Entrepreneurs, mayor’s offices and central institutions obtain access to European funds for digitization as a result of the completion of the negotiations with the EU on Moldova’s accession to the Digital Europe Program, said Deputy Prime Minister Dumitru Alaiba, Minister of Economic Development and Digitization.

With a planned overall budget of €7.5 billion, the program aims to accelerate the economic recovery and shape the digital transformation of Europe’s society and economy, bringing benefits to everyone, but in particular to small and medium-sized enterprises, IPN reports.

The Digital Europe Program is a new EU funding program focused on bringing digital technology to businesses, citizens and public administrations. It will provide strategic funding to support projects in five key capacity areas: supercomputing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, advanced digital skills, and ensuring a wide use of digital technologies across the economy and society, including through Digital Innovation Hubs.