The call for proposals 'DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05: Advanced Digital Skills' under the Digital Europe Programme is now published on the Funding and Tenders portal, opening on 21 November 2023. 

HaDEA (European Health and Digital Executive Agency) will manage the following topics, with a total budget of €42 million allocated:

• DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIALEDU: Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas. €30 million.
• DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-SPECIAL-PROGEDU: Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas - Advanced digital skills analysis. €2 million.
• DIGITAL-2023-SKILLS-05-CYBERACADEMY: Cybersecurity Skills Academy. €10 million.

The deadline to submit applications for this call is 21 March 2024 at 17:00 Brussels time. 

The Digital Europe Programme aims to build the strategic digital capacities of the EU and to facilitate the wide deployment of digital technologies. With an overall budget of €7.5 billion, out of which €0.8 billion is managed by HaDEA, the programme will support investments in the following sectors:

• High Performance Computing
• Cloud, data and Artificial Intelligence
• Cybersecurity
• Advanced digital skills
• Accelerating best use of technologies.

Source: European Commission