The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Indonesia has launched the third edition of the ‘’, an annual competition which aims to address human rights challenges in Indonesia through digital innovation. Held this year in partnership with Binar Academy, this competition is part of the EU’s broader effort to support Indonesia in promoting human […]
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EU to invest €180 million in cutting-edge digital technologies and research
The EU is preparing to invest €180 million in breakthrough digital technologies, following the latest in a series of calls of the Horizon Europe Programme that boost collaborative research and development across the Union. Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and new materials are among the key technologies for Europe’s transition to a digital, sustainable and inclusive future. […]
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Consumer protection: European Commission contacts Nintendo to fix defective Nintendo Switch controllers free of charge
Following an alert from the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), the European Commission and EU consumer authorities (Network of Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Authorities) contacted Nintendo to address a recurring technical problem with irresponsive controllers. Following this action, Nintendo has agreed to offer all consumers the right to repair for affected controllers of the “Nintendo Switch” […]
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What are the benefits of making data accessible?
By fostering trust in the availability of data, European standards aim to stimulate innovation, ease the green transition and benefit Europeans. Big data plays a key role in the EU’s digital transformation as it can be used in different fields, such as agriculture or healthcare. To exploit its potential, data sharing needs to be enabled, […]
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Artificial intelligences that take care of household chores?
It is not only paid work that is important. Experts in the UK and Japan are divided on the impact of automation on unpaid domestic work. Technological advances are changing the nature of work as we know it. In the coming decades, jobs such as cashier and taxi driver will disappear to make way for […]
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European Commission invites industry to submit proposals to deploy the new EU secure connectivity satellite constellation
The Commission launches an invitation to tender to procure a concession contract to implement the EU satellite constellation called IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). The public-private partnership between the Commission and the private sector will ensure common investment into the design, development, deployment and operation of governmental and commercial infrastructure and […]
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How do you know if a text is written by an AI or a person?
A new study claims that training can help distinguish text produced by artificial intelligence (AI) from text written by humans. Artificial intelligence technology tools like ChatGPT are making headlines. From writing poetry in the style of 16th century England to writing scientific research papers, chatbots haven’t gone away. In fact, these relatively good agents would […]
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EU strategy for digital transformation
The digital transformation is one of the EU’s priorities. The European Parliament is helping to shape the policies that will strengthen Europe’s capacities in new digital technologies, open new opportunities for businesses and consumers, support the EU’s green transition and help it to reach climate neutrality by 2050, support people’s digital skills and training for […]
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European Parliament calls for new rules for fair access and use of industrial data
The purpose of the “Data Act” is to boost innovation by removing barriers that prevent consumers and businesses from accessing data. The bill passed in Tuesday’s plenary session was supposed to help the development of new services, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, which requires a large amount of data to create algorithms. It […]
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