EU Parliament votes in favour of Digital Markets Act
Last month, the European Parliament voted for the Digital Markets Act, which enables the European Commission to carry out market investigations and sanction non-compliant behaviours in large tech companies.
DESI report 2020 published
The European Commission has published the results of the 2021 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI). Main findings include that 56% of individuals in the EU have at least basic digital skills and that there is a slight increase in the number of IT specialists in employment.
Commission releases 2022 work programme
The European Commission has released its 2022 work programme. The programme includes the presentation of a Single Market Emergency Instrument to prevent disruption of the EU’s digital transformation as well as the adoption of a European Chips Act to promote a state-of-the-art ecosystem and develop new markets for European technology.
IFIP 60th Anniversary Series Update
So far, seven panels have taken place in the Future of Information Processing Event Series celebrating IFIP’s 60th anniversary. The next two panels in the event series will be on Future Trends in Databases (22 November) and Cybersecurity Skills (29 November).
Commission presents a ‘Path to the Digital Decade’
At the annual State of the Union address on 15 September, the European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, proposed a new Path to the Digital Decade, which will comprise a concrete plan to achieve the digital transformation of the European economy by 2030. The proposed ‘Path’ will set up a governance framework to reach the 2030 Digital Decade targets at EU level and identify and implement large-scale digital projects.
G20 releases Ministerial Declaration on digitalisation of education
The G20 countries have issued a Ministerial Declaration on digitalisation of education, which emphasises the importance of promoting human-centred technological development and addressing the digital divide in research and higher education as well as mitigating the security risks in digital environments.
Join IFIP 60th Anniversary Events
To celebrate its 60th anniversary, the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is putting together a series of 10 panels on the Future of Information Processing. The events feature members and associates of IFIP and showcase the interesting and impressive work they do. Events in the series consist of four or five panelists and a moderator presenting for an hour and fifteen minutes, and will run until 6 December 2021.
New EU digital partnerships to boost region’s competitiveness
The European Commission has launched new European Partnerships together with industry and academia under the Horizon Europe programme. The aim of the initiative is to boost research and innovation investments in digital. The partnerships include European Partnership for Artificial Intelligence, Data and Robotics, European Partnership for Photonics (light-based technologies) and European Partnership for the European …
Have your say: public consultation on EU digital principles
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a set of new digital principles to “promote and uphold EU values in the digital space”. This consultation is open until 2 September 2021.
New actions on green digital transformation
During the Digital Day 2021, two important steps were taken to move towards Europe’s goals for green digital transformation.
