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Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology
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<p>The Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (also called DG CONNECT) is a <a href="/facts/Directorate-General/arq8AWo3">Directorate-General</a> of the <a href="/facts/European_Commission/Cc5JgbEI">European Commission</a> and is responsible for <a href="/facts/European_Union/6GYcR8qM">European Union</a> investment in research, innovation and development of popularized digital technologies such as <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a>, <a href="/facts/High-performance_computing/HT9NwGAN">high-performance computing</a>, and <a href="/facts/5G/yVb460m4">5G</a>. </p><p>Since 2015, the current <a href="/facts/Director-General/cgBGNQB0">Director-General</a> is Roberto Viola, under the responsibility of the <a href="/facts/European_Commissioner_for_Internal_Market/kIDXSQaU">European Commissioner for Internal Market</a>. </p><p>In 2023 it had 789 employees. </p>