Nordic Online Matchmaking Event for Digital Europe Calls, 2026-04-16, Online

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Online | 16 April 2026 | 13:00–15:00 CEST

Registration for this event: Nordic Online Matchmaking Event for Digital Europe Calls 2026

Join Nordic organisations working across AI & Data, Health, and Education & Skills for a focused matchmaking event supporting upcoming Digital Europe Programme (DEP) calls expected in 2026 and 2027. The event offers an opportunity to connect with potential partners, explore call themes, and share early project ideas.

The event is organised in partnership with DEP4ALL, Business Finland, Sweden’s Agency for Digital Government (DIGG), Innovation Norway, The Norwegian Digitalisation Agency, The Danish Agency for Digital Government, and The Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís)

Agenda

13:00-13:20 Plenary

Opening remarks and an introduction to the third and fourth set of calls under the DEP Work Programme 2026–2027

Please note that this session will address common overarching issues; specific call topics will be presented in the respective Breakout Sessions.

13:20-15:00 Breakout Sessions

Each session is structured to focus on upcoming DEP call topics. Participants will select one of three thematic Breakout Sessions, each guided by a facilitator who will provide an overview of the relevant call topics. Within these Breakout Sessions, attendees can present their proposals or showcase their organization's expertise—proposal pitches are allocated up to ten minutes, while organization pitches will be given three minutes.

Breakout Session: AI & Data

Call topics:

• Digital solutions for regulatory compliance through data
• Testing genAI4EU application at scale and under realworld condition

Breakout Session: Health

Call topics:

• Apply AI: Piloting AI-based image screening in medical centres
• Building capacity to deploy the EEHRxF and digital health services and systems to support the rights of citizens and reuse of health data under EHDS
• Virtual Human Twins and Artificial Intelligence in health: platform validation and uptake incubator

Breakout Session: Education & Skills

Call topics:

• Excellence in higher education and training programmes in key digital areas and applied technologies (3rd set of calls)
• Data Space for Skills
• Sectoral digital skills academies
• Excellence in higher education and training programmes in key digital areas and applied technologies (4th set of calls)

We look forward to welcoming Nordic organisations interested in collaboration and preparing competitive proposals for the upcoming DEP calls.

Registration for this event: Nordic Online Matchmaking Event for Digital Europe calls

For further information: Sigthrudur Gudnadottir (sigthrudur.gudnadottir@rannis.is)