2022-2023 Annual Work Plan Summary of the European Broadband Competence Offices Network

The European Broadband Competence Offices Network (BCO Network) Support Facility has published its 2022-2023 Annual Work Plan Summary, outlining the key activities and topics for this year’s knowledge exchange and capacity building programme.

Following the renewal of its mandate in April 2022, the BCO Network Support Facility will continue its work supporting EU Member States and regions, as well as countries such as Norway and the Western Balkan states, to accelerate high-speed broadband deployment to all their citizens. To do this, the Support Facility works closely with the Network and the European Commission to devise and implement an annual programme of capacity building and knowledge exchange.  

In 2022-2023, the focus areas of this programme will include: 

Policy and regulatory issues 

Cybersecurity and data protection 
Green procurement
Joint Research Centre (JRC) Broadband coverage analysis
Broadband Cost Reduction Directive
Cost Reduction Directive Toolbox
Smart Communities
DESI indicators
Broadband Guidelines 

Funding and projects 

Broadband planning 
Recovery and Resilience Facility milestones 
Sub-marine cables 
Outermost Regions 
Mountain regions 
Vouchers and demand-side stimulation 
5G wholesale access models 
Coordination of funds  
CEF Digital calls 
EIB Technical Assistance 
Smart Villages 
Last mile in rural areas 
IPCEI outcome – OpenRAN / Cloud and edge computing 

Technology 

5G for Connected Automated Mobility and other use cases 
Services for rural users 
European low-orbit satellite initiative 
Artificial Intelligence in broadband infrastructure and society 

The document can be found in the attachment: