EU institutions · Solutions 06
For directorates-general (DG EAC, DG CONNECT), executive agencies (EACEA, JRC), and the wider EU agency ecosystem. Direct policy engagement through the EC DEC expert group, plus operational programme delivery (EMPASS) and AI capacity on two Google records — programme (Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech, 2025) and product (LIVRESQ Companion, 2026).
DG EAC, DG CONNECT, EACEA, JRC, EU agency frame
Counterparty register · EC DEC expert group · DG EAC alignment · BVB: ASC
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Ascendia is a member of the European Commission Digital Education Content (DEC) expert group, established under DG EAC inside the Digital Education Action Plan 2021–2027. Selection notice 1 July 2024. Few technical counterparties hold one.
EMPASS Erasmus+ Forward Looking with the JA Europe consortium places Ascendia inside European-level education innovation work with a defined public-interest delivery frame. Completion recorded for December 2026.
LIVRESQ accepted into the first EMEA cohort of Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech — 25 solutions globally, the only one from Romania. Selection filed with BVB on 23 September 2025 (current report ASC 6701); three-month accelerator with mentorship from Google executives.
LIVRESQ Companion is the AI teacher assistant launched as a direct result of the Google for Startups Growth Academy: AI for GovTech participation. First contract recorded in BVB filings reaches more than 10,000 teachers across 800 schools — operational AI inside the EU public-sector frame.
For EU institutions and agency programmes, LIVRESQ provides a live public-interest learning environment: 14 million measured views over the last 12 months, available as a dissemination and uptake layer rather than a publication-only endpoint.
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2024 · European Commission · DEC
Membership of the DEC expert group inside DG EAC. Direct route into the Commission frame for digital-education content quality, safety, reliability, and inclusiveness.
as of 2024-07 · EC DEC expert group selection notice (1 July 2024)
Open the dossier2026 · EU consortium · JA Europe
Erasmus+ Forward Looking participation with the JA Europe consortium, completion 2026. EU-funded programme participation, not a generic partner mention.
as of 2026-03 · Ascendia Capability Statement 2026 (EMPASS section)
Open the dossierDesk 02 · EU programmes & consortia
Gabriel Garban
European Funding & Grants Lead — consortium partner enquiries, Letter-of-Intent requests, dissemination work packages
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Sovereign Learning Infrastructure groups the platform, integration, and counterparty surfaces that EU institutions, sub-national authorities, and consortium-grade partners encounter when evaluating Ascendia. The pillar covers institutional plumbing — LMS, integration patterns, regional and municipal delivery — and the partner counterparties that route inbound institutional engagement.