Editing DigitalEurope (section)

{{short description|Trade association representing major European tech companies}}
{{distinguish|Digital Europe Programme}}
{{primary sources|date =October 2009}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = DIGITALEUROPE
| caption = 
| formation = {{Start date and age|1999}}
| logo = Logo DIGITALEUROPE.svg
| formerly = European Information and Communications Technology Industry Association (EICTA)
| type = [[Trade association]]
| tax_id = 
| status = 
| products = [[Lobbying]], [[High-definition television|logos]], [[Industry self-regulation|self-regulatory]]
| headquarters = [[Brussels]], Belgium.
| leader_title = Director General
| leader_name = Cecilia Bonefeld Dahl 
| website = {{URL|https://www.digitaleurope.org/}}
}}

'''DIGITALEUROPE''' is a European [[trade association]] that represents the digital [[Information technology|technology]] industry. It is led by the Director General.

The members include 105 major technology companies<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitaleurope.org/corporate/|title = Corporate members}}</ref> and 41 [https://www.digitaleurope.org/ntas/ national trade associations].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.digitaleurope.org/Aboutus.aspx|title = About us|access-date = 17 November 2014|website = DigitalEurope|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129060125/http://www.digitaleurope.org/Aboutus.aspx|archive-date = 29 November 2014|url-status = dead}}</ref> It seeks to ensure industry participation in the development and implementation of EU policies" and has several working groups that focus on different aspects of [[Technology policy|policy]]—environment, [[Trade policy|trade]], technical and regulatory and the [[digital economy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.digitaleurope.org/Aboutus/WorkingGroups.aspx|title = Working Groups|access-date = 17 November 2014|website = DigitalEurope|archive-date = 20 November 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141120032238/http://www.digitaleurope.org/Aboutus/WorkingGroups.aspx|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name="DigitalEuropeAboutUs">{{cite news |title=About us |publisher=DigitalEurope |url=http://www.digitaleurope.org/Aboutus.aspx |access-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129060125/http://www.digitaleurope.org/Aboutus.aspx |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="CEAMay2012GloablIndustry">{{cite news |title=Global Industry Approves Revision of Supply Chain Communication Guide on Declarable Substance Content in Electrotechnical Products |publisher=[[Consumer Electronics Association]] |url=http://www.ce.org/News/News-Releases/Press-Releases/2012-Press-Releases/GLOBAL-INDUSTRY-APPROVES-REVISION-OF-SUPPLY-CHAIN.aspx |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=September 6, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129030756/http://www.ce.org/News/News-Releases/Press-Releases/2012-Press-Releases/GLOBAL-INDUSTRY-APPROVES-REVISION-OF-SUPPLY-CHAIN.aspx |archive-date=November 29, 2014 }}</ref> Based in [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]], DIGITALEUROPE represents over 45,000 companies.<ref name="CEAMay2012GloablIndustry"/>