Europe’s Digital Decade. Commission sets the course towards a digitally empowered Europe by 2030. Today the Commission presents a vision, targets and avenues for a successful digital transformation of Europe by 2030. This is also critical to achieve the transition towards a climate neutral, circular and resilient economy. The EU’s ambition is to be digitally […]
Fit for Future platform: simplification and modernisation for businesses and citizens
The Commission’s Fit for Future Platform has now selected 15 initiatives with the aim of helping to simplify EU law, cut red tape for citizens and businesses, and ensure that EU policies respond to new and emerging challenges. These efforts will be part of the Platform’s first annual work programme to be adopted this month. […]
Renew Europe states: “Europe must take the lead in the development of 6G technology”
Renew Europe held a webinar on Thursday morning as a first step in ensuring that Europe is in the forefront and takes the lead As the deployment of the 5G is underway in Europe, the development of the next generation of wireless technologies, 6G, has begun. With momentum building up for defining, developing and deploying […]
S&D Group promotes debate: The rise of AI must not mean leaving workers behind
Members of the S&D Group in the AIDA (Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age) special committee will host this week a debate on Valuing Labour in the age of AI. With a focus on how Artificial Intelligence can complement human labour in the workplace and in general, members will discuss with specialists what are the […]
“Enterprises need financial assistance if they want to transition to digital”, says Maydell
“Enterprises need financial assistance if they want to transition to digital. There is no question about it”, declared Eva Maydell MEP, the EPP Group Spokeswoman on the European Strategy for Data, which is tabled for a vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. “It is not just about unleashing data flows, […]
EU will invest nearly €10 billion for the green and digital transition
The Commission proposed today to set up 10 new European Partnerships between the European Union, Member States and/or the industry. The goal is to speed up the transition towards a green, climate neutral and digital Europe, and to make European industry more resilient and competitive. The EU will provide nearly €10 billion of funding that […]
Study makes recommendations for more ambitious 5G investment in Europe
A new study by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission recommends boosting investments in European digital ventures to unleash the full potential of 5G. The accelerating rollout of 5G infrastructure has become a key battleground in a broader struggle for control over the industries of the future. At the same time, the […]
Action Plan on Synergies between civil, defence and space industries to further enhance Europe’s technological edge
Today, the Commission presents an Action Plan on Synergies between civil, defence and space industries to further enhance Europe’s technological edge and support its industrial base. The Action Plan is devised against the background that, for the first time, EU funding presents opportunities to reinforce European innovation by exploring and exploiting the disruptive potential of […]
New EU Consortium shaping the future of Quantum Computing
A project consortium which includes startups, industry, research centers, supercomputing centers and academia has come together to accelerate Europe´s Quantum leadership efforts. IQM Quantum Computers will bring the members of this project consortium together and lead this project as a system integrator. Europe has always been excellent in academic research, but over the past few […]
No more fax, no more CDs, no more attachments. EUIPO goes 100% eComm
From 1 March 2021, a number of important changes will affect the way the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) communicates with customers. The changes are reflected in two key decisions recently adopted by the Executive Director of the EUIPO. No more fax. As fax communications prove less and less reliable the EUIPO has discontinued […]