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EVENT REPORT |
Alliance to better protect minors online - meeting of 29 June 2021

The members of the Alliance to better protect minors online met online on 29 June 2021. The main objectives of the meeting was to exchange information on recent developments such as the Commission Proposals: on Artificial Intelligence and on a European Digital Identity. A concept for the BIK Youth Pledge Phase 2.0 was also presented.

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"EDIH Heatmap" Information and Exchange webinar

This webinar was organized by DIHNET, Vanguard and BOWI on 29 June 2021. EDIH consortia could learn about the EDIH Heatmap, a structure to discuss the strengths and gaps in the consortium and to develop a competence profile.

PRESS RELEASE |
EU Digital COVID Certificate enters into application in the EU

As of the 1st of July, the EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation entered into application. This means that EU citizens and residents will now be able to have their Digital COVID Certificates issued and verified across the EU.

NEWS ARTICLE |
Five new Norwegian pre-commercial procurements under preparation

The 2021 Norwegian Research Council's call to prepare pre-commercial procurements is a success. Five new public buyers already received support:
(1) Fisheries directorate: Catch TIME - Automation and digitization of resource control.
(2) Trøndelag county municipality: Digital twin
(3) Trøndelag county municipality: Off grid mobilmast 
(4) Lørenskog municipality: A digital «door in», a «digital coordinator». Digital collaboration and coordination platform.
(5) Ålesund region intercommunal environmental company: Preliminary project for the development of self-service solutions that facilitate

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17 EU-supported films will be present at the Festival de Cannes 2021

The 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will take place from Tuesday 6 to Saturday 17 July. Seventeen films supported by Creative Europe MEDIA have been selected in various sections of the Cannes Film Festival and its parallel competitions: the Directors' Fortnight (La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) and La Semaine de la Critique. In addition, MEDIA will be present in several events targeting the audiovisual industry.

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Launch event - CharactHer campaign

On 9 July 2021, the European Commission will launch an awareness campaign aimed at fostering gender diversity and inclusion in the film and news media industries

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Call for tenders open: Two Santiago de Compostela pre-commercial procurements on city mobility

The city of Santiago de Compostela invites interested bidders to submit offers for two pre-commercial procurements:
(1) Development of multifunctional modular autonomous electric vehicles adapted to different specific use scenarios aimed at the design of new last-mile logistics schemes in heritage cities.
(2) Advanced modeling and simulation algorithms of pedestrian mobility at the macro level in Heritage Cities.
Deadline for submission of offers for both procurements: 22 July 2021