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In an era where nearly every consumer good and service — from books and groceries to babysitting and shared rides — can be purchased through an electronic transaction on a mobile device, it seems reasonable to think that more and more of our health care can also be managed using apps on mobile devices. Proponents of these apps […]

Building a European data economy is part of the Digital Single Market strategy. The initiative aims at enabling the best possible use of the potential of digital data to benefit the economy and society. In this initiative, the Commission intends to unlock the re-use potential of different types of data and its free flow across

The PULSE project kick off meeting took place on 28 to 29 November 2016 in Madrid (Spain), hosted by the coordinator, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Representative partners from the all consortium members met each other for the first time and started organising for months to follow. PULSE is an innovative project aiming to engage in

The European Commission is putting forward a set of measures to increase the availability of data in the EU, building on previous initiatives to boost the free flow of non-personal data in the Digital Single Market. Data-driven innovation is a key enabler of market growth, job creation, particularly for SMEs and startups, and the development

This article was produced by Bloomberg Cities on Medium.com. Read the article in full.  “Political dysfunction and gridlock might be the only common denominators on Capitol Hill these days. But real progress is taking shape beyond the Beltway, where city leaders are surmounting formidable obstacles to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing their residents today.

PULSE is working with five global cities to harvest open city data, and data from health systems, urban and remote sensors, personal devices and social media to enable evidence-driven and timely management of public health events and processes. The PULSE project focuses on the link between air pollution and the respiratory disease of Asthma, and

Europe faces some serious health challenges that are simply not going away. More threats from infectious disease due to emerging pathogens and increased resistance to antibiotics and antivirals. More incidents of non-communicable disease, raising the costs of long-term care. The first of these is identified as a global risk by the World Economic Forum in

Researchers, policymakers, and representatives of the computing industry met in Sofia, Bulgaria to discuss the role of High Performance Computing (HPC) in transforming Europe’s digital future. Around 130 stakeholders from academia and industry and policymakers met on 19 April 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria, to discuss the role of High Performance Computing (HPC) in transforming Europe’s digital future.

Europe has a leading edge in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. This workshop report describes activities being carried out in the field of AI in different Member States and in some of the countries associated to Horizon 2020. Learn about the academic, industrial and funding ecosystems, and find out more about the various governmental initiatives

The EIT today launches a Call for expressions of interest for the selection of new members of the EIT Governing Board The EIT Governing Board is entrusted with providing the strategic leadership of the EIT. The board is independent and autonomous in its decision-making and is responsible for the selection, designation and evaluation of the EIT’s Innovation