OUR MISSIONS

To explain, train, and support

public bodies and private enterprises in understanding, integrating, and implementing European digital regulations and directives, while participating in and promoting these efforts.

The European Union has launched a radical overhaul of its digital legislative framework. This movement is not limited to a technical update; it constitutes a paradigm shift aimed at establishing Europe's digital sovereignty through law and standards. The simultaneous adoption of the NIS 2 Directive, the AI Act, the Data Act, and the major revision of the framework on digital identity and trust services (eIDAS 2) outlines a new operational environment for all French entities.  

For the National business ecosystem, this transition represents an existential challenge but also a unique commercial opportunity : the creation of a single market for digital trust. With eIDAS 2, Europe is no longer content with merely regulating; it is creating the tools (Identity Wallet, Qualified Electronic Archiving, etc.) that allow for the end-to-end digitization of critical business processes with ​probative value admissible in legal proceedings throughout the Union.  

The 3 EuropaNum Pillars  

 Regulatory Intelligence & Outreach

Production of the "Decryption White Papers" series

  • Focus Example : Understanding eIDAS 2 qualified archiving: why switch to the CEN/TS 18170 standard? – A guide to explaining the legal and financial ROI of going paperless.  

  • Maturity Matrices : Offering pivot tables linking articles of directives and regulations (NIS 2, DORA, eIDAS 2) to chapters of technical standards, allowing CISOs to measure gaps.

  ​Training & Skills

With its "Training and Skills" pillar, the association wishes to bridge the skills gap regarding new reference frameworks.

  • "Trust Services" Masterclass : In-depth technical training on the implementation of technical standards. (e.g., the CEN/TS 18170 standard for future qualified electronic archiving providers and internal auditors).     

  • "Cyber-Responsible Executive" Cycle : A short module designed to meet the training obligations for management bodies imposed by NIS 2 (criminal liability, crisis management, etc.).  

 ​Normative Influence

  • EuropaNum facilitates access to technical committees (AFNOR, ETSI, CEN, ISO) for SMEs and Mid-caps that lack the resources to sit on them alone.  

  • EuropaNum participates in standardization work by investing itself as a "Convenor" in working groups (WG) and as a "Project Leader" on European and international standardization themes.  

  • EuropaNum conducts anticipatory monitoring to alert its members months before the release of a binding standard, enabling them to adapt their products and services accordingly.  

EuropaNum aims to become the central pivot of this adaptation. 
Through the implementation of actions led within its three pillars, EuropaNum aims to structure a coordinated national response along two axes:  

   ​ Operational Adoption

Training companies and public bodies on new trust services (such as qualified archiving under standard CEN/TS 18170).

 ​Standardization Diplomacy

Articulating a strong presence within European bodies (CEN, ETSI) to defend digital sovereignty, while maintaining active influence at ISO to ensure the consistency of European interests within global standards.