The Aveiro Media Competence Center (AMCC) is a platform to support and promote the European Union’s (EU) Local News Media sector in the implementation of digital transition projects. This support is sustained through sharing and structuring knowledge of the global technology market, access to European teams with multidisciplinary skills, training activities, support for technological regulation, access to public and private funding, and a wide variety of innovative solutions that ensure an effective digital transition. VISION The digital transition of the EU Local News Media sector is critical to its development and growth. We believe that the presence of a platform like the AMCC, which supports and promotes a digital environment, will guarantee the digital capacity and skills of the local News Media. MISSION Our mission is to support and promote the digital transition process of the EU Local News Media and guarantee their sustainable future, thereby maintaining their capacity to protect democracy. GOALS Our greatest goal is to make AMCC the central platform in the EU for developing and implementing the digital transition of the local News Media by: organizing knowledge on new technologies; creating multidisciplinary teams of experts to analyze, develop and promote digital strategies and support the implementation of digital projects through direct contact with the markets.