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Digitalising the Commission

The Next Generation Digital Strategy benefits from digital transformation opportunities and supports the delivery of the EU’s strategic priorities by 2030.    

A digital Commission

The Commission’s digital transformation has accelerated and broadened in scope: from digital skills to digital culture; from using technology as support to our daily work to embedding digital elements in policymaking; from providing ad-hoc solutions to designing and implementing a future-proof and coherent digital landscape.

Strategic objectives­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­

This strategy sets up the framework for continuous digital transformation. It promotes a vision of a Digital Commission that engages and connects people, data, processes and technology. This translates into five key objectives.

Foster a digital culture

to empower a ‘think digital first’ mind-set, placing users at the centre and enabling data-driven design, collaboration, digital fluency, agility and technical expertise.

Foster a digital culture
Enable digital-ready EU policymaking

to lead and to include digital thinking from the early stages of the legislative process.

Enable digital-ready EU policymaking
Empower business driven digital transformation

to optimise existing and new business and administrative processes using the latest technological developments in artificial intelligence (analytics and big data), mobility, cloud computing, etc.

Empower business-driven digital transformation
Ensure a seamless digital landscape

to modernise digital solutions by becoming more user friendly, interoperable, and secure.

Ensure a seamless digital landscape
Sustain a green, secure, and resilient infrastructure

to provide services that meet the increasing business needs and sustain a secure and green infrastructure, supporting flexible ways of working.

Sustain a green, secure, and resilient infrastructure

Principles

Digital transformation is driven and guided by a set of overarching principles, based on shared European values, that support the implementation of a digital Commission.

  • Digital partnerships – Fostering collaboration between internal departments, other EU institutions and stakeholders.
     
  • Digital interaction first – Communicating via digital means will be promoted and supported whilst ensuring full accessibility.
     
  • Digital empowerment – Providing the necessary tools, services, skills to staff, ensuring “digital thinking” and the space to use digital technologies for innovation.
     
  • Digital sovereignty and autonomy - Exploring technical alternatives that positively promote the Commission’s ability to work in a cost-effective, sustainable, independent, and secure way.
     
  • Digital security and resilience – Ensuring appropriate protection of the Commission’s digital assets and support a fast recovery in case of incidents.

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