European Commission strategies for boosting digital connectivity and skills are targeting real needs in the single market, according to the results of a comprehensive study of ICT in education published mid-March.
The selected Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) will receive mentoring and coaching on business development, financing and innovation management.
Climate change, a growing world population and urbanisation pose new challenges in water management. A quarter of all treated water in Europe is lost due to leakages alone. In some Member States it is 50% of fresh water.
The EU institutions have agreed a partial political agreement on the next LIFE programme, due to run from 2021-2027, subject to formal approval by the European Parliament and Council.
The European Commission scaled up its campaign to create a new way to fund innovation in Europe, promising a €300 million budget boost to help a planned funding agency start buying shares in small European technology companies as early as this year.