European Commission - Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology

05/21/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/21/2026 08:37

Digital Europe Programme: call for experts

Under the Digital Europe Programme, HaDEA is funding projects that build the strategic digital capacities of the EU and facilitate a wide deployment of digital technologies.

To evaluate project proposals submitted under the Digital Europe Programme calls, HaDEA is looking for experts with knowledge and professional experience in one or more of the following (or related) areas:

  • ICT systems development, operation, maintenance and interoperability, including software, hardware, cloud and digital infrastructure solutions;
  • Cybersecurity, including industry experience, curriculum design, specialised professional training delivery and academic expertise;
  • Digital Health, AI for Health and AI for Education, including professional training, personalised learning solutions and digital content development;
  • Semiconductors, Chips technologies and other key digital technologies, including Data Science, AI, IoT, robotics, blockchain, 5G/6G, edge/cloud computing and software engineering;
  • Education technology (EdTech), digital learning platforms, Learning Management Systems (LMS), Student Information Systems (SIS) and education data standards;
  • Academic training programmes in advanced digital skills, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education approaches;
  • Digital skills development, upskilling/reskilling, startup and innovation ecosystems, business scaling and market adoption;
  • Higher education collaboration, professional skills development, inclusion, accessibility and industry-academia cooperation;
  • Evaluation of EU-funded projects, financial management, including financial support to third parties (FSTP) and Lump Sum funding schemes.

You can register as an expert via the Funding & Tenders Portal .

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