Digital transformation is an important driver of sustainable development and offers great potential to amplify social and economic benefits across a large number of sectors. However, current rates of digitalisation are very unequal: more than 3 billion people are not digitally connected, including many women. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, digitalisation can foster better education, reduce inequalities, boost economic growth, research and innovation and support better governance.
A more digitalised society requires the promotion of sustainability and the building of a global, open, stable and secure cyberspace, grounded in the rule of law, human rights and democratic values that leaves no-one behind. Today, the digital transformation is driven largely by data and is a key factor for global competitiveness, with great potential for generating economic growth and development and innovative solutions.
Digital transformation is bringing fast change that affects our labour markets. With the Communications on Shaping Europe’s digital future and the 2030 Digital Compass Decade, the EU has put forward a human-centric approach to digital transformation.
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RSSData Governance in Africa supports the African Union Commission, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), as well as their Member States in developing data policy frameworks building on the AU Data Policy Framework.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
This initiative aims to facilitate Central American trade and promote its economic integration.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
The EU and the Philippines launched the EU Copernicus Programme to the Philippines. Being an island country prone to disasters, Copernicus will make a difference by establishing a data centre to facilitate use, access and distribution of Copernicus satellite data, improve skills and raise awareness.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
Electrification and digitalisation of social infrastructure in remote rural areas with a focus on 2,000 remote schools, and expansion of households' access to digital infrastructure in poorer areas to reduce the digital divide and inequalities.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
The project will contribute to the development of a 11,700 km long planned trusted and secure intercontinental submarine cable system, stretching from Europe to India with intermediate landings in the eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Eastern Africa.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
The project will provide: support to more than 100 joint ventures between EU and LAC companies until an investment-ready stage; support to increase digital innovation capacities and facilitate partnerships in areas where the EU has strong interest, expertise and state-of-the-art technology.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
The Alliance creates a strategic framework to foster digital transformation and innovation. Actions include: extension of the Bella cable, establishment of 2 Copernicus regional centres in Panama and Chile, construction of new terrestrial cables and provision of WAN and Wifi access to 340 schools.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
Support Nigeria's digitalisation with infrastructure upgrades, public service digitisation, tech start-up support, digital skills training (focusing on youth and women), and robust digital governance for privacy and cybersecurity.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
The project will support the expansion of German company Infineon Technologies AG's existing frontend production of semiconductors at a location in Malaysia (Kulim Hi-Tec Park). This will allow the workforce to grow from 3.700 to 4.600 employees and will have positive effects on local suppliers.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
Expansion of fiber optic backbone in underserved areas, installation of 850 solar cell phone towers in rural areas, connection to Atlantic data cable, digitalisation of cybersecurity and Post/Telecom, and creation of a farmer portal, reducing the digital divide and inequalities.
- Global Gateway - Areas of partnership
- Digital
