolbox
• Services for rural users: finance, e-health, e-administration, e-education

Find out more 

Read the 2024-25 Annual Work Plan Summary and explore the previous annual programme in the 2023-24 BCO Network Activity Report. Discover how the EU and BCOs help broadband deployment in your country and region and may be able to support your project:

• BCO Network: Frequently Asked Questions
• Broadband in EU countries: key facts and contacts
• EU support for broadband roll-out 

This Summary was developed as part of the European Broadband Competence Offices (BCO) Network’s work to raise awareness of EU support for high-speed broadband deployment and share good practices in broadband projects. Discover more interviews in the BCO Network YouTube playlist and more broadband good practices, news and resources in the BCO Network Library.