- Posted 01-Feb-2021
Digital Innovation Hubs: €1.5 billion network to support green and digital transformation starts to take shape
A two-day discussion on the future of European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) came to a close last Wednesday, as over 2000 stakeholders and policy-makers gathered online for the first time to take stock of the upcoming hubs network.
- Posted 01-Feb-2021
2021 Work Plan Summary of the European Broadband Competence Offices Network Support Facility
2021 is the final year of the first phase of the BCO Network: the European Commission initiative to support Member States to reach the connectivity targets and ensure high-speed broadband access for all citizens. The work plan for this year will seek to reinforce and expand the capacity of European BCOs to meet these objectives, while increasing recognition of their mandate within their national contexts, and strengthening their collaborative relationship with the European Commission.
- Posted 01-Feb-2021
Public consultation now open for the EU geographical indications scheme
The European Commission has launched a public consultation inviting citizens and organisations as well as national and regional public authorities to contribute to the assessment of how to strengthen the geographical indications system.
- Posted 01-Feb-2021
Commission approves €2.9 billion public support by twelve Member States for a second pan-European research and innovation project along the entire battery value chain
The Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (“IPCEI”) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project, called “European Battery Innovation” was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden.
- Posted 01-Feb-2021
Technological advances and data protection should go hand-in-hand
Our personal data shape the ads we see. They also help governments trace the spread of COVID-19. But as technology advances, so should data protection safeguards. For this year’s Data Protection Day, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) highlights data protection challenges to ensure our rights are upheld.