DEP Inspiring Stories

Discover how Digital Europe Programme projects are turning challenges into opportunities. These inspiring stories showcase real achievements, lessons learned and best practices to help other initiatives maximise their impact and strengthen dissemination and exploitation activities.

 

 

Deployment of Technologies
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Unlocking the Value of Open Data

BeOpen improves the quality, interoperability and accessibility of Open Data, transforming them into High Value Datasets (HVDs).

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Pilot demonstrations across Europe
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Digital Skills
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Shaping Blockchain Standards in Europe

SEEBLOCKS.eu brought together experts from across Europe to support Blockchain and DLT standardisation.

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Initiatives supported across Europe
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Deployment of Technologies
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Unlocking the Value of Open Data

By transforming public sector data into High-Value Datasets (HVDs), the project supports the development of reliable digital services and helps public administrations make better use of their data

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Pilot demonstrations across Europe
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Connecting Europe's EdTech Ecosystem

Through community building, practical resources and policy recommendations, the project helps create a more connected, trusted and evidence-based EdTech ecosystem across Europe.

300+
Educators certified through the MOOC
Artificial Intelligence
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Making Cultural Heritage Immersive

Built on the EUreka3D initiative, the project develops tools, training and best practices that help cultural heritage institutions create immersive and accessible experiences while contributing to the Common European Data Space for Cultural Heritage.

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Open source digital tools available
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Building a Stronger European Cybersecurity Ecosystem

Through joint training, knowledge exchange and policy collaboration, the project helps build a coordinated European approach to cyber threats while supporting long-term cooperation between key cybersecurity stakeholders.

2,000+
Stakeholders engaged
Digital Skills
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Shaping Blockchain Standards in Europe

SEEBLOCKS.eu delivered targeted, democratic, industry-driven initiative to support European interests in standardisation within the Blockchain/DLT domain, bringing together EU researchers and open standards specialists.

33
Initiatives supported across Europe
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Deployment of Technologies
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Making Innovation Accessible

Through a combination of technology services, training activities and ecosystem support, DIGITALIS helped manufacturing SMEs build digital capabilities and accelerate innovation.

600+
Companies trained, including 550 SMEs
Digital Skills
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Europe's Digital Future: A Model for Advanced Digital Skills

DIGITAL4Business promotes stakeholder engagement and supports policy development, helping bridge the gap between academic learning and industry requirements.

98%
Student Satisfaction Rate
Digital Skills
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EURIDICE’s Inclusive European Education

The EURIDICE project designs curricula to shape a new generation with strong digital skills, awareness of digital law, social aspects, and ethics, allowing them to responsibly navigate and build Europe’s digital society, keeping human values and sustainability at the forefront.

51
Public lectures delivered
Deployment of Technologies
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Robocoast EDIH's promotion of digitalization in companies

With Robocoast EDIH's contribution to digital and innovation capabilities, companies have successfully developed digital maturity skills.

3,300
Free EDIH services delivered
Deployment of Technologies
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Implementing eIDAS in Education and Social Security

The DC4EU project has generated significant societal benefits, especially within the education and social security sectors. It encouraged the adoption of a more accessible and secure framework for identity recognition and verification, offering clear advantages over traditional paper-based systems.

80
Organisations involved from 22 countries
Artificial Intelligence
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Financial Sustainability of an EDIH

DATAlife delivered approximately 1,000 services since the inception of the European Digital Innovation Hub project.

51
SMEs engaged in Technological Innovation
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Manufacturing development

By combining regional expertise with strong industrial links, ShiftLabs delivers tailored support and has become a trusted partner for digital transformation among Swedish manufacturing SMEs.

283
SMEs supported in testing and using new technologies
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Building Trust From Farm to Fork

TRUST-FOOD transformed complex technologies into practical trainings for real agri-food businesses

361
SMEs, students and jobseekers trained