Digital Digest March 2026
Digital Digest March 2026
Join the 2nd EU-Japan Digital Week 2026
Organised as part of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership, this event will bring together key stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and policymaking across the EU, Japan, and other Indo-Pacific countries. This edition will explore a broad spectrum of topics shaping the future of the digital economy, including emerging and disruptive technologies such as AI, semiconductors, quantum computing, and high-performance computing, while addressing critical challenges in digital infrastructure, standardisation, and cross-border interoperability.
Some of Our Latest News
Why semiconductors are a strategic issue at Member State level
INPACE partner Dr. Francis Balestra from CNRS and SiNANO Institute explains why semiconductors are a strategic priority at a Member State level and how INPACE helps facilitate dialogue and collaboration in this field.
Report Highlights EU–Indo-Pacific Policy Synergies | SPI
Susana Seabra, International Consultant at SPI and partner of the INPACE initiative, has introduced a Report examining synergies and commonalities in policies, strategies and programmes between the European Union and key partner countries.
INPACE Engages Stakeholders through the 2nd Ask Us Anything Online Session
On 22 January 2026, INPACE organised the 2nd Ask Us Anything online session. This interactive event was designed to encourage exchanges, provide practical insights, and reinforce EU-Indo-Pacific digital collaboration.
Virtual Fair: How does INPACE connect European and Indo-Pacific innovations with Global Markets?
INPACE Virtual Fair is designed to connect mature European and Indo-Pacific innovations through an immersive 3D environment. Reach out to us and transform your market presence with a virtual stand that operates 24/7.
EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 Highlights Cooperation on Digital Technologies
The EU-Indo-Pacific Digital Partnership Conference 2025 supported the implementation of the Digital Partnerships between the EU and Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and the TTC with India, promoting policy dialogue and innovation cooperation.
From Our Network
NexusForum EU-South Korea Digital Convergence Week 2026
NexusForum.EU will host a 3-day event in South Korea on 13-16 April 2026, strengthening EU–South Korea collaboration across the Cloud-Edge-IoT and Cognitive Computing Continuum domains. The programme will consist of a sequence of strategic events, engaging diverse stakeholders from research, industry, and policy across both regions.
GANANA at SCA/HPCAsia 2026: Bridging Continents in HPC and AI – From Infrastructure to Ecosystems
The EU–India collaboration project GANANA co-organised with INPACE a dedicated workshop at the Supercomputing Asia / HPCAsia 2026 on “Bridging continents: multilateral cooperation between EU, Japan, India, Singapore, Korea and Australia,” focusing on how international cooperation in HPC and AI is no longer primarily a hardware challenge, but a human and institutional one.
INFRACHIP Sees Strong Researcher Demand, Highlighting the Impact of EU-Funded Research Infrastructure
INFRACHIP has published a new press release highlighting the strong interest from the research community in its free access programme to advanced research facilities. The high level of participation confirms a clear demand both within Europe and internationally, underlining the importance of sustained investment in research infrastructures.
Joint Webinar: Turning Cognitive Computing Continuum Innovation into Value
Leading Horizon Europe projects from the Cognitive Computing Continuum cluster are joining forces to showcase their most mature and market-relevant results. In this joint webinar, CoGNETs, EMPYREAN, ENACT, HYPER-AI, INTEND, MYRTUS, and SWARMCHESTRATE will present advanced solutions designed to move beyond research and support real-world adoption across the AI, cloud, and edge ecosystem. The session, taking place on 24 March, offers a concise, impact-driven overview of exploitable outcomes, collaboration opportunities, and pathways to sustainable innovation.
Building Trustworthy AI: How Compliance Frameworks Are Taking Shape Across Europe
Join this webinar hosted by the DICE Alliance, where the projects DATAPACT, ACHILLES, ACCOMPLISH, and CERTAIN present how we are translating the AI Act into practical tools, workflows, and interoperable compliance frameworks. Discover how compliance can be embedded into AI pipelines and supported across the lifecycle to strengthen trust, traceability, and accountability.
ICAERUS and SPADE Activities and Events
Discover how ICAERUS and SPADE advance drone innovation in agriculture, forestry, and livestock, from smarter monitoring to data‑driven decisions. Join the SPADE E‑conference on 28 April 2026 and explore their pilots, tools and stories.
Scale Your AI Solutions with COP-PILOT 1st Open Call
SMEs, startups & researchers: connect AI-driven, interoperable solutions to real cloud-edge-IoT infrastructures. Get up to €200,000 funding, 8 months mentoring, platform training, pilot integration & access to expert networks. Submission: 16 Feb – 17 Apr 2026
Upcoming InDiCo-Global Webinar: How Standards Can Pave the Way Towards the Right to Access Information
Taking place on 24 March at 14:30 CET, the webinar explores how EU-aligned standards for open data and interoperability are being translated into practice through InDiCo-Global Open Call projects. Drawing on concrete experiences from Mexico and Guatemala, the session will examine how semantic standards, interoperability frameworks, and capacity-building efforts support more transparent, efficient, and inclusive digital government.
INPACE Joins the InDiCo-Global Stakeholder Group
In January 2026, InDiCo-Global held the first coordination meeting of its newly established Stakeholder Group, bringing together representatives from industry, standardisation bodies, research initiatives, SMEs, and EU-funded projects — including INPACE.Through its participation, INPACE contributes to ongoing exchange on how European standardisation approaches can be aligned with diverse regional contexts, supporting inclusive and human-centric digital transformation.
Save the Date for the OPENVERSE Summit 2026 “Open and Co-Created Virtual Worlds for Europe”
The OPENVERSE Summit 2026 is the flagship European policy and ecosystem event dedicated to building open, interoperable, and human-centric Virtual Worlds.Taking place in Brussels, at the heart of EU decision-making, the Summit positions Europe not only as a technological innovator, but as a global standard-setter shaping the rules and values of future immersive environments. More details, including dates and programme highlights, will follow soon. Stay tuned and mark your calendar: 10th September 2026!
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We are actively seeking to connect with projects that share our enthusiasm for digital technology and international collaboration. If your project is interested in exploring collaboration opportunities with INPACE, we would love to hear from you.
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The INPACE project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement 101135568. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. This work has received funding from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
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