Vice-President of the European Commission Neelie Kroes says it’s important to understand 5G mobile will be more than just the next step beyond today’s 4G networks. «It will also offer totally new possibilities to connect people, and also things – being cars, houses, energy infrastructures. All of them at once, wherever you and they are.»
Have your say on the future of science: public consultation on Science 2.0
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on ‘Science 2.0’, in order to gauge the trend towards a more open, data-driven and people-focused way of doing research and innovation. Researchers are using digital tools to get thousands of people participating in research, for example by asking them to report if they catch flu in order to monitor outbreaks and predict possible epidemics.
Commission urges governments to embrace potential of Big Data
Data collection and exploitation is a growing phenomenon; in response to industry and grassroots demands the European Commission is calling on national governments to wake-up to this «big data» revolution.
EUR 5 billion public-private partnership on electronics launched by European Commission
The European Commission launched a EUR 5 billion public-private partnership – ECSEL – to boost Europe’s electronics design and manufacturing capabilities. This initiative is the core of the Electronics Strategy for Europe to mobilise EUR 100 billion in private investments and create 250,000 jobs in Europe by 2020.
Electronics is everywhere: from mobile phones to cars to medical devices. It is also the core business of many successful spin-offs involved in EU-funded projects. This background memo describes some of these spin-offs.
e-Mark U Trust Competition – Trustmark Design Wanted!
Are you a young artist or designer? We look for a new symbol for safer and trusty online services. Join in, send your idea to the «e-Mark U Trust» competition, your creation can be on trusted websites across Europe, do not lose your chance!
From 1 July 2014, the EU will cut the price caps for #Roaming. Data downloads will be 55% cheaper: down from 45 cents per megabyte to 20c/MB. You will spend less money: using maps, watching videos, checking mails and updating social networks while travelling across the EU.
In its Communication on the data-driven economy, the European Commission outlines a raft of measures aimed at helping SMEs exploit Big Data to win new commercial opportunities.
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