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15 December 2016

Conference on ICT professionalism highlights urgent need for evolution of sector

Published : Thu, 15 Dec 2016 On 6 December a high-level conference was held in Brussels on IT professionalism. It underlined the need to further develop the IT profession in the face of rapid change in our societies and economies due to dig...

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14 December 2016

Galileo goes live!

Published : Wed, 14 Dec 2016 Europe's satellite navigation system Galileo will start offering initial services to public authorities, businesses and citizens on 15 December 2016.

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12 December 2016

Business Planet: Key enabling technologies driving SME innovation in Europe

Published : Mon, 12 Dec 2016 Business Planet goes to the SME Assembly 2016 in Bratislava, where they learn about one of the drivers of innovation and competitiveness in Europe - Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). These technologies ...

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09 December 2016

Study on Transparency, Predictability and Efficiency of SSO-based Standardization and SEP Licensing

Published : Fri, 09 Dec 2016 In December 2016, the European Commission published a study assessing issues and solutions related to standard essential patents (SEPs) and the standardisation process.

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07 December 2016

Watify campaign will help SMEs benefit from advanced technologies

Published : Wed, 07 Dec 2016 Today was the launch of the second phase of Watify, the European Commission campaign to promote the technological transformation and modernisation of industry that will run until the end of 201...

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06 December 2016

Social enterprises and the social economy going forward

Published : Tue, 06 Dec 2016 This report by the Commission Expert Group on Social Entrepreneurship (GECES) represents a call for action issued to the European Commission, EU countries and social enterprises organisations.&nbsp...

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02 December 2016

Shaping smart Industries discussed at European Cluster Conference 2016 with over 300 stakeholders

Published : Fri, 02 Dec 2016 The fifth edition of the European Cluster Conference was held in Brussels on 1-2 December 2016. The conference focussed on the theme “Clusters 4.0: Shaping Smart Industries”.

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01 December 2016

Composition and drivers of energy prices and costs: case studies in selected energy-intensive industries

Published : Thu, 01 Dec 2016 This study provides data on the composition, evolution and drivers of energy retail prices and costs faced by industrial operators in 5 energy-intensive industry sectors over the period 2008-2015. It is based on...

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30 November 2016

Improving the access of SMEs to cross-border defence procurement

Published : Wed, 30 Nov 2016 A set of recommendations to improve the access of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to cross-border defence procurement and the supply chains of large defence companies has been published.

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30 November 2016

Public buyers save money with cooperative procurement

Published : Wed, 30 Nov 2016 Public purchasers, such as cities, public administrations, universities and hospitals often purchase goods and services on their own, failing to take advantage of the economies of scale that could be achieved by...

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Strengthening research, technological development and innovation

Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and communication technologies

Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises

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