The European Commission and Brazil have today adopted mutual adequacy decisions confirming that their data protection levels are comparable. Recognising the high standards of data protection that protect consumers and citizens on both sides, these agreements now allow businesses, public authorities and researchers to freely exchange data between the EU and Brazil. By ensuring that […]
Internships – Information and Communication Technology – European University Institute
The European University Institute (EUI) is an international organisation established in 1972, as well as a research university focused exclusively on postgraduate, doctoral and postdoctoral studies and advanced research. It is located in the hills overlooking the city of Florence, Italy. The EUI also houses the Historical Archives of the European Union. The Information and […]
Munich, Paris and Madrid regions among EU strategic areas for digital R&I
A new JRC study provides a regional-level analysis of R&I and startups in EU’s digital ecosystem, and investigates how EU regions perform globally. The top 10 most strategic regions for R&I in the EU are spread across nine different Member States. The study uses economic indicators to investigate the progress in competitiveness and support policy initiatives […]
New agreement to improve consultation of workers in international affairs.
Parliament and Council negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to improve the functioning of European Works Councils and strengthen their role. European Works Councils (EWCs) represent EU workers in large multinational companies that operate in at least two EU or European Economic Area countries. They are designed to ensure that workers receive proper information and […]
Internships – Digital Opportunity Traineeships – Several countries
The Digital Opportunity traineeship initiative provides cross-border higher education traineeships for students and recent graduates. It is financed by Horizon 2020 and implemented through Erasmus+ and the aim is to give students of all disciplines the opportunity to get hands on digital experience in fields demanded by the market. Who can apply – Students from universities in the Erasmus+ programme countries and […]
EU and Japan reinforce tech and digital partnership
The EU and Japan held their third Digital Partnership Council last May 12 in Tokyo to reinforce tech and digital cooperation between the EU and Japan. The Council was co-chaired by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, alongside Masaaki Taira, Minister for Digital Transformation, Masashi Adachi, State Minister of Internal Affairs and […]
Updated rules for safer roads, less air pollution and digital vehicle documents
For better road safety and air quality across the EU, the Commission is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of the EU’s road safety and vehicle registration rules. The new rules will take into account the growing presence of electric vehicles and adapt to emerging technologies. They will introduce enhanced inspections, including periodic technical inspections for electric vehicles and advanced driver-assistance […]
Employment – Head of Digital Workplace Service – Netherlands
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is seeking a dynamic and experienced team leader to join the Information Management division as the Head of Digital Workplace Service. This role will report directly to the Head of the Department of Core Services and will be responsible for leading and enhancing our service management and digital workplace environment. […]
Job – Horizon 2020: Digital systems – France
Attribution of authorship in social media conversations using knowledge graphs Job functions The candidate’s task will be to adapt the existing prototype to perform the same analysis on tweets from the social media platform X. They will also provide the possibility to combine several types of analysis to better characterize the discourse or identify authors. […]