Thanks to the rising demand for premium content like live sports events and various services such as video on demand and mobile TV, the media and entertainment industry is focusing on how to reduce production costs while increasing efficiency. The EU-funded VIRTUOSA (Scalable Software Defined Network Architectures for Cooperative Live Media Production exploiting Virtualised Production […]
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Upskilling for life after the pandemic: Commission launches new digital competence guidelines
The Commission has launched new guidelines to help educators, employers and recruiters ensure Europeans are equipped with the digital skills to thrive in the post-coronavirus world of work. The DigComp at Work report and its Implementation guidelines include practical steps, key actions, tips and online resources to make the best use of the EU’s digital competence framework (DigComp) […]
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Greater circularity in the buildings sector can lead to major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions
Improving efficiency and reuse of materials to construct houses and other buildings can open significant new opportunities to further reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. The EEA briefing, ‘Cutting greenhouse gas emissions through circular economy actions in the buildings sector’, says actions like reducing the use of concrete, cement […]
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A biodegradable food packaging solution that also promises to increase food shelf life
Whilst developing biodegradable food packaging, the EU-funded project YPACK has discovered that integrating zinc oxide and oregano essential oil helps biopapers protect against bacterial contamination in food packaging. This promises to increase the shelf life of fresh products such as meat, fruit, vegetables and fresh pasta. Zinc oxide and oregano essential oil are compounds that […]
Read MoreDeal on digitalisation of access to justice will benefit citizens
On 30th June, Parliament and Council negotiators reached an agreement to make access to justice faster, cheaper and more user-friendly for EU citizens and businesses. The two pieces of legislation under negotiation between the two EU legislators, respectively on taking evidence and on service of documents, aim to make judicial cross-border cooperation between national courts […]
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El primer avión MRTT entregado en Eindhoven
Los preparativos de la Flota Multinacional de Transporte y Cisternas Multifuncionales (MMF), cuyo objetivo es aumentar la capacidad de reabastecimiento de combustible en Europa, alcanzaron hoy un hito importante cuando fue entregado el primer avión de transporte multifuncional (MRTT) a la principal base de operaciones de la flota en Eindhoven. En total, la flota podría […]
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El Consejo Asesor del Consejo Europeo de Innovación presenta una hoja de ruta para que Europa lidere las tecnologías e industrias del futuro
El Consejo Asesor del Consejo Europeo de Innovación (EIC), un grupo independiente de emprendedores, investigadores, inversores y expertos en innovación líderes, ha publicado hoy un informe: una visión y una hoja de ruta para el impacto, para allanar el camino para el EIC completo en Horizon Europe ( 2021-2027). El informe, que incluye la declaración […]
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Online tools for SMEs and public sector to better adopt renewable energy sources
An EU-funded initiative has introduced a search engine and a repository to gather data, share information, and match the needs of public procurers and SMEs in embracing renewable energy sources (RESs). Green public procurement (GPP) is a system where public sector organisations use their purchasing power to choose environmentally friendly goods, services and works that […]
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UAL coordinates a biotechnology project against agricultural plastic waste
RECOVER is an H2020 project – in which 7 countries are participating – in which microorganisms, new enzymes, worms and insects are applied in a combined way, which will collaborate, not only in the elimination of plastics, but also in their transformation into new products for agricultural and food packaging use. With the aim of […]
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