“This is how businesses become innovative and provide a more useful service to us, the citizens”, said Pilar del Castillo MEP, EPP Group Spokeswoman on the Digital Europe Programme. The European Parliament will approve the first funding programme for Digital Europe, which is a novelty. It is intended to make digital technology much more accessible […]
Renew Europe welcomes Horizon Europe. “It will help to engage with more European industries and SMEs than ever before”
Renew Europe welcomes Tuesday’s plenary adoption of Horizon Europe, the Union’s future-oriented research and innovation programme, which succeeds Horizon 2020 and spans from 2021 until 2027. With an ambitious €95.5 billion secured for the programme, Horizon Europe is the world’s largest investment programme in R&I. Renew Europe is convinced that the programme will help generate […]
“No Big Brother in Europe! AI rules must defend citizens’ private lives and data”, say S&Ds
Reacting to the European Commission’s proposal for new regulations in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Socialists and Democrats demand legislation that is at least as groundbreaking as the regulation on Data Protection (GDPR). While the current proposal is a good start, the S&D Group will work hard to defend fundamental rights, such as privacy […]
Cities and regions at the forefront of the European debate for a digital and sustainable future
The ECON commission meeting gathers Commission, Parliament and Council representatives with Members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) The members of the CoR’s commission for economic policy (ECON) support a tougher regulatory stance on large internet platforms in their draft opinion on the Digital Services Act package. In presence of the European Parliament, […]
Commission proposes new rules and actions for excellence and trust in Artificial Intelligence
The Commission proposes today new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI). The combination of the first-ever legal framework on AI and a new Coordinated Plan with Member States will guarantee the safety and fundamental rights of people and businesses, while strengthening AI uptake, investment and […]
First world-class supercomputer in the EU ” will open new doors for European SMEs to compete in tomorrow’s high tech economy”
Today, the European Commission together with the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking and the Government of Slovenia will inaugurate the operation of the Vega Supercomputer at a high-level ceremony in Maribor, Slovenia. This marks the launch of a first EU supercomputer procured jointly with EU and Member State funds, with a joint investment of €17.2 […]
EPP Group: “Rules for Artificial Intelligence must be human centric, risk-based and balanced”
To set such rules for global standard, Europe must be the frontrunner. This is proposed in the Report on shaping Europe’s Digital Future, authored by Deirdre Clune MEP and voted on this week in the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee. “Artificial Intelligence can be positive and transformative. It can be an answer […]
Are EU enterprises using Artificial Intelligence?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an area of strategic importance and a key driver of economic development. It can provide solutions to many challenges, such as treating diseases or minimising the environmental impact of farming. Artificial intelligence gives machines and systems the capability to analyse their environment and make decisions with some degree of autonomy to […]
Women in tech report: Where are we now?
According to the latest study by Kaspersky, more than a third (38%) of women working in the IT field consider that the small number of women in the sector made them afraid to enter the profession. Encouraging more women into the IT space has been traditionally challenging in terms of achieving quick results. This is […]
European Strategy for Data: “We must tap into the data gold mine”, says EPP
“Data is a catalyst that transforms and strengthens our economies”, declared Eva Maydell MEP, the EPP Group’s negotiator of the European Strategy for Data, ahead of today’s European Parliament plenary debate on the subject. “Data analytics has had a massive impact on the way we live, consume, and work. Over the past year, with the […]
