Digital Day 2018

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Publication Date 10/04/2018
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Topics on the agenda include artificial intelligence, blockchain technologies, e-health, as well as innovation and future investments in the Digital Single Market.

The event also followed up on the agreements reached during the 2017 edition of the Digital Day. That event concluded agreements and actions related to high-performance computing (HPC), digital transformation of jobs and skills, digitisation of industry, and connected automated mobility.

On Digital Day, 25 European countries (24 EU Member States and Norway) signed a Declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence. This comes after some initiatives by national government such as France's plan to grant a total of €1.5 billion in public funding into AI research over the next four years.

Digital Day 2018 took place on 10 April 2018. This one-day event brought together high-level stakeholders in the fields of digital technology and telecommunication.

Source Link https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/events/digital-day-2018
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Verfassungsblog, 25.04.18: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence the European Way https://verfassungsblog.de/harnessing-artificial-intelligence-the-european-way/
European Commission: Preparing Europe's future, building on a strong Digital Single Market: joint statement by Vice-Presidents Ansip and Dombrovskis, Commissioners Oettinger, Andriukaitis, Bieńkowska, Moedas and Gabriel following the Digital Day 2018 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-3167_en.htm
European Commission: Opening speech by Vice-President Ansip at the Digital Day 2018 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-18-3122_en.htm
European Commission: Discours de la Commissaire Gabriel à l'occasion de la Journée Numérique 2018 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-18-3123_fr.htm
ETH News, 11.04.18: Digital Day 2018 Highlights EU Blockchain Partnership Initiative https://www.ethnews.com/digital-day-2018-highlights-eu-blockchain-partnership-initiative
European Commission: Press Release, 09.04.18: Digital Day 2018: EU countries to commit to doing more together on the digital front http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-2902_en.htm
EurActiv, 10.04.18: Twenty-four EU countries sign artificial intelligence pact in bid to compete with US & China https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/twenty-four-eu-countries-sign-artificial-intelligence-pact-in-bid-to-compete-with-us-china/
European Commission: EU Member States sign up to cooperate on Artificial Intelligence https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/eu-member-states-sign-cooperate-artificial-intelligence

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