Digital Transformation
31. Proposal: Access to digital infrastructure.
-
Measure 31(1) - Investing in European Digital Infrastructures (5G, 6G)
31.1) Investing in high-quality and innovative European digital infrastructures (including 5G and 6G being developed in Europe); (ECP1 recommendation number 40 and 47, Dutch NCP 1).
- 6G Research and Innovation work programme
- Measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks
- CO2 emission standards for cars and vans
- Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-2027
- European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles
- 2030 policy programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
- Revised State aid guidelines for broadband networks
- Virtual worlds
-
Measure 31(2) - Ensuring Internet Access Across the EU
31.2) Ensuring fast, affordable, secure and stable internet access everywhere in the EU, including for roaming, with a priority to bring internet connection to 'white zones/dead zones', rural areas and remote and peripheral regions in order to address the digital divide between and within Member States and make sure that no one gets left behind; (ECP1 recommendation number 17, 47 and Dutch NCP 1)
- European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles
- Broadband roll-out targets for rural areas as part of the Farm to Fork strategy
- Measures to reduce the cost of deploying gigabit electronic communications networks
- Revised State aid guidelines for broadband networks
- Action plan on web accessibility
- 2030 policy programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
-
Measure 31(3) - Advancing Digital and Electrical Infrastructure
31.3) Advance the deployment of digital and electrical infrastructure both in public and private spaces to enable use of electric and autonomous vehicles; (WG debate)
- Intelligent Road Transport Systems
- Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7)
- An Action Plan for the digitisation of energy systems and tackling the energy use of digital infrastructure
- Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
- CO2 emission standards for cars and vans
- Sustainable transport – new urban mobility framework.
- European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles
- 2030 policy programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
-
Measure 31(4) - Preventing Monopolies and Data Concentration
31.4) Taking measures to ensure there is fair and open competition and prevent monopolies, vendor lock-in, data concentration and dependence on third countries in relation to infrastructure and services, improving markets from the perspective of consumers; (ECP1 recommendation number 17)
-
Measure 31(5) - Prioritizing Access to Internet for Vulnerable Groups
31.5) Making children, families, elder people as well as vulnerable groups, a priority when it comes to access to internet and hardware, particularly in view of access to education, public services, and health; (ECP1 recommendation number 17 and WG debate)
- Recommendations on digital education
- Recommendation on blended learning for high quality and inclusive primary and secondary education
- Action plan on web accessibility
- The new European Strategy for a better internet for kids
- Digital empowerment to protect and enforce fundamental rights in the digital age
- Communication on digitalisation in social security coordination
-
Measure 31(6) - Improving Digital Access to Public Services
31.6) Improving digital access to and accessibility of essential public and private services for citizens and businesses, for example when it comes to administrative procedures, and ensure inclusive access and support such as through help desks in relation to these services; (WG debate, Multilingual Digital Platform)
- Communication on digitalisation in social security coordination
- Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedureSchengen area: amending the Visa Sticker Regulation
- Initiative on VAT in the Digital Age
- Action plan on web accessibility
- Digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation
- Measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)
- Enhancing the European Administrative Space (ComPAct)
- Digital empowerment to protect and enforce fundamental rights in the digital age
- 2030 policy programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
-
Measure 31(7) - Harmonizing Digital Standards for Cross-Border Interoperability
31.7) Harmonising high quality digital standards and improving secure mobility of data to facilitate cross-border interoperability.
- Communication on digitalisation in social security coordination
- Measures for a high level of public sector interoperability across the Union (Interoperable Europe Act)
- Data Governance Act
- Virtual worlds
- 2030 policy programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
- Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-2027
- Data Act
-
Measure 31(8) - Considering Environmental Impact of Digital Infrastructure
31.8) Considering environmental impacts of digital infrastructure and digitalisation in order to make digital transformation sustainable and strive for a green digital society. (WG debate, Multilingual Digital Platform).