Info session: Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies

On Wednesday 14 May 2025, HaDEA is organising a virtual info session on the call DIGITAL-2025-BESTUSE-08: Accelerating the Best Use of Technologies, launched under the Digital Europe Work Programme 2025-2027. Participants will have the opportunity to learn all about the calls, the application process, and join Q&A sessions. 

The Info session will cover the following two topics: 

• DIGITAL-2025-BESTUSE-08-NETWORKSICs: Network of Safer Internet Centres (SICs) 

  The objective of the topic is to continue to support national Safer Internet Centres (SICs), to provide online safety information, educational resources, public awareness tools and counselling and reporting services through dedicated helplines and hotlines for young people, teachers/educators, and parents/carers. Budget: € 42 million

• DIGITAL-2025-BESTUSE-08-FACTCHECKERS: European Network of Factcheckers 

  The objective of the topic is to support the growth of a European Network of Factcheckers, which will deepen the language coverage and operational capacity of factchecking in Europe. Budget: € 5 million

The submission of applications for this call is open as of 15 April and will close on 2 September 2025 – 17:00:00 CEST (Brussels).