Uber’s EU-US drivers’ data transfers: CCIA Europe statement
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) announced that it is imposing a fine of €290 million on Uber, arguing that…
EU Commission attends Gamescom 2024 to boost dialogue with games industry
The main aim is to follow developments in the video game sector and deepen the dialogue with industry representatives. It…
Germany: EU Commission approves €5bn state aid to ESMC semiconductor joint venture
The EU Commission has approved a €5 billion German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (‘ESMC') in the construction and operation…
AI Liability Directive: EU Commission services considerations on amendments
The EU proposal for an AI Liability Directive (AILD) contains several links with the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1698). As…
Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework enters into force
The new Data Privacy Framework allows for the secure exchange of personal data between Switzerland and certified US companies. The…
Bitkom-Umfrage: Am Data Act scheiden sich die Geister
Die deutsche Wirtschaft bereitet sich auf die Umsetzung des Data Act der EU vor. Durch ihn wird sich der Umgang…
Scoreboard 2024: Women in digital jobs, careers, and entrepreneurship
The lack of girls and women in digital is a missed opportunity. It both slows down societal progress towards a…
EU call for tenders: Secure and Resilient Submarine Cable Infrastructure
The Recommendation on Secure and Resilient Submarine Cable Infrastructures presents a set of actions at national and EU level aimed at improving…
Growing Europe’s supercomputing ecosystem EuroHPC
This CORDIS Results Pack on supercomputing highlights 15 European projects supported by the unique European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking…
Advanced Wireless Technologies: Joint Statement of the United States and Sweden
Both countries acknowledge requirements for wireless technologies are steadily increasing, highlighting the technical and regulatory requirements for advanced wireless deployments,…
EU Commission unveils new tool to help SMEs self-assess their digital maturity
The European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) have launched a Digital Maturity Assessment Tool that will help small and medium-sized enterprises…
U.S. White House on National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies
The Biden-Harris Administration released its Roadmap for the U.S. Government’s May 2023 National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology…
BEREC Vice-Chair outlines legal ramifications of new global connectivity trends
The discussion also addressed the recent trend of rapid growth in international internet bandwidth and the fact that, over the…
Digital Trade Agreement: EU and Singapore conclude negotiations
EU and Singapore concluded negotiations for a Digital Trade Agreement (DTA). This deal is the first EU agreement of its kind, reflecting…
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EU tech leadership requires more innovation financing, EIB report says
Scale-up companies have expanded in Europe with the help of public organisations including the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, but…
EU Commission and ENISA report warns of cyber threats in telecoms and energy
The joint report identifies threats such as cyber-attacks and espionage activities from state-sponsored threat actors and cyber criminals in both…
Gigabit networks: EU Commission approves amendment to German state aid scheme
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, amendments to a State aid scheme to support the deployment…
Borys Budka elected Chair of the EP Committee for Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE)
Borys Budka (EPP, Poland) was elected as Chair of the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) committee on Tuesday. He is…
U.S. NIST offers funding opportunity for AI-focused “Manufacturing USA Institute”
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced an open competition for a new…
eArchiving: Request for information on the sustainability of digital archives
The eArchiving Initiative seeks examples and case studies about the calculation of the carbon footprint of electronic archives, archiving software…
3D Product Models: Content Information Type Specification under review
The Content Information Type Specification for 3D Product Models (CITS 3DPM) is a Content Information Type Specification for 3D Product…
EU Commissioner Reynders participates in 1st review of EU-US Data Privacy Framework
EU Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, travels to Washington DC to conduct the first review of the new framework for safe and…
EU and South Korea announce joint chips projects
The European Union and the Republic of Korea announce support for four jointly funded projects in semiconductors as a deliverable…
The EU Commission and Ukraine met for their 3rd Cyber Dialogue
During the dialogue, the EU and Ukraine underlined their strong commitment to the UN framework of responsible state behaviour in…
U.S. AI Safety Institute and European AI Office Technical Dialogue
As included in the sixth ministerial meeting of the U.S.-E.U. Trade and Technology Council (TTC6), the technical dialogue aims at…
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Decarbonising energy and mobility sectors: The role of digital infrastructures
The ambitious EU climate neutrality targets aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To realize this vision, fast…
MEP question: Threats and regulation of A.I. systems for human resource management
Europe's AI Act classifies AI systems used in the field of employment and employee management as high‑risk. However, the AI…
Digital Europe Programme: EU Commission announces €210m cybersecurity investment
Today, the EU Commission launched calls for proposals worth over €210 million under the Digital Europe Programme aimed at strengthening…
Semiconductor innovation ecosystem: EU Chips Joint Undertaking invests €325m
The EU Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) has announced new calls to support semiconductor research and innovation initiatives in photonics, competence centres,…
GSR-24: Regulation for the next stage of digital transformation
This year’s Global Symposium for Regulators, GSR-24, taking place in Kampala, Uganda, between 1 and 4 July, explores regulating for impact…
EU report on Digital Decade calls for strengthened collective action
The EU Commission's analysis shows the identified gaps include the need for additional investments, both at EU and national levels,…
Data flows: EU-Japan deal enters into force
It is a milestone in our joint efforts to advance the digitalisation of both European and Japanese societies and economies.…
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Digital Europe Programme: EU Commission launches stakeholder consultation
The consultation seeks to gain insights into the needs of stakeholders related to the digital transformation, DIGITAL's benefits and possible…
Network and Information Security: EU Commission requests feedback on NIS2 draft implementing act
The NIS2 Directive covers mid-sized and large entities in a wider range of sectors essential to the economy and society,…
Tag der Industrie 2024: Rede von Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz gab auf dem "Tag der Industrie" in Berlin einen systematischen Überblick über die Reformen seiner Koalitionsregierung und…
EU Commission answer: Cybersecurity risks posed by Chinese technology
The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service VLA has published a report highlighting the risks posed to Europeans by the Chinese technology flooding…
Tying practices regarding Teams: EU Commission sends objections to Microsoft
The EU Commission has informed Microsoft of its preliminary view that Microsoft has breached EU antitrust rules by tying its communication and…
European Blockchain Sandbox best practices report 2023
The report was launched during a webinar on 20 June, where the European Blockchain Sandbox team shared an overview of…
Artificial Intelligence in finance: EU Commission seeks input from the industry
The EU Commission has today launched a targeted consultation and a workshop series to seek input from stakeholders on the…
Using supercomputing in AI development: EU Council amends regulation
The EU Council has adopted an amendment to the regulation on the European High-Performance Computing (EuroHPC) joint undertaking. Its objectives…
European Blockchain Sandbox: Second cohort projects announced
The European Commission, Bird and Bird and OXYGY have announced 20 use cases for the second cohort of the European…
G20: Strengthening policies to combat cybersecurity threats in the digital world
Cybersecurity was the focus of a side event held as part of the G20 Digital Economy Working Group on Monday…
Data protection: EU Council agrees position on GDPR enforcement rules
The Council today reached an agreement on a common member states’ position on a new law which will improve cooperation…
The EU and Australia accelerate their digital cooperation
The EU-Australia Digital Dialogue aims to promote an inclusive digital transformation and foster innovation. Both partners share a strong commitment…
Open Data Directive to fuel artificial intelligence and data-driven innovation
New EU rules on making more public datasets available for reuse have started applying in six thematic areas laid out…
Internet of Things: IETF presents EDHOC as new lightweight authenticated key exchange protocol
Running an authenticated key exchange protocol over low-power Internet-of-Things radio technologies is challenging. EDHOC is designed to be a security…
The EU cybersecurity competence centre and network – EP Think tank briefing
In 2017, the EU Commission had adopted a cybersecurity package with a series of initiatives to further improve EU cyber-resilience,…
Italy: EU Commission approves €2bn state aid for STMicroelectronics semiconductor manufacturing
The EU Commission has approved a €2 billion Italian measure to support STMicroelectronics (‘ST') in the construction and operation of an integrated…
Results of the EU Competitiveness Council (Space, Research & Innovation), 23 May 2024
EU Ministers held a debate on the EU space law, which the Commission is expected to propose. Ministers also prepared…
Three lessons from California: EEAS Blog post by EU HR Borrell
EU HR Borrell returned from California with three main takeaways: "First, to keep innovation in Europe, we need to significantly…