The position is part of the EU-funded project “Small4Good”, which aims to develop multifunctional forest management for small forest owners in Europe. They are now seeking a PhD candidate to work at the intersection of new digital tools, operational solutions, and small-scale forest management, contributing to the implementation of multifunctional forest management in line with […]
PhD – Sociology of organizations with a focus on digitalization in the public sector – Denmark
Copenhagen Business School, Department of Organization invites applications for a vacant PhD scholarship within the field of organization studies, with a particular focus on digitalization in the public sector. The scholarship is part of the research project “Metoder til digital inklusion” funded by Velux. The project aims to generate new knowledge on the organization of digital […]
PhD – Computer science – Austria
The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. At the Johannes Kepler University Linz, we work on technologies and the ideas of tomorrow on a daily basis. At the same time, we educate over 25,500 young people to meet the demands of today’s job market. In short, we are Upper Austria’s largest institution for education […]
How digitalised are EU’s enterprises?
The uptake of digital technologies by businesses has the potential to improve services and products as well as to increase competitiveness. The crisis caused by COVID-19 has also shown that digitalization is a crucial tool to improving the economic resilience of businesses. In 2020, only 1% of EU enterprises with at least 10 persons employed reached a […]
Research Fellow on the Digitisation of the Public Sector in Norway
The University of Agder, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Information Systems, invites applications for a full-time research fellow in Information Systems for a period of three years, alternatively four years with 25% of the time allocated to assignments at the discretion of the Faculty. Job description The candidate will participate in the research […]
New plan to support green and digital transition and EU recovery
The European Commission adopted a Communication on a new European Research Area for Research and Innovation. Based on excellence, competitive, open and talent-driven, the new European Research Area will improve Europe’s research and innovation landscape, accelerate the EU’s transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership, support its recovery from the societal and economic impact of the coronavirus crisis, and […]
H2020: Information and Communication Technologies: I4MS (phase 4) – uptake of digital game changers
The challenge is to accelerate the design, development and uptake of advanced digital technologies by European industry – especially SMEs and mid-caps –, notably in sectors where digital technologies are underexploited. SMEs and mid-caps in the manufacturing sector need support in the use of secure digital technologies in their production processes, products and business models […]
Auditors assess EU support for industry 4.0 and digital innovation in Europe
The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU support and funding for digitising industry and boosting digital innovation in Europe. The auditors will examine whether the European Commission provides effective support to Member States for digitisation of their industries, and helps start-ups and small- and-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in their efforts to […]
DESI Report: Targeted investment and strong digital policies boost Member States’ performance
The European Commission has released the results of the 2019 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. Countries that have set up ambitious targets in line with the EU Digital Single Market Strategy and combined them with […]