It aims to green the Sahel, improve climate resilience and restore dignified and sustainable living conditions, contributing to improving stability and security across the region.
#TeamEurope will support sustainable, efficient and resilient transport systems, and also digital and energy infrastructures.
It will help mobilise support for project design and preparation, as well as funding for the projects themselves.
🔹 Digital transition
The EurAfrica Gateway Cable, an international submarine fibre cable connecting the EU & Africa along the Atlantic Ocean coast, will foster digital sovereignty.
And we will work to improve access to affordable broadband in remote areas.
With #GlobalGateway, we will support early stage businesses and young entrepreneurs - especially women - in Africa to launch, consolidate and grow sustainable, strong and inclusive businesses and create decent jobs.
#TeamEurope will support Africa’s efforts to build and reinforce sustainable food systems by:
✔️ boosting investments in African agri-value chains,
✔️ facilitating innovation and boosting improved nutrition.
What if the next big AI breakthrough came from Europe?
Today we announced an ambitious AI Continent Action Plan to make this happen ↓
Our plan includes:
🏭 13 AI Factories to drive innovation, connecting universities, startups, industry, and policymakers. These hubs will bring together top talent, high-quality data, and powerful computing.
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🚀 The EU will also set up AI Gigafactories with 100,000 state-of-the-art AI chips – four times more than current AI factories.
📊 Data Labs will curate large, high-quality data.
🎯 We are launching the Apply AI Strategy to boost industrial use in EU sectors.
We want technologies and products to be created, manufactured and marketed in Europe.
And we must act now.
Our new Competitiveness Compass is the plan for Europe’s productivity and growth. ↓🧵
#madeinEurope
In the next five years, we’ll work on aligning all European, national and local efforts to supercharge sustainable prosperity and growth.
First, we will drive productivity through innovation.
How?
✅ Supporting start-ups and conditions for scaling up
✅ Building a deeper, more efficient venture capital market
✅ Easing talent mobility and retention
✅ Investing in state-of-the-art infrastructure
✅ Boosting research & innovation