Building on the European Coal and Steel Community, the Treaties of Rome signed 60 years ago planted the seed of what became the European Union and have brought peace, economic prosperity and social progress. Today, digital is to Europe what coal and steel were six decades ago. It has the same huge potential to improve peoples' lives, to reinventing our way of working and to raise investments in the future, bringing great economic potential for European innovation. Digital will strengthen European economy and society so that business can thrive in the global digital transformation.
Celebrating the Treaties of Rome and looking into our common digital future, the Digital Day will put Europe's digital challenges and future in the spotlight. It will explore the increasing role of digital in daily life of Europeans.
The event is organised around industrial competitiveness and societal challenges, and it will bring together ministers, entrepreneurs, scientists, academics and many more in four different sessions:
- Europe as a global player in high performance computing
- Digitising European industry
- Towards connected and automated mobility
- The impact of digital transformation on jobs and skills
Thursday 23 March: The European Commission will organise a Digital Day, a one-day conference in Rome. Vice-President Andrus Ansip and Commissioner Günther Oettinger will participate in the event.
