A digital CommissionDuring COVID, the Commission’s digital transformation has accelerated and broadened in scope: from digital skills to digital culture; from using technology as support to our daily work to embedding digital elements in policymaking; from providing ad-hoc solutions to designing and implementing a future-proof and coherent digital landscape. The Commission Digital Strategy sets ambitious targets. It builds on the Commission’s accelerated digital transformation and supports the delivery of the EU’s strategic priorities by 2030. Page contentsPage contents Strategic objectives This strategy sets up the framework for continuous digital transformation. It promotes a vision of a Digital Commission that engages and connects people, data, processes and technology. This translates into five key objectives. Foster a digital cultureto empower a ‘think digital first’ mind-set, placing users at the centre and enabling data-driven design, collaboration, digital fluency, agility and technical expertise. Enable digital-ready EU policymakingto lead and to include digital thinking from the early stages of the legislative process. Empower business driven digital transformationto optimise existing and new business and administrative processes using the latest technological developments in artificial intelligence (analytics and big data), mobility, cloud computing, etc. Ensure a seamless digital landscapeto modernise digital solutions by becoming more user friendly, interoperable, and secure. Sustain a green, secure, and resilient infrastructureto provide services that meet the increasing business needs and sustain a secure and green infrastructure, supporting flexible ways of working. Principles Digital transformation is driven and guided by a set of overarching principles, based on shared European values, that support the implementation of a digital Commission. Digital partnerships – Fostering collaboration between internal departments, other EU institutions and stakeholders. Digital interaction first – Communicating via digital means will be promoted and supported whilst ensuring full accessibility. Digital empowerment – Providing the necessary tools, services, skills to staff, ensuring “digital thinking” and the space to use digital technologies for innovation. Digital sovereignty and autonomy - Exploring technical alternatives that positively promote the Commission’s ability to work in a cost-effective, sustainable, independent, and secure way. Digital security and resilience – Ensuring appropriate protection of the Commission’s digital assets and support a fast recovery in case of incidents. Documents Strategic plan30 June 2022Directorate-General for Digital ServicesEuropean Commission Digital StrategyTowards a Next Generation Digital Commission Management plan17 February 2017Security standards applying to all European Commission information systems Related links A Europe fit for the digital ageOpen-source software strategyDigital PoleDigital Innovation ChallengeInteroperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA²)Joinup collaborative platform for e-Government professionals
A digital CommissionDuring COVID, the Commission’s digital transformation has accelerated and broadened in scope: from digital skills to digital culture; from using technology as support to our daily work to embedding digital elements in policymaking; from providing ad-hoc solutions to designing and implementing a future-proof and coherent digital landscape. The Commission Digital Strategy sets ambitious targets. It builds on the Commission’s accelerated digital transformation and supports the delivery of the EU’s strategic priorities by 2030.
Foster a digital cultureto empower a ‘think digital first’ mind-set, placing users at the centre and enabling data-driven design, collaboration, digital fluency, agility and technical expertise.
Enable digital-ready EU policymakingto lead and to include digital thinking from the early stages of the legislative process.
Empower business driven digital transformationto optimise existing and new business and administrative processes using the latest technological developments in artificial intelligence (analytics and big data), mobility, cloud computing, etc.
Ensure a seamless digital landscapeto modernise digital solutions by becoming more user friendly, interoperable, and secure.
Sustain a green, secure, and resilient infrastructureto provide services that meet the increasing business needs and sustain a secure and green infrastructure, supporting flexible ways of working.
Strategic plan30 June 2022Directorate-General for Digital ServicesEuropean Commission Digital StrategyTowards a Next Generation Digital Commission
Management plan17 February 2017Security standards applying to all European Commission information systems
