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Through the HLS-Robo project, students from the Satakunta University of Applied Sciences in Finland helped rural SMEs discover how digitalisation and robotics can improve the competitiveness of their businesses. The project received EU funding and was nominated for the ‘Digital Futures’ category of the 2022 EU Rural Inspiration Awards.

This brochure provides managing authorities and other government agencies in EU Member States with guidance on ways to support refugees from Ukraine in accessing digital connectivity and related services.

The latest study of the European Joint Research Centre (JRC) introduces the exploratory concept of ‘lonely places’ in Europe. As explained in this video interview, such places present a vulnerability in terms of insufficient local endowment, accessibility or connectivity.

On 8 November, the European Broadband Competence Offices (BCO) Network hosted an interactive online event for telecommunications and mobile network operators to discuss how to meet the pressing telecommunications needs of approximately 7.4 million refugees from Ukraine in the EU, as well as of those on the ground in Ukraine.

On the 20th of September, the European Broadband Competence Offices (BCO) Network hosted an online session to discuss the first “Backbone Connectivity for Digital Global Gateways” call, under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital programme, and prepare interested candidates for the upcoming ones.

The European Broadband Competence Offices (BCO) Network organised a webinar on 20th September 2022. The aim was to bring together key stakeholders interested in future calls for proposals and initiate a matchmaking  between them in the context of the 5G for Smart Communities action, under the CEF Digital programme.

The European Broadband Competence Offices Network (BCO Network) Support Facility has published its 2022-23 Annual Work Plan Summary, outlining the key activities and topics for this year’s knowledge exchange and capacity building programme.

The study on investing in Gigabit connectivity results in several suggestions on how to encourage private investment in digital infrastructure to reach the connectivity targets.

In this video, Roberto Viola, Director General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), explains the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital programme’s role in driving critical broadband investment in Europe.

Dublin City’s “first of its kind” 5G neutral host network offers wholesale access to multiple operators while reducing infrastructure costs. The project uses ‘street level’ telecommunication and 5G infrastructure by discretely placing small wireless networking cells on existing structures, such as lamp posts and solar compactor bins.