5G for Smart Communities Support Platform

The Polish Info Day, organised by the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs will take place on 17th December from 10:00 to 12:00 CET. The Polish Department of Telecommunication Investment Programming will host this insightful session and will be joined by experts from the European Commission and HaDEA. The event will highlight pivotal topics in digital and connectivity advancements:

10:00-10:05 - Opening

10:05-10:25 - Digital Global Gateways (20 min)

Georgios TSELENTIS, Policy Officer, DG CONNECT, European Commission

10:25-11:05 – 5G Large Scale Pilots

General overview

Amalia LEBU, Programme Assistant - EU Policies, DG CONNECT, European Commission

5G Corridors

Bianca Jitea, Policy Officer, Unit E.1. - Future Connectivity Systems, DG CONNECT, European Commission

5G for Smart Communities

Amalia LEBU, Programme Assistant - EU Policies, DG CONNECT, European Commission

11:05-11:25 - EuroQCI

Katie Low, Policy Officer, DG CONNECT, European Commission

11:25 – 11:45 – General application process

Mateusz KUJAWA, Head of Sector, European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

11:45-12:00 – Questions and Answers

12:00 – Closing

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn!

Click here to join the webinar. Password: VsJYPMC$565

The Directorate-General for Enterprise is organising a webinar to present the 4th wave of calls for projects of the European Connecting Europe Facility (CEF-N) programme, with members of the European Commission and the European Health and Digital Executive Agency ( HaDEA). This programme aims to promote growth, employment, inclusion and competitiveness through the interconnection of digital, transport and energy networks.

The webinar will aim to raise awareness among French stakeholders about financing opportunities in their sector of activity. It will address the topic of "5G large scale pilot" (5GLSP) and will allow French winners to provide feedback on their experience.

Webinar Outline

• 9:30 a.m.: introduction to the conference

• 9:45 a.m.: presentation of the program with a focus on 5GLSP

• 10:30 a.m.: speech by the French winners

• 11:00 a.m.: question and answer session

• 11:30 a.m.: conclusion

Register here for the webinar

Click here to view and download the slides.

The Slovenian Ministry of Digital Transformation, in cooperation with the European Commission, invites you to the Information Day for the 4th call for proposals/projects within the framework of the Digital Program, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

The information day will take place in a virtual format in English on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Register for the Information Day via this link.

Agenda

1. Opening greeting

2. Brief presentation of the call for the field "5G large-scale pilot projects - 5G coverage along transport corridors/5G and cloud for smart communities":

• Large scale 5G pilot projects - 5G coverage along transport corridors

  • Large-scale 5G pilot projects - 5G and the cloud for smart communities

     3. Discussion

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On December 4th, the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development, and Informatization of the Slovak Republic will host a webinar on the CEF Digital Programme Call 4, taking place from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

The webinar will focus on the theme: “Large Scale Pilot Projects.” The session will begin with a brief general introduction, followed by an overview of the specific objectives of the call, an introduction to the Slovakian contact points, and a presentation of successful projects.

To conclude, representatives from DG CNECT and HaDEA will deliver a detailed presentation on the 5G Large Scale Pilots call, providing key insights and guidance for potential applicants.

Practical information

• When: December 4, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. (the webinar will be held in English)

• Registration: Until December 2, 2024 through the registration form: https://forms.office.com/e/vqHNqAmUfY

• How to join: Registered participants will be sent a link to join (MS Teams or Webex) the day before the event.

The Gigabit Office of the German Federal Government warmly invites to participate in their webcast to learn about the funding opportunities available through the European “Connecting Europe Facility” (CEF) program under the 4th call.

The focus will be on the following calls:

• 5G large-scale pilots: 5G and Edge for Smart Communities

• Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateway (Focus: Submarine data cables)

Experts from the European Commission and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) will present the requirements, framework conditions, and opportunities associated with these calls. Please note that contributions from the European Commission will be delivered in English.

Registration for the Webcast on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Please register using the following link.

Feel free to share this invitation with others who may be interested.

HAKOM, the Croatian Broadband Competence Office (BCO ) invites all interested parties to a national information day organized in cooperation with the European Commission (DG CONNECT) and HaDEA as part of the fourth call of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital). This event is intended for all potential applicants and partners interested in digital infrastructure development projects in the Republic of Croatia and beyond, which will be financed from the 4th CEF Digital call open until February 13, 2025.

Event details:

• Date and time: November 29, 2024.

• online

• Duration: from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m

 
What can you expect?

At the info day, the four key components of the call will be covered:

• 5G transport corridors

• 5G smart communities

• Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways

• European quantum communication infrastructure (EuroQCI initiative)

Registration:
Please register for participation by November 28, by e-mail BCO-Hrvatska@hakom.hr

The agenda is available at this link.

ANACOM, as the national Broadband Competence Office (BCO), is organising an online Info Day on 26 November 2024, from 2.30pm to 4pm (mainland Portugal time), on the fourth call for proposals under the second Work Programme for the digital strand of the Connecting Europe Facility - CEF Digital, launched by the European Commission on 22 October 2024.

Access the live streaming here

Agenda

14:30 - Opening

14:30-14:45 – Fabio Nasarre de Letosa (DG CONNECT)

14:45-15:00 – Hervé Dupuy (Head of Unit, HaDEA)

15:00-15:15 – Jan Dröge (Team Leader, BCO Network)

15:15-15:30 – Atlantic CAM, Alberto Passos (IP Telecom)

15:30-15:45 – 5G Healthcare, Marco Granja (NOS)

15:45-16:00 – 5G.Rural, Ricardo Henriques (DSTelecom)

16:00 – Closing

**Contacts
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National Communications Authority (ANACOM)
Rua Ramalho Ortigão, 51
1099-099 Lisboa
Portugal

Tel: (+351)217211000
email: info@anacom.pt

The European Commission has proposed ambitious targets under the 2021 “Path to the Digital Decade” including that all European households should be covered by a Gigabit network and all populated areas covered by 5G by 2030. Achieving these goals will require EUR 200 billion of investments in new digital infrastructure.

The Commission wants to maximise investments in Europe by increasing the efficiency of public spending and leveraging and de-risking private capital. Some of the risk-absorbing measures and instruments that delivered results in the past and are still delivering results today are the digital infrastructure investment funds.

The most notable example is the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund (CEBF) which uses financial engineering to absorb the risk for greenfield investments in fibre to the home (FTTH) and successfully mobilised over 150 m of fully private capital.

This CONNECT University session will be the occasion to explore the general characteristics of equity investment funds and dive into one case study from the European Commission practice.

On the day of the event, click here to join the online session!

The European Commission, in close collaboration with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA), is organising the first Connecting Europe Facility - CEF Digital - community event.

The event will gather all the projects funded under the CEF Digital programme and players from all segments of the connectivity value chain in order to share experience, identify collaboration needs, strengthen synergies and contribute to maximising the programme’s impact on policy goals.

By engaging in discussions and exchanges of ideas, the CEF Digital community will bring new insights into the reflections on future connectivity policies and investments as outlined in the White Paper.

The morning will be dedicated to a presentation of the projects’ common objectives, with a focus on the identification of possible future synergies, while in the afternoon, the attention will shift to exploring financing options for connectivity infrastructures. 

To register, click here

This time, the session will focus on accelerating 5G deployment and will be structured around two main parts:

• 5G for Smart Communities

• 5G cross-border corridors

This will be the occasion to discuss the critical role of 5G and how it can enable innovation in the framework of EU's digital transformation.

The session will present the two first call results, with a focus on the projects selected under the following actions:

• Backbone connectivity for Digital Global Gateways
• 5G cross-border corridors
• 5G for Smart Communities

Before leaving the floor to the audience for questions, the session will close with a short description of CEF Digital Call 3, and the future of the programme.

This session will be the first of three dedicated session to CEF Digital.