Broadband Platform: focus on increasing connectivity, digital resilience and digital maturity

6th meeting of the CoR-EC Broadband Platform Meeting The European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Commission jointly held the sixth meeting of the Broadband Platform on 25 May. Members learnt about the latest policy initiatives on digital transformation, such as the European Commission’s proposal on Gigabit Infrastructure, the proposal on the Cyber Solidarity Act and discussed challenges and opportunities linked to connectivity, digital resilience and a digital maturity assessment for cities, villages and regions in Europe. CoR members directly informed Commission’s experts about the digital challenges they experience at local and regional level. The latest developments on digital policies in the European Union were the focus of discussions between members of the European Committee of the Regions and the European Commission during the Broadband Platform meeting which took place on 25 May. During the session on connectivity , representatives from the European Commission DG Connect explained that excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in the EU is becoming a prerequisite to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits. In this context, the 5G for smart communities initiative grants funds for the rapid deployment and take-up of 5G. The European Commission further presented a set of […]

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