EU launches calls on digital technologies in health under Digital Europe Programme

On 21 April 2026, the European Commission launched seven Digital Europe Programme calls worth €63.2 million to support Artificial Intelligence (AI) in health, digital health, digital skills, and online safety. Part of the funding will cover the adoption and deployment of transformative digital technologies across Europe. 

Of the total amount, €9 million will be made available for AI-powered image screening in medical centres, a field with enormous potential to improve prevention, early detection and diagnosis of cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

Another call worth €24 million will support digital health services and systems under the European Health Data Space, unlocking healthcare benefits for citizens. To further promote the digital wellbeing and protection of children across the EU, the call will support the comprehensive geographical coverage of the Network of Safer Internet Centres.

A call worth €12.5 million will fund trainings for advanced digital skills across the Union, supporting the development of the skills Europe's modern economy needs. 

An €8.5 million call will fund innovative digital solutions to facilitate compliance with EU rules. Moreover, a €6 million call will boost research on online information integrity across the EU, another call worth €1 million will establish an EDIC Support Hub, and a €1.8 million call will support dissemination and exploitation activities for the Digital Europe Programme.

These calls contribute to achieving the ambitions of the Commission's AI Continent Action Plan and Apply AI Strategy. 

The calls close on 1 October 2026. More information on the calls and the application process is available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal.