Shaping Europe's digital future
Nominations open for Broadband Europe 2021 Awards
The European Commission has launched the Broadband Europe 2021 Awards.
Europe's digital transformation by 2030 is based on providing citizens with access to gigabit connectivity and 5G services. Europe's digital decade begins with the relaunch of the Broadband Europe 2021 Awards. All projects in the implementation phase, large or small, rural or urban, private or public, local, regional, national or cross-border and covering all technologies, can apply for the 2021 awards.
The application deadline is 17 September 2021. Winners will receive a Broadband Europe Award in the fall and will be featured by the European Commission in the media, EU websites, newsletters and the Broadband Good Practice Database.
How and when to apply?
Download the application form and guide for applicants. Carefully read the guide and the explanations in the application form. Complete the application (.xlsx file) and submit it via e-mail. The application deadline is 17 September 2021 at 4:00 p.m. CET. Winners will be announced and honoured during the ceremony and invited to present their project at Broadband Day in fall 2021. Winners will also be featured in the pages of Broadband Europe, newsletters and good practices database.
Awards categories
The projects will apply and will be awarded in one of the five categories:
- Innovative models of financing, business and investment. The projects that applied effective and innovative financing, business or investment models will choose this category.
- Cost reduction measures and co-investment. The category is addressed to projects that applied measures exploiting the synergies between different infrastructures and strived for cooperation among relevant stakeholders in building and investing in infrastructure, including cross-border/multi country projects.
- Socio-economic impact in rural and remote areas. The category is for projects that have direct and indirect socio-economic impacts and substantially improved connections to and in the remote and rural areas
- Demand generation and take-up of connectivity. The projects that implemented measures stimulating the demand side and increasing the take-up of a wide range of fixed and/or wireless/mobile, including 5G, services and applications will apply in this category.
- Quality and affordability of services. The category is addressed to projects focusing on providing high quality and affordable services for end-users.
