Today, the EU and Canada strengthened their relationship as strategic and like-minded partners in the digital field. At the 19th EU-Canada Summit, President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Trudeau launched the EU-Canada Digital Partnership. The EU-Canada Digital Partnership reflects a shared vision for a digital economy and society at the service of people, in a context of accelerating Read more about EU and Canada launch Digital Partnership[…]
As companies debate the impact of large-scale remote work, a new study of over 61,000 Microsoft employees found that working from home causes workers to become more siloed in how they communicate, engage in fewer real-time conversations, and spend fewer hours in meetings. The study, published Sept. 9 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour and co-authored by Berkeley Read more about What is the impact of large-scale remote work[…]
The 2014 ‘General Block Exemption Regulation’ exempts certain categories of State aid from the requirement of prior notification to the Commission, when the benefits to society outweigh the possible distortions of competition that the aid may cause to the Single Market. State aid measures that meet the criteria of the Regulation can be implemented by Read more about What is the General Block Exemption Regulation?[…]
What is the Commission’s Digital Compass? The Commission has presented a Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European Way for the Digital Decade”. It sets out: A vision for 2030 for a successful digital transformation based on the empowerment of citizens and technological leadership, resulting in a more resilient and prosperous society; Clear and concrete objectives along four cardinal Read more about Europe’s Digital Decade[…]
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will officially launch the Digital4Development (D4D) Hub in the presence of representatives from the five Hub-founding EU Member States, under the German EU Council Presidency. The platform gathers key stakeholders from EU Member States, private sector, civil society and financial institutions in a Team Europe spirit with several objectives: scaling up investments Read more about Digital4Development Hub officially launched[…]
The European Commission released the results of the 2020 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), which monitors Europe’s overall digital performance and tracks the progress of EU countries with respect to their digital competitiveness. This year’s DESI shows that there is progress in all Member States and all key areas measured in the index. This becomes Read more about Europe’s overall digital performance during pandemic crisis[…]
In the last 15 years, the internet has redefined the output of traditional broadcast media — television and radio — as well as print media, such as magazines and newspapers. It offers a number of new or extended services, particularly in marketing and advertising. However, while around three-quarters of enterprises located in the European Union Read more about Businesses’ presence on the internet in the EU, 2016[…]
Less than three months after the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, unveiled a scheme to help local authorities offer free Wi-Fi connections to people living in or visiting towns and villages across the EU, Member States have already given their backing for the WiFi4EU initiative. Last Friday, during the Telecoms Council, EU Ministers Read more about WiFi4EU initiative – A positive step towards providing free Wi-Fi connections in towns, cities and villages across Europe[…]
The digital economy relies on us being able to exchange data securely and link it efficiently. At the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft press briefing, Fraunhofer President Prof. Reimund Neugebauer said: “The Industrial Data Space is opening up smart services and new and innovative business models and processes. Now we can continuously monitor goods in transit, for instance, share Read more about The Industrial Data Space gives companies security and control over their data[…]
In terms of the propensity of individuals to use Internet services, Romania scores 0.34 (up from 0.31) and ranks 27th among EU countries. Romanian Internet users engage in a broad range of online activities. They read news online (67%), listen to music, watch films and play games online (46%), use the Internet to communicate via Read more about Use of Internet – Romania ranks 27th among EU countries[…]
From connectivity and digital skills to public services, EU countries have made progress since last year which marked the launch of the Digital Single Market Strategy by the European Commission. Today the European Commission published the results of the 2016 edition of the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). The findings show that Member States Read more about How digital is your country ?[…]
The EU and Brazil today signed an agreement to develop 5G, the next generation of communication networks. The Commission also started work on an action plan to deploy the technology in the EU by 2020. In the future, everybody and everything will use 5G. By 2020, there will be 26 billion connected devices and 70 Read more about EU and Brazil to work together on 5G mobile technology[…]