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In preparation for the new Connecting Europe Facility programme (#CEF2digital) in 2021, a series of workshops is currently taking place to offer stakeholders the opportunity to learn more and provide input into its development.

This brochure presents the key features of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, its achievements over the past 5 years and gives a brief outlook on the challenges up to 2020.

Curious to know more about the WiFi4EU Portal? Check out the WiFi4EU guide, a comprehensive guide to the WiFi4EU initiative. From registration to installation, the manual accompanies the user through all the steps for a successful application and implementation. The “step by step” approach of the manual is complemented by screenshots and examples to allow for a smooth experience of the WiFi4EU Portal.  Get ready for the next call with the WiFi4EU guide, available in 24 languages.

The European Commission has launched the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Telecom 2019–2 call, making €25 million available to stimulate and sustain the deployment of European Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) in the areas of Cybersecurity, eHealth, eProcurement, European e-Justice, European Platform for Digital Skills and Jobs and the Public Open Data. In 2019, CEF Telecom aims to provide up to €88 million in total funding for 18 DSIs, in order to meet the needs of public administrations, businesses and citizens in their cross-border activities.

The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding programme will enter its second generation in 2021, for the seven-year period of 2021-2027. The European Commission’s Directorate General for Content Networks and Technologies is organising a public consultation to gather the views of stakeholders on the priority areas for EU digital infrastructure investments and the best ways to address existing connectivity needs with Connecting Europe Facility support.

The European Commission’s Directorate General for Content Networks and Technologies is launching a public consultation to gather the views of stakeholders on the priority areas for EU digital infrastructure investments and the best ways to address existing connectivity needs with Connecting Europe Facility support. The consultation is open until 11 September 2019.

Gnomon Informatics, a Thessaloniki based SME, is rolling out interoperable e-health management solutions across Europe. The openDECIPHER solution, that it developed during the EU funded DECIPHER pre-commercial procurement, has paved the way for the company to win eHealth deployment contracts in Cyprus, Ireland, Malta, Luxembourg, Greece, Belgium and Switzerland. Further extensions, e.g. for diabetes and chronic pain management, are currently also under testing by Turkish, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese health procurers.

The European Union has made available several funding and technical assistance instruments for the design and implementation of broadband programmes and projects in the Western Balkans. This brochure offers an overview of the main sources of funding and targets public administrations and private promoters involved in the development of digital connectivity in the region.