EU study puts digital identity on research roadmap for next Horizon Europe

The European Union is deciding where to place its next big technology bets. The European Commission has proposed €175 billion for Horizon Europe for 2028–2034, the EU’s next seven-year research and innovation program. The proposed structure makes Digital Leadership a strategic area within its competitiveness pillar, while separate proposed “moonshot” projects target technologies including next-generation AI, quantum computing and data sovereignty. The €175 billion is not yet an approved budget. It remains part of negotiations over the EU’s next long-term financial framework. But the proposal establishes the direction: digital technology is expected to be a major part of Europe’s next research investment cycle. The next question is where within digital technology that money should go. A study published by the…