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Towards a consolidated European cyber security market: How can regional policies boost the competitiveness of cyber security SMEs?

November 29, 2018

Guest blog post by Danilo D’Elia, Senior Policy Manager, & Ana-Isabel Llacayo, Policy Manager at the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO). With the upcoming European Parliament elections, the call for a set of strong measures to raise the cyber resilience is becoming the central point of discussions in the European Union (EU) capitals. To have… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, digital, Innovation & Enterprise, Security

Commission’s Digital Services Tax: once again, SMEs will pay the bill

Guest blog post by Patrick Gibbels, Secretary General of the European Small Business Alliance (ESBA) and Managing Director of Gibbels Public Affairs. The European Commission is proposing a tax on the revenues of digital services. The tax is supposed to hit global tech giants, but the cost will be borne by small businesses and consumers.… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth, taxation

The Blockchain Sector Needs Clarity From The EU

November 13, 2018

At the recent Malta Blockchain Summit I had the pleasure of meeting Totte Löfström (@TotteLofstrom). Totte is the CEO of the new Swedish cryptocurrency exchange Trijo. We agreed that I would interview him about his experiences. Thank you Totte! – Please tell us about your organisation, it’s founding and goals. Trijo is basically a three-legged… » read more

Posted by FinancialGuy Writes!

blogactiv, Euro & Finance, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth

Helping the EU Project succeed – Input is needed from European corporations

November 7, 2018

Guest post by Dan Luca, Senior Director at EURACTIV. European Political Context In less than a year, European Parliament elections will lead us to the next European Commission. Following the current polarising trend in global politics, the debate in Europe is mainly conducted between pro-Europeans and anti-Europeans. The ever-growing gap between decision-makers and citizens could… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, communication, democracy, Elections, Innovation & Enterprise

Funding Europe’s media: can Foundations piggy-back Europe’s piggy-bank?

October 29, 2018

Europe’s media sector does not need cash per se, it needs to adapt, to ever-changing technologies, a moving political environment, and new reader habits. In this context, a smart alliance of private and public funders is needed to act nimbly. It is with this in mind that the European Journalism Centre and Fondation EURACTIV brought… » read more

Posted by Media4EU

blogactiv, Innovation & Enterprise

First-ever truck CO2 standards should be agreed soon, but avoid copying EU approach to cars

October 4, 2018

Every other year in September, the global truck industry meets in Hanover for the International Motor Show dedicated to commercial vehicles. Given that ACEA represents the EU’s seven major truck manufacturers, we were also present in Hanover to set out the industry’s joint position on the EU proposal for truck CO2 standards. Most notably, we… » read more

Posted by Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)

blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Patent trolls are increasingly targeting Europe’s innovators

June 21, 2018

Guest blog post by Patrick Oliver, Executive Director Intellectual Property 2 Innovate (IP2Innovate) IP2I member companies have direct experience of being attacked by Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), also known as patent trolls, and are concerned about their increasing litigation activity in Europe and its harmful effect on Europe’s digital economy. PAEs are financial vehicles that… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, digital, Innovation & Enterprise

How electronics can drive inclusivity in mobility

June 18, 2018

Guest blog post by Lionel Rudant, Strategic Marketing, CEA-Leti and Bernard Strée, European Research Program, CEA-Leti The Industrial Revolution beginning in the mid-18th Century and its periodic echoes were driven by electronic miniaturisation that led to massive, low-cost production of consumer goods. From now on, new technologies will be deployed and adopted based on the… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Global Europe, Innovation & Enterprise

, Editor's Choice

Quel est l’impact des Smart Cities au niveau mondial ?

June 1, 2018

Objet de tous les fantasmes, les Smart Cities, les villes du futur à la fois intelligentes et hyperconnectées, prennent de plus en plus d’importance. Que ce soit au cœur des mégalopoles ou dans les communes rurales, le numérique se met au service de l’environnement, de l’économie et des habitants. Petit tour d’horizon des initiatives qui… » read more

Posted by Green Europe

blogactiv, Energie, Innovation & Enterprise

Formulating a Response to Fake News: The Long Path Ahead

May 29, 2018

Guest blog post by Edward Danks, Programme Coordinator, European Institute for Asian studies As new, digital platforms have precipitated journalistic innovation, the simultaneous rise of fake news and the spread of disinformation throughout the media has left the industry in a state of flux. The implications of this issue however, spread far beyond the undermining… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth, média

, Editor's Choice

Europe’s tech centre of gravity is shifting east

April 25, 2018

Guest blog post by Eva Maydell. Maydell is a Member of the European Parliament from Bulgaria. When it comes to technology pioneers in Europe, Estonia often gets the plaudits, and deservedly so. Europe is not always good at talking up its efforts and successes in technology so any recognition is not just welcome – it’s… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, digital, EU Citizens & Media, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise

What we should learn from Cambridge Analytica

April 16, 2018

Guest blog post by Stefano Quintarelli, Member of Parliament, Italy. Two weeks after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s time to draw some conclusions and try to advance the debate with some structural proposals. Facts are clear: large-scale usage of a massive amount of user’s profiles collected from unaware and non-participating users, utilized to systematically… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

Better regulation, blogactiv, digital, EU Citizens & Media, EurActiv.com, Future EU, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Innovation and Growth

Data Protection: The Issue of the 21st Century

April 4, 2018

If the Cambridge Analytica data mining scandal has hammered home one thing, it is that data is the fuel keeping our increasingly digitized economies running. Whistle-blower Christopher Wylie, who testified last Tuesday to the House of Commons’ select committee on the matter, said as much when he compared data to electricity in our modern societies.… » read more

Posted by The Euro Economy

blogactiv, Future EU, Innovation & Enterprise