The International Digital Strategy for the European Union sets out the EU's vision for strengthening its international digital cooperation.
The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy adopted an International Digital Strategy for the European Union in June 2025.
This strategy focuses on boosting European competitiveness, promoting a digital agenda focused on the security of Europe and its partners, and shaping global digital governance and standards.
Global Partnerships
The International Digital Strategy for the European Union places an emphasis on deepening its existing partnerships such as Digital Partnerships, Digital Dialogues, among others, through new cooperation initiatives and projects, as well as building new Partnerships and Dialogues. It will also connect these partnerships through a Digital Partnership Network.
EU Tech Business Offer
The EU will develop an integrated Tech Business Offer for partner countries, combining private and public investment with policy solutions.
This offer will tailor and combine tech components in a modular approach to create a package of mutual benefits with partner countries, including capacity-building measures. It will be jointly managed by the EU and Member States, and closely involve companies, innovators, relevant EU trade associations and chambers of commerce.
Priority areas of cooperation
The Strategy highlights 5 key areas of cooperation with partner countries, such as:
- Emerging technologies: AI, 56/6G, Semiconductors and quantum
- Secure and trusted digital infrastructure
- Cybersecurity
- Digital identity and digital public infrastructure
- Online platforms
Advancing EU interests
The EU will continue to promote and defend its values at a multilateral level throughout the world.
The strategy outlines global digital governance and internet governance as key areas where the EU can continue to shape rules and standards according to common values based in human rights.
The EU will remain actively involved in the Global Digital Compact implementation and work to defend its achievements as the first comprehensive framework for digital governance.
Furthermore, the EU will focus on standardisation as a key tool to advance its goals such as boosting European competitiveness, fostering digital and tech sovereignty and protecting and promoting its values and interests, while pursuing international cooperation.