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EUROPEAN
COMMISSION
HIGH REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE UNION FOR
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND
SECURITY POLICY
Brussels, 5.6.2025
JOIN(2025) 140 final
ANNEX
ANNEX
to the
Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council
An International Digital Strategy for the European Union
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Support to Arctic
connectivity
Secure connectivity
Japan, US, Canada,
Greenland
2025-2030
Arctic connectivity is of strategic importance for the EU. It will help reduce data
latency and facilitate trusted data flows between the EU, Greenland, Canada, the US
and Japan, providing an alternative cable route and enhancing cable security and
resilience between the EU and its partners. The EU will work with its partners to
boost support for projects that advance new submarine cable routes in the region, by
making use of the Connecting Europe Facility to catalyse public and private
investments.
Promote the alignment with the EU 5G Cybersecurity Toolbox and support to
adopting a legislative framework that would allow for and lead to imposing
exclusions and/or restrictions on high-risk suppliers.
Promote secure and trusted connectivity, including 5G, submarine cable and space
connectivity, in line with the EU 5G Cybersecurity Toolbox and the 2025 EU Action
Plan on Cable Security, through diplomatic outreach, technical assistance and
financial support under the Global Gateway.
These guidelines will address security, infrastructure challenges, and priority use
cases in various Latin America and Caribbean national contexts. Another key focus
will be the development of the LAC Connectivity Toolbox, which shall provide
practical tools, best practices, and guidance for addressing cross-border connectivity,
secure and resilient infrastructure, and meaningful connectivity challenges. This
includes co-developing actionable recommendations, providing technical support,
and fostering bi-regional coordination for 5G deployment.
Promote secure
connectivity in
enlargement countries
Promote secure
connectivity in Global
Gateway partner countries
Enlargement countries
Continuous
Global
Continuous
National and regional 5G
implementation guidelines
and development of the
LAC Connectivity
Toolbox
Latin America and
Caribbean countries
Ongoing under
the EU-LAC
Digital Alliance
– until Q4 2027
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Annual conference on
secure connectivity
Possibly establish an annual conference on secure connectivity, hosted in Brussels, to
deepen technical contacts and understanding on opportunities and security
requirements for future routes, partnerships, and financing, feeding into the Global
Gateway process.
2.
Emerging technologies
Artificial Intelligence
Annual
Cooperation on AI safety
The EU AI Office has signed an administrative arrangement on cooperation on AI
safety with Singapore, and bilateral exchanges have started with other AI Safety
Institutes – Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and Australia. Cooperation
arrangements with partner countries, to be pursued further e.g. including topics such
as boosting innovation and AI uptake and cooperation on AI for public good (Japan),
AI safety (India and Canada) and governance and regulatory aspects (Australia).
The EU AI Office will continue to deepen the cooperation on AI safety in the
Network of AI Safety Institutes, in particular, addressing the safety of general-
purpose AI models through information exchanges and best practices, joint testing
and evaluations, development of tools and benchmarks, as well as research into AI
safety.
Japan, the Republic of
Korea, India, Australia,
Canada, the US, the United
Kingdom, Ukraine, Moldova
Western Balkans, Africa,
Latin America and the
Caribbean
Continuous
Global Partnership on AI
and OECD
The EU is a founding member of the Global Partnership on AI and continues to
engage in this initiative after it formed an integrated partnership with the OECD
Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO). The AI Office holds
one of the Vice-Chair posts in the OECD AIGO. In addition, the AI Office is
involved in all the AI-related working groups of the OECD and actively contributing
to this work.
The EU will continue to engage actively in the AI discussions in G7 and G20. This
includes the Hiroshima AI Process and its reporting framework as well as the
Hiroshima Friends Group, a voluntary framework of countries supporting the spirit of
the Hiroshima AI Process towards achieving safe, secure and trustworthy AI.
Multilateral
Continuous
G7 and G20
Multilateral
Continuous
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Moreover, the EU will continue to explore the possibility of G7 guidelines on AI in
Science.
One of the G20 South African Presidency priorities is Artificial Intelligence and
Innovation for Sustainable Development, which is a priority in Africa, Asia and LAC
countries.
Clean Energy Ministerial
The Republic of Korea, host of the 16th Clean Energy Ministerial meeting 2025,
made “AI & Energy” one of its priority themes. The EC will actively engage with the
ministerial programme and explore international collaboration in the field of
digitalisation and AI in the energy sector.
The association of a number of non-EU partner countries to Horizon Europe will
support research cooperation in AI and AI-based applied research.
As part of the AI for the Public Good initiative, the EU supports the deployment of
AI solutions for the public good, including Generative AI, technology transfer and
capacity building, with partner countries in Africa and Latin America and the
Caribbean (building on EU-LAC Alliance). The EU also supports scientific
cooperation and development of AI-based Local Digital Twins underpinning urban
reconstruction in Ukraine.
The AI Hub for Sustainable Development is co-designed by the Ministry of
Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) and the UNDP, aiming at strengthening local
AI ecosystems in partnership with African countries.
Smart Africa has launched the Africa AI Council and the EU is structuring its
collaboration with Smart Africa under the Global Gateway strategy, building on the
administrative arrangement between the European Commission and Smart Africa and
following a Team Europe approach.
Development and piloting of AI solutions in the public sector for enhancing decision
making, service delivery and internal administrative tasks. The goal is to support and
EU and EU candidate and
potential candidate countries
Q4 2025/2026
Multilateral
Continuous
Research cooperation
under Horizon Europe
AI for Public Good
Associated Countries to
Horizon Europe
Africa, Latin-America and
Caribbean, Asia-Pacific
Ukraine
Continuous
Continuous
AI Hub for Sustainable
Development and AI
collaboration with Smart
Africa
Africa
Continuous
GovTech4all
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accompany the goals of the Interoperable Europe Act, as well as wider policy goals
of public sector innovation and start-up growth in Europe.
5G/6G
6G research and
innovation aligned 2026
call
6G research and
innovation aligned call
Research and innovation cooperation on 6G AI powered RAN. One project from
Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking mirroring one project from Japan
and the Republic of Korea.
6G research and innovation cooperation focused on physical layers, advanced
antennas and AI RAN.
Japan and the Republic of
Korea
Project running
2027-2030
Taiwan
Potential aligned
call in 2026 or
cooperation
between existing
projects
Continuous
5G testbed
To support the development of 5G use cases, the EU is partnering with Costa Rica on
a 5G testbed, with Nokia and Ericsson expected to provide the equipment.
Semiconductors
Costa Rica
Joint research and
innovation projects in the
field of semiconductors
Research and innovation projects in semiconductors, jointly funded by the European
Commission and Japan and the Republic of Korea. With the Republic of Korea,
projects aim at advancing heterogeneous integration of chips as well as neuromorphic
computing technologies. With Japan calls are planned for 2026 on per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) replacement, heterogeneous integration and
chiplets, and devices and processes beyond 2 nanometres.
Joint early warning mechanism, between the European Commission and the US and
Japan respectively, aimed at identifying supply chain disruptions, and transparency
mechanism on public subsidies provided to the semiconductor sector.
Japan, Republic of Korea
Continuous
Early warning mechanism
on supply chain & public
subsidies
US, Japan
Continuous
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Attracting talent and
skilled workforce
As part of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council, EU and India committed to
developing a dedicated programme that will facilitate talent exchanges and foster
semiconductor skills among students and young professionals.
The G7 Point of Contact (PoC) group on semiconductors is dedicated to facilitating
information exchange and sharing best practises among G7 members, on issues
impacting the semiconductor industry, including pre-competitive industrial research
& development priorities, sustainable manufacturing, the effect of non-market
policies and practices, and crisis coordination channels.
The Government/Authorities Meeting on Semiconductor (GAMS) has a unique
setting where Governments and Industry Associations representing together 95% of
world’s semiconductors production (EU, US, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and
China), meet to respond to common challenges facing the industry. The European
Commission is representing the EU.
Quantum and High-Performance Computing
Continuous
G7 semiconductor Point
of Contact group
Multilateral
Continuous
World Semiconductor
Council – Government /
Authorities Meeting on
Semiconductors (GAMS)
Multilateral
Continuous
EU-Japan Quantum
Computing Collaboration
Joint research and innovation projects focusing on hybrid Quantum-HPC algorithms
and optimizing applications in areas of mutual interest such as biomedical and
environmental sciences. It aligns with the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking's objectives to
support the EU-Japan Digital Partnership.
Establish collaborative projects in quantum computing, sensing, and communication,
leveraging Canada's National Quantum Strategy and existing research hubs.
Coordinate calls for joint projects in quantum computing, sensing and
communication, enhancing research and innovation collaboration and aligning with
the strategic priorities of Republic of Korea in quantum technology development.
Under Canada's G7 presidency, establish a working group to enhance information
sharing on quantum developments and promote common standards.
Japan
Continuous
(2026-2029)
EU-Canada Quantum
Research Initiatives
EU-Republic of Korea
Quantum Technology
Calls
G7 Quantum Technology
Working Group
Canada
Continuous
(2023-2026)
2027-2030
Republic of Korea
Multilateral
Ongoing
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Latin America and the
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EU-LAC Supercomputing
Network
Establish a robust partnership to federate High Performance Computing resources in
Latin America and the Caribbean and to enhance their interoperability and integration
with the European HPC ecosystem.
Possible kick-off
at the CELAC-
EU Summit
2025
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Advance cyber dialogues
with partner countries
Cybersecurity
US, Ukraine, United Kingdom,
Japan, India, Republic of
Korea, Brazil, Singapore,
Canada, Mexico, Argentina,
Australia, Moldova, Western
Balkans
Bilateral discussions
Continuous
The EU has Cyber Dialogues with the US, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Japan, India,
the Republic of Korea and Brazil. Cybersecurity is also discussed in the Digital
Partnerships with Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Canada and the Digital
Dialogues with Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Australia and the Western Balkans.
Mutual recognition
agreements (MRA)
regarding product
cybersecurity
The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) sets out requirements for the cybersecurity of
products with digital elements in the internal market. The EU will work with relevant
partners to explore the potential for mutual recognition agreements regarding the CRA
and respective frameworks of the partners to facilitate compliance with product
cybersecurity requirements.
By the time of
CRA application
(end 2027)
Extension of the EU’s
Cyber-Reserve to Ukraine
and the Republic of
Moldova
Engagement in the G7
Cybersecurity Working
Group
Amendments to the Association Agreements related to the participation of Ukraine and Enlargement countries
the Republic of Moldova in the Digital Europe programme will pave the way for
extending the EU’s Cyber-Reserve to both countries.
Continuous
The Commission represents the EU in the G7 Cybersecurity Working Group. Among
other topics, the Commission will pursue cooperation on healthcare cybersecurity, in
line with the European action plan on the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare
providers (COM(2025) 10 final).
At the UN and within regional security bodies, the EU will continue to promote
responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, based on the UN General Assembly-
endorsed framework. This includes upholding international law, adhering to globally
Multilateral
Continuous
Advancing the UN
Framework of Responsible
Multilateral
Continuous
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State Behaviour in
Cyberspace
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accepted norms of state conduct in peacetime, developing confidence-building
measures, and supporting states in building the capacity to implement these framework
elements.
The Commission represents the EU in the International Counter Ransomware Initiative
(CRI). The EU will continue its active participation in CRI. Moreover, the European
action plan on the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers commits to
advancing cooperation in the CRI.
The EU is carrying out external cyber capacity-building projects with partner countries
across the world. The EU will continue these initiatives, by prioritising activities
addressing cybercrime and building cyber resilience, including support for building
strategic frameworks, developing incident management capabilities and enhancing
expertise through trainings.
Multilateral
Continuous
Engagement in the
Counter Ransomware
Initiative
Cyber capacity-building
Global
Continuous
LAC4
LAC4 is the regional hub for cybersecurity education and training in Latin America and Latin America and the
the Caribbean. LAC4’s objective is to provide cybersecurity and cybercrime expertise
Caribbean
to support digital transformation and collaboration in Latin American and Caribbean to
counter cyber threats.
Under the EU-LAC Digital Alliance, a Community of Practice (CoP) of cybersecurity Latin America and the
experts and practitioners will be established to encourage the exchange of best practices Caribbean
on cybersecurity between both regions. Future activities may include institutionalising
mechanisms to swiftly mobilise cybersecurity experts in case of cyber-attacks and
emergencies and capacity-building.
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Digital identities and Digital Public Infrastructure
Ukraine, Moldova, Western
Balkans, Egypt, India, Brazil,
Japan, Uruguay, members of
the Central America
Integration System (SICA)
Continuous
EU-LAC Cybersecurity
Community of Practice
(CoP)
Continuous (until
Q4 2027)
Mutual recognition of
electronic signatures and
other trust services
Advance towards mutual recognition of electronic signatures and other trust services
with third countries in order to create a global trust framework. This includes
developing a set of tools and services implementing trust anchors for the global
recognition of trust services and digital identities, and dropping digital barriers by
reusing and replicating the European Trust Services infrastructure in their territory.
Continuous
(2025-2027)
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Guatemala, Honduras,
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Promote cooperation on
Digital Public
Infrastructures on the basis
of the EU eID wallet
Prepare onboarding of
digital public services in
scope of the Single Digital
Gateway
Standardisation of digital
identity solutions
Promote cooperation on Digital Public Infrastructures by supporting the creation of a
scalable suite of open-source digital building blocks and solutions around EU wallets.
In addition, demonstrate interoperability between the EU eID Wallet and similar
initiatives in third countries on the basis of practical use-cases.
Cooperate with EU accession countries to prepare onboarding and development of
interoperable solutions for online administrative procedures and the Once-Only
Technical System in scope of the Single Digital Gateway. Those services facilitate
access of business and citizens to do business, work and live in EU countries.
The Architecture and Reference Framework for the European Digital Identity Wallets
aims to set a global example for trusted and secure identification at a high level of
assurance. Cooperation between the EU and like-minded countries on the development
of common identity standards on the basis of the EU model shall be pursued, including
in international organisations.
The Global Digital Health Certification Network is an initiative aimed at creating a
standardized, interoperable framework for digital health credentials and certifications.
This network, created by the European Commission to fight against COVID-19 and
later on taken up by WHO is intended to facilitate the secure and efficient exchange of
health-related information across borders (e.g. COVID-19 certificates, Digital
International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis/Yellow Booklet, Vaccination
Card, International Patient Summary), promoting global health security and improving
healthcare delivery.
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Japan, India, Singapore
Multilateral
Continuous
(2025-2027)
Western Balkans, Moldova,
Ukraine
Continuous
(2025-2030)
Japan, India, Canada
Multilateral
Continuous
(2025-2030)
Global Digital Health
Certification Network
(GDHCN)
Global
Continuous
(2025-2028)
Online platforms and integrity of the information ecosystem
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DSA/DMA alignment
support for EU accession
countries
Marketplaces and e-
commerce
Support alignment of EU accession countries with EU DSA and DMA.
Continuous
(2025-2027)
Raise EU key concerns (closed market for digital services, illegal goods on Chinese
marketplaces) and possible areas of closer cooperation (data sharing on illegal Chinese
sellers), in line with the EU-China Administrative Arrangement on product safety
cooperation and an Action Plan on Safety of Products Sold Online.
Promote universal principles underpinning the DSA and DMA in global instruments
(including OHCHR guidance on UN Cybercrime Convention).
China
Continuous
(2025-2027)
Global human rights-based
implementation of online
platform laws
Regional human rights-
based implementation of
online platform laws
EU election observation
missions (EOM) social
media observation
Advance partnerships to
bolster resilience against
FIMI
UN, OHCHR, UNESCO,
OECD
Continuous
(2025-2027)
Prioritise regional engagement on human rights-based implementation of online
ASEAN, LAC, countries
platform laws, organised in cooperation with the UN (where possible), to bring together under the CEFTA
policymakers, regulators and civil society.
EU EOMs integrate observation and of social media behaviour during electoral
processes in their overall assessment of electoral integrity.
Global
Continuous
(2025-2027)
Continuous
Promote resilience and technological awareness on FIMI attacks; expose and increase
costs to perpetrators.
Global
Continuous
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Promote an inclusive
multi-stakeholder
governance model for the
Future Internet
Internet Governance
Q4 2025
In the negotiations for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20)
Multilateral
Review, the EU aims at enhancing inclusivity, notably from partner countries and youth
communities. This includes upholding an open, human-centric Internet based on human
rights, enhance multi-stakeholder Governance, and bridge the new digital divides by
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establishing an operational connection with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
and the Global Digital Compact (GDC).
The EU will also engage youth in shaping the future of Internet Governance by
integrating their perspective into the forthcoming annual Youth Policy Dialogue on
digital, fostering informed participation, strengthening digital civic responsibility, and
equipping young leaders with the tools to uphold an open, secure, and inclusive
Internet.
Work towards an Open,
Free and Sustainable
Internet
The EU will support accountability, comprehensive monitoring and promotion of
internet freedom worldwide while strengthening the openness and sustainability of the
internet infrastructure and empowering civil society organisations (CSOs) to hold their
own governments accountable. This includes addressing internet shutdowns via
diplomatic channels and promote policies that maintain an open and interconnected
internet.
Implement a multi-stakeholder strategy for the comprehensive deployment of Internet
standards across the EU Internet infrastructure.
Charting the EU Influence in Web 4.0: Conduct an extensive mapping of potential
EU contributions to improved or new networking protocols and solutions required
and enabled by impacts of core technologies like AI, extended reality (XR) / virtual
reality (VR), blockchain, and quantum computing that are currently shaping the Web
4.0.
The EU will support an international extension and broadening of the Open Internet
Stack, referring to the foundational structure of protocols that enable communication
and information sharing on the internet, to address the needs of partner countries,
including enhancing trust, reducing costs, avoiding vendor lock-in, supporting
customizability and integration, and upholding values such as privacy, security, and
data protection.
Global
Continuous
Global
Continuous
Improving the security,
resilience and openness of
the Internet
Global
2026-2030
Promote the Open Internet
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