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 […]
Debate with Secretary of State for European Affairs Ana Paula Zacarias: MEPs called for democratic oversight of tech giants to safeguard freedom of expression
Regulate social media platforms to defend democracy, MEPs say. In a debate with Secretary of State for European Affairs Ana Paula Zacarias from the Portuguese Presidency of the Council, and Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová, almost all speakers criticised the vast power of social media platforms and their worrying impact on politics and freedom of speech. […]
European Institute of Innovation and Technology welcomes improved legal framework and new strategic agenda for 2021-2027
Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament and the Council. The Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached last week between the European Parliament and EU Member States on an update of the legal basis of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) as […]
SMEs Leading Digital Maturity, Says Ricoh
Small businesses in Europe are set to reach digital maturity before their larger peers, according to new research commissioned by Ricoh Europe and conducted by Coleman Parkes. The findings reveal that small businesses perceive digital maturity – where an organisation uses sophisticated tools to drive performance and demonstrates an on-going commitment to technology, technology-led initiatives and […]
