International Hub for Digital Partnerships in the Indo-Pacific (CSA)

ExpectedOutcome:

• Support R&I activities and concrete pilot projects (e.g. AI, digital identity) linked to implementing Digital Partnerships with Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore and in the context of the Trade and Technology Council (TTC) with India with a view to drive technology development and standardisation, or regulatory/legislative approaches.
• Support to digital dialogues with international partners, facilitate exchange of views and best practices, regulatory cooperation and where appropriate development of common principles regarding regulation, legislation and standards, developed bilaterally or agreed in international fora.
• Oversee international activities across Horizon Europe Cluster 4, and identify joint research and industrial cooperation opportunities with key partners.
• Report on synergies and commonalities in policies, strategies and programmes between the EU and partner countries that could feed in the discussions of Digital Partnership Councils, which will drive forward the implementation of the Partnerships.
• Foster increased cooperation with appropriate research institutions in Japan, Korea, Singapore on the development, deployment and commercialisation of digital technologies, for example through specific collaboration in the field of R&I.
• Support to trade and industrial policy aspects by promoting European technologies and standards in key international markets.
• Promote and support European positions in international fora such as G7, G20, OECD, WTO, and standardisation organisations.

Scope:

• Organize networks, conferences, workshops and other actions that support R&I activities in the Digital Partnerships with Japan, South Korea and Singapore, and with India in the context of the Trade and Technology Council. The thematic areas of cooperation would include semiconductors, especially next generation of semiconductors, emerging privacy-enhancing technologies, high performing, energy efficient and sustainable 5G and Beyond 5G technologies, data technologies, Artificial Intelligence, SME’s digital transformation, smart cities, High Performance Computing and Quantum technologies, standardisation, trust services including eID and blockchain.
• Collect and analyse information as well as conduct surveys and draft reports and position papers on partner countries’ R&I policies, strategies and programmes, on all the above-mentioned topics of cooperation including platform cooperation, digital education and digital connectivity.
• Foster cooperation and prepare ground for joint research and raise greater awareness of R&I and industrial cooperation opportunities to promote the digital transformation of industry, disruptive innovation and particularly SMEs.
• The action should ensure that relevant stakeholders from both the EU and the partner countries are engaged during the process through regional and international workshops and a set of communication and dissemination actions.
• Increased networking and collaboration of stakeholders from the EU and the partner countries with a view to addressing current needs, considering future requirements and stimulating long-term cooperation.