The European Commission’s 2022 Strategic Foresight Report is out!
 

On 29 June, the European Commission (EC) published their 2022
Strategic Foresight Report
[https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/strategic-planning/strategic-foresight/2022-strategic-foresight-report_en].
In this report, the EC highlights how the world is undergoing
geopolitical shifts that are reinforcing megatrends already affecting
Europe. Such geopolitical trends include long term impacts on energy
availability and prices, food security, economic stability, security,
and defence. These trends will affect Europe’s path towards
achieving a fair green and digital transition across Europe – a top
priority in the EU’s political agenda. Thus, the 2022 Strategic
Foresight Report, ‘Twinning the Green & Digital Transitions’, aims
to provide a future-oriented analysis of the major role played by
digital technologies and the influence of geopolitical factors in the
interactions between the green and digital transition.  

The report notes several key synergies that need to be addressed to
achieve the green and digital transition:

 	* Digital technologies to achieve climate neutrality, reduce
pollution, and restore biodiversity will become increasingly
important. This refers, for instance, to micro-sensors and smart
devices monitoring pollution exposure and access to (open)
environmental data. 
 	* Pursuing the green transition will transform the digital sector.
For instance, achieving climate neutrality and energy efficiency of
data centres and cloud infrastructures will help to make technologies
greener (including big data analytics and the Internet of Things). 

These key synergies require a consistent flow of (open) data to ensure
that government bodies can assess whether additional measures are
necessary or what areas require more support and funding. 

Moreover, the report identifies 10 areas of actions that are needed to
strengthen opportunities and minimise risks related to the interaction
between the green and digital transition. Examples of these areas of
actions are: 

 	* Mobilising additional investment into new technologies and
infrastructure; 
 	* Ensuring a future-proof regulatory framework for the Single Market
that complements sustainable business models and consumer patterns;
 	* Promoting robust cybersecurity and secure data sharing framework
to ensure that critical entities can prevent, resist and recover from
disruption.

Are you curious to learn more about these recommendations? Read the
full report
[https://ec.europa.eu/info/system/files/com_2022_289_1_en.pdf].

 

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Publication Date/Time
2022-07-11T13:00:00+00:00
Discover key synergies and areas of actions identified in the 2022
Strategic Foresight Report on ‘Twinning the Green & Digital
Transitions’