5G should cover 70% of industrial sites by 2025, tech sector tells EU leaders
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBy 2025, 5G connections should cover 40 per cent of Europe’s workforce, 70 per cent of its industrial sites, and 80 per cent of its main logistics routes. This was …
European Commission signs off €82m for 20 smart city projects in 17 countries
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission has made €82 million available to 20 smart city projects to design technology solutions for urban security, digital transition, urban land use, and urban poverty. The investment, …
Europe reveals four-step AI plan, €20 billion AI funding target, €66m robotics fund
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission (EC) has stepped up its strategy to foster AI in the region, with a four-step plan and a target of €20 billion of private and public investments …
Does GDPR portend a cross-border data privacy policy? (Reality Check)
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe recent data privacy scandal surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica has opened up an interesting period of collective soul-searching regarding huge tech firms that operate utilizing “big” data. The overarching …
EC offers cities Wi-Fi vouchers in €120m drive for free public internet access
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission (EC) is inviting municipal authorities to apply for €15,000 vouchers to finance Wi-Fi equipment and installation in public spaces. Vouchers worth €17.75 million in total will be …
Brexit-bound UK follows EU with its own £1bn AI stimulus
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe UK government has announced a £1 billion ($1.4bn) joint investment to stimulate the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The deal includes £600 million of additional funding, comprising £300 million …
From drone-mounted AI to smart-city blockchains: five EU innovation projects
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailIn the face of rising political disruption, the European Commission (EC) has in recent weeks redoubled its innovation schedule with new commitments to artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and digital healthcare …
Brussels wants “hard cash” for digital change to keep pace with US, China
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe European Commission (EC) has called for both national governments and private enterprises to contribute to the region’s digital transformation programme from 2021. If new finances are not secured from …
Europe agrees major blockchain partnership and DNA data-sharing deal
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe public sector in Europe will come to depend on blockchain technology. This was the claim by the European Commission (EC) as it announced major cross-border deals on blockchain and …
Europe hails transcontinental 5G road network for testing driverless cars
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailBrussels claims a pan-European network of 5G-enabled roadways, stretching hundreds of kilometres, is emerging, as new countries confirm cross-border testing of 5G-enabled driverless cars. The European Commission will provide €50 …
