Europe can have its own Silicon Valley, with digital SMEs at its heart

EURACTIV - The critical challenges faced by Europe's digital economy were set out at the 2024 Digital SME Summit in Brussels. The EU's reliance on external technologies, market fragmentation, and a pressing need to bridge the skills gap topped the agenda. Read more

Securing private investment remains one of Europe's greatest challenges. While the European Commission has introduced several funding initiatives, the scale of investment still lags behind that of global competitors. [Getty Images: Just_Super]