Digital infrastructure

Digital infrastructure is the foundation of a competitive and equal society – from connected vehicles and smart energy and water management to efficient public services. But the challenges are considerable: data centres need to be optimised for energy efficiency and heat recovery, fibre and 5G must work together to avoid a digital divide between urban and rural areas, and cybersecurity is becoming increasingly important as critical infrastructure is digitised. At the same time, the EU's work on digital sovereignty – through standards for RISC-V, GDPR and open source code – is creating new business opportunities for companies that get involved early and influence the ecosystem of the future.

RISE supports you throughout the digital transition with test beds, expertise and coordination of complex projects. ICE Datacenter enables the development and optimisation of data centre solutions for edge computing, cloud applications and AI with a focus on energy efficiency. Cyber Range strengthens cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, while digital sovereignty consulting helps you identify business opportunities as new European standards for RISC-V, GDPR and open source are defined. Complex collaboration projects between the business community and the public sector are coordinated for effective implementation, complemented by policy labs and business models for shared data based on IoT, sensors and new services.