Digital Agenda for Europe
In this issue – April 2014<
Press releases
PRESS RELEASE — 25 April 2014Global conference delivers momentum for reform of how internet is runVice-President Neelie Kroes welcomes the outcome of the NETmundial conference on Internet Governance in Sao Paulo, Brazil: «Netmundial has put us on the right track. The concluding declaration adopted by acclamation proves that a global multistakeholder approach can produce concrete outcomes.»Read more…
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PRESS RELEASE — 23 April 2014
New step towards ‘wonder material’ graphene applicationsResearchers of the AMBER centre @ambercentre in Dublin have developed a new process to mass produce graphene-based material. The method – which promises to be simple and affordable – could be used by industries for applications such as highly efficient batteries. The research team participates in the Graphene flagship @GrapheneCA, a EUR 1 billion EU initiative to boost new technologies and innovation during the next 10 years.Read more…
Consultations
CONSULTATION — 10 April – 3 July 2014
Public consultation on the Green Paper on mobile health
The Commission has launched a public consultation on the Green Paper on mobile health, inviting comments on the barriers and issues related to the use of mobile health including health and wellbeing apps, smart watches href=»https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/public-consultation-green-paper-mobile-health» target=»_blank»>Read more…
Research news and results
PROJECTS NEWS AND RESULTS — 23 April 2014
SCENENET: 3D recreation of live events from mobile videos
Ever been to a rock concert and wished you could experience it again, just as it was… or better? This may be possible soon thanks to an EU-funded research project, SCENENET , which is developing the technology to combine mobile feeds from different spectators around the arena to reconstruct the event in 3D.
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