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 […]
Barcelona, one of the eight cities chosen to host a world-class supercomputer
Eight sites for supercomputing centres have been selected across the EU to host the first European supercomputers. They will support Europe’s researchers, industry and businesses in developing new applications in a wide range of areas, from designing medicines and new materials to fighting climate change. In a major step towards making Europe a top supercomputing […]
Copyright reform: modernised rules fit for digital age
The European Parliament has voted in favour of the new Copyright Directive designed to bring tangible benefits to citizens, all creative sectors, the press, researchers, educators, and cultural heritage institutions. This Directive protects creativity in the digital age and ensures that the EU citizens benefit from wider access to content and new guarantees to fully […]
Satisfactorio acuerdo provisional para financiar infraestructuras de alto rendimiento para conectar mejor a los europeos
The European Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached by the European Parliament and the Council on the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) proposal, as part of the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027. The new programme will enable the European Union to lead the way to climate neutrality in line with our A Clean Planet for all […]