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Calls for telecom consolidation fuel digital future debate
Est. 1minDespite a broad consensus on streamlining regulation and fostering innovation, debate is stirring over how Europe should navigate the digital era. This Special Report takes a closer look.
The dark side of AI innovation is supercharging disinformation and damaging democracy
Est. 1minMisinformation and disinformation have always existed, but technological advancements have accelerated their impact. This Special Report looks at how AI misuse is damaging democracy.
AI-CODE – Empowering Media Professionals against Disinformation
Est. 1minMaking EU digital environments safer.
AI4TRUST – AI-based-technologies for trustworthy solutions against disinformation
Est. 1minThe AI4TRUST project aims to combat misinformation and disinformation in the EU by creating a trust-based environment that integrates the automated monitoring of social and news media with advanced AI-based technologies to enhance the work of human fact-checkers.
EU’s Digital Decade approaches its midpoint, prioritising SMEs and new digital opportunities
Est. 1minThis Special Report focuses on the evolving digital landscape and highlights the needs and expectations of SMEs as the new mandate begins. Commissioner Henna Virkkunen is tasked with the EU Cloud and AI Development Act, a new Digital Networks Act, and a European Data Union Strategy in a fast-moving market.
Digital leadership underpins Europe’s competitive reformation, connectivity is key
Est. 1minEurope’s electronic communications operators have an essential role to play in achieving the EU’s ambitions for digital leadership, industrial competitiveness – but the sector is also a driver for social inclusion and ecological transition.
Open digital ecosystems, the starting point for a competitive Europe
Est. 1minWith CODE’s first public event held in Brussels on 22 May 2024, the technology coalition emerged as a serious new stakeholder in the Brussels digital, tech, and competition policy discussion.
Creating true connectivity for Europe’s Digital Age in an election year
Est. 1minEurope’s telecoms industry wants a fully functioning Single Market in the Digital Decade firmly on the 2024 political agenda. This special report series examines how Europe can become the best place to live in the Digital Age.
Is the European media sector ready for AI?
Est. 1minThe rapid rise in artificial intelligence led to the first-ever legal framework on AI at the end of 2023, the EU's AI Act. This report explores the role of media in today's new AI landscape.
The EU SEP Regulation: Exploring its implications
Est. 1minThis Special Report examines the new SEP framework and its implications across different areas. In April 2023, the European Commission proposed a new framework for Standard Essential Patents (SEP). The proposed SEP Regulation aims to streamline SEPs licensing by improving transparency about SEPs.
The EIT Summit 2024 – Europe’s leading innovators in conversation and celebration
Est. 1minInnovation is the engine of Europe’s economy. Join Europe’s leading innovators at the EIT Summit taking place on 20 February in Brussels. The EIT Summit will kick-off INNOVEIT 2024, a series of events showcasing Europe's largest innovation ecosystem. The event is …
Metaverse sees first applications to reimagine reality
Est. 1minInnovators, stakeholders, and practitioners are looking at the first fields of application of Metaverse technology, ranging from making education more accessible to supporting medical professionals in their work. During Meta's ‘Immersive Education Symposium’ in Brussels on 30 November, …
Building the bridge between digital SMEs and policymakers
Est. 1minThe European DIGITAL SME Alliance's summit, which took place on Monday (14 November) in Brussels, aimed to bring together smaller technology companies to connect them with each other and EU lawmakers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the digitalisation of SMEs in …
DigiEduHack and the challenges of digital education
Est. 1minTaking stock of the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed the importance of digital skills, the Commission launched a digital skill initiative targeted to the youth - the annual Digital Education Hackathon event. The 2023 Digital Education Hackathon is the
Beyond just regulation: Opportunities and risks in the AI landscape
Est. 1minWhile the AI Act has taken centre stage in the EU's discussions around Artificial Intelligence, advanced generative AI models are transforming the sector, and the revolutionary technology has acquired a strategic dimension for the world's superpowers. The EU's approach to Artificial …
Greening data centers and cloud computing
Est. 1minData centres across Europe face new obligations to reduce their energy consumption as part of the EU's revamped Energy Efficiency Directive, adopted earlier this year. Can they meet the challenge?
Telecom infrastructure : groundwork for EU economy of the future
Est. 2minThe EU has set its 2030 ambitions in terms of egovernance, digital businesses and skills, which need to be supported by qualitative telecom infrastructure. This is the goal of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act. The Digital Decade Targets are a
Inside Europe’s approach to data
Est. 1minThe EU has put forth a comprehensive new data strategy, with several dimensions to unpack in terms of economic impact, geopolitical implications and regulatory requirements. But the level of preparedness for EU member states to jump on the train of the …
A connected future: Shaping Europe’s internet ecosystem
Est. 1minAs digitalisation expands and the volume of data required to sustain it grows, attention is increasingly turning to the promotion of connectivity and what might be required to boost it in the future.
The health of Europe’s telecom sector
Est. 1minEuropean telecom operators have been struggling to keep up with the growing demand for bandwidth capacity, technological transformation, and international competitors.
Skills shortage puts Europe’s cyber resilience to the test
Est. 2minRegulatory compliance, the disruption of Artificial Intelligence and international competition are just some issues regarding the lack of cyber skills in Europe and beyond. Cybersecurity is an increasingly horizontal and urgent topic for policymakers, public authorities and industry practitioners in Europe. …
AI for sustainability: Leveraging technology to power the twin transition
Est. 1minWork is accelerating in both digital development and sustainable solutions, and the two are increasingly coming together as the EU looks to address the biggest issues of the day.
Getting the European Media Freedom Act right
Est. 1minThe European Commission recently proposed the first-ever EU regulation to guarantee media independence and pluralism in Europe. But for several experts, the proposal can be significantly improved. The EU's media landscape has come under increasing pressure from politically-driven public funding, digitalisation …
Self-regulation for sustainability: Combatting greenwashing in ads
Est. 1minAs concern about the climate crisis grows, demand for products that cause minimal environmental harm is also climbing, leading to a proliferation in sustainability claims from the companies selling them.