The Commission has adopted the main work programme of Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2022, which outlines the objectives and specific topic areas that will receive a total of €14.7 billion in funding. These investments will help accelerate the green and digital transitions and will contribute to sustainable recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and to EU resilience against future crises. They will support European researchers through fellowships, training and exchanges, build more connected and efficient European innovation ecosystems and create world-class research infrastructures

The Next-Generation IoT and Edge Computing Strategy Forum was a one-day online conference that allowed participants to share their views on a strategic vision for Europe.

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has launched a call for expression of interest to create an Ad Hoc Working Group on 5G cybersecurity certification.

The study provides an analysis of safety and liability aspects associated to software and software-enabled products and services and provides guiding principles as well as possible regulatory options for action at EU level with regard to future regulation of software.

This first edition of the Horizon EU Info Days takes place online. It offers the opportunity to prospective applicants and other stakeholders of EU research and innovation to receive information and ask questions about the novelties, main funding instruments and processes of Horizon Europe.

The 6GHz harmonisation decision makes 480 MHz of additional spectrum available in the 6 GHz band for Wi-Fi networks. It means further improvements in network performance and faster, more stable connections for teleconferencing, sharing content and innovative services.

Today, the Commission adopted a Decision harmonising the use of the 6 GHz band for wireless networks across the EU, which will support a growing number of devices, online applications and innovative services that require larger bandwidth and faster speeds. Thanks to this, citizens and businesses will be able to enjoy better, faster and more stable Wi-Fi connections across the EU, including for video conferencing, streaming and sharing content, telemedicine or when using augmented reality technologies.

With its 2021 update, the MAVISE database now offers a central access point to jurisdiction information related to the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD).

The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and the IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Center have launched a call for tender for the procurement of a petascale supercomputer, capable of executing more than 8 Petaflops (8 million billion calculations per second).