Study on the EU’s critical digital capacities deployment beyond 2027: Final Report
Publication date: 24 June 2026 | Report language: EN
This study, commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for
Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), aims to enhance
understanding on the deployment of strategic digital technologies in the European Union. It
identifies digital areas where funding to support digital capacity building, deployment, skills
and infrastructure development is critical under the next Multiannual Financial Framework
(MFF) (2028-2034). The key findings of the research are presented below.
The general objective of the study is to support the European Commission with identifying
digital areas in which funding to support digital capacity building, deployment, and
infrastructure development is critical under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
(2028-2034).
To develop the approach tailored to the needs of this strategic study, we have developed
an analytical framework to feed into the development of the EU strategy for the deployment
and adoption of critical and emerging digital technologies under the next MFF.
