DG Digital Services news

Directorate-General for Digital Services of the European Commission has launched a preliminary market consultation for information-gathering and market assessment capabilities for carrier service infrastructure based on Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology.

As part of the European Technological Sovereignty Package, the Commission adopted a new Open Source Strategy, reaffirming its commitment to work towards an open, collaborative and resilient digital environment.

Due to the large interest of public administrations and IT companies, the European Commission is providing a more detailed overview of its Cloud Sovereignty Framework, a tool it created to evaluate providers of sovereign cloud in recent tender.

Directorate-General for Digital Services of the European Commission has launched an open market consultation to gather feedback from economic operators interested in participating in a future public procurement procedure for the provision of networking, telecom and videoconferencing equipment.

This April, the European Commission awarded its Sovereign Cloud call for tender through which the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (Union entities) will be able to procure sovereign cloud services for up to EUR 180 million over a period of 6 years. 

Directorate-General for Digital Services (DIGIT) is organising an information session on the Commission’s Digital Workplace. The session is intended for economic operators who consider applying to future public procurement procedures.

The European Commission has published the first Annual Report on Interoperability in the Union, taking stock of progress made since the entry into force of the Interoperable Europe Act in April 2024.

As part of its efforts to strengthen its cloud sovereignty, the European Commission is procuring up to EUR 180 million of sovereign cloud services.  

The 2025 eInvoicing Country Factsheets are now published. These comprehensive resources offer helpful insights into eInvoicing policies and practices in EU Member States, and European Economic Area (EEA) countries.

Economic operators are invited to fill in the market survey by 31 August.

The European Commission has published on 2 December 2024 the open call for tenders Princesse IV for the acquisition of printing, copying and scanning as a service (Print-as-a-Service).

The Commission has released a pilot for GPT@EC, a secure general-purpose corporate tool using generative artificial intelligence (AI).

Directorate-General for Digital Services (DIGIT) of the European Commission is currently preparing an open procedure, which will result in the conclusion of interinstitutional framework contracts for IT Professional Services aimed at small to medium-value projects.

Whether you are a small or medium sized enterprise (SME), an accountant, or part of a large corporation, these factsheets are designed to address your specific needs and equip you with the necessary guidance to navigate the eInvoicing landscape effectively.

We invite economic operators to provide feedback on the future replacement solution for the Trans-European Services for Telematics between administrations (TESTA) network by 31 July.

PROSERV DPS, a new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for IT professional services is fully digital and it allows economic operators to apply anytime.

Allowing for better cross-border exchange of data, the Act will enable better digital public services for EU citizens and businesses.

Economic operators are invited to fill in the market survey that will help shape it.

Join the info session on 22 February and learn what it is to be a trainee at the Directorate-General for Digital Services (DIGIT).