It has been 25 years since the world wide web was invented and more than 2 billion people are now connected.Today, Information and Communication Technology is deeply intertwined with nearly every aspect of our economic and social activities, writes Neelie Kroes, Vice President, European Commission. When I started my job five years ago, as Commissioner for the Digital […]
European Researach ‘Making Good Progress’ says Geoghegan-Quinn
European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn said: “We have made good progress on the European Research Area in recent years. It is now up to Member States and research organisations to make good on their commitments and put in place the necessary reforms. The Commission will help where it can, including with […]
EU Science and Technology Flagships Sailing Smoothly
The European Commission published today a report on its ambitious science and technology Flagships. The report draws the lessons from setting up the first two such Flagships, Graphene and the Human Brain Project, each representing an investment of EUR 1 billion. It also sets out the future working arrangements for the two Flagships underway. European […]
Sustainable Cities and Investor Citizens – Making Urban Life Liveable Again?
Riots in the most important cities of Brazil started when taxes on public transport started to rise, just as Brazilians’ rights were going down. Mobility, and moreover, sustainable mobility, is extremely important for the fight against climate change and for the life of inhabitants. According to the United Nations, 70% of the world’s population will […]
Gran Meliá Hotels: The Paradise of Business Luxury
How does paradise look? The answer would probably be: a blue sky, a blue sea and a blue lake to swim in. This paradise has a location: Gran Meliá Palace Isora in the Spanish Island of Tenerife. Gran Meliá is the premier collection of Meliá Hotels International. Currently undergoing expansion, there are now nine Gran […]
Closing ‘Mentoring Gap’ Boost Economy, Says Sage
Closing the ‘mentoring gap’ could help the UK’s 4.9 million small businesses double their chances of increasing turnover, generating millions of pounds for the UK economy, according to Sage, a leading software provider to small and medium sized businesses. Sage is launching Business Navigators, a campaign to encourage small businesses to make use of business […]
Slow Burn – Execs Feeling Pinch of Bureaucracy and the Challenge of Speed
European education leaders believe they need to change faster now than they have done over the last three years and almost all (98 per cent) say they are under pressure to adapt to rapid change. However, in new study called The Challenge of Speed, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit and sponsored by Ricoh, Europe’s educationalists report that they […]
“Tech’s Too Important To Be Left To Men!” – Kroes
Europe’s digital economy and app sector are booming, but where are the women? European Commission Vice-President @NeelieKroesEU said: “Tech is too important to be left to men alone! Every week I meet more and more inspiring women in tech. ICT is no longer for the geeky few – it is cool, and it is the future! Only […]
KIC InnoEnergy’s VC Community Signs Top 10 Clean Tech Venture Capital Firms
KIC InnoEnergy reports a number of European top 10 venture capital companies have signed a collaboration agreement to support the most innovative clean tech start-ups in the EU. In an inaugural move for the industry, the community will provide KIC InnoEnergy’s 37 European startups with access to €3 billion in the next two years. “This […]
MIT Center for Digital Business Boosts Capgemini Digital Expertise
Leading technology and consulting firm, Capgemini, has announced plans to combine its key digital assets and capabilities under a new global service line entitled Digital Customer Experience (DCX). DCX intends to provide organizations with the seamless offer they need to understand and implement digital engagement strategies, platforms and solutions, to fundamentally change how they do […]