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SSIX and its Market Applications

March 6, 2018

Using data from different social media platforms, blogs and news publications, Social Sentiment Indices powered by X-Scores (SSIX) aims to provide its customers with a set of tools they can use to assess the public sentiment towards a broad field of different topics. Such sentiment analysis can help to make well-informed decisions about e.g. investments,… » read more

Posted by Social Sentiment Indices powered by X-Scores

blogactiv, Euro & Finance, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise

International law and secondary legislation: uncharted territory…until now

February 12, 2018

A delegated act tabled under EU tobacco legislation has sparked off an intriguing debate about the relationship between international treaties and EU secondary legislation. Is the European Commission respecting the WHO Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products? In past years the Newsletter has spilt copious amounts of ink writing about the relationship between… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, lobbying

MOVE – Some reflections from an “inside outsider”

February 6, 2018

Guest post by Irina Pavlova, Researcher H2020-MOVE project and Sociology Lecturer at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Since the publication of the research-based review of the EEA Agreement in 2012 (Official Norwegian Reports NOU 2012: 2) “Outside and Inside” the status of the Norwegian relationship with the EU has been described on various occasions… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, Education, Global Europe, Social Europe & Jobs

Digitalisation and the future of auto retailing

January 31, 2018

Every year, the month of January kicks off with the Brussels Motor Show. While the latest cars on display there clearly proved that vehicles are undergoing a not-so-quiet revolution, coming with state-of-the-art connectivity technology and an expanding range of powertrain options, there are also other players in the automotive supply chain that are changing rapidly.… » read more

Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema

blogactiv, InfoSociety, Innovation & Enterprise, Transport

Could anti-fake news legislation be dangerous?

January 16, 2018

Guest post by Doriane de Lestrange, lawyer focusing on EU Regulatory law The High Level Group on Fake News is about to hold its inaugural meeting this January 2018, at a time where more and more Member States are addressing this topic at national level thus pressuring the EU Commission to act against… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, EU Priorities 2020, EU Priorities and Opinion, Freedom of Speech, Global Europe, InfoSociety

, Editor's Choice

Moving Towards a More Civically Empowered Europe

January 11, 2018

Guest post by Zachary Ellis, intern at Biderbost, Boscan & Rochin (BB&R) Over the past couple of weeks of 2017, an innovative phenomenon has been taking place in local Salamancan schools. The European project eParticipation is making its presence known within classrooms, and it is positively affecting youth all across Salamanca, London, and Palermo. The… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, democracy, digital, Education, eGovernment, Future EU, InfoSociety

BREXIT, agriculture and international trade

Britain’s business world sees the transition period as a positive achievement, but for the UK it would be like jumping out of the EU plane without a parachute! Is Brexit inevitable? Could a ‘no go’ scenario be worked out? No, according to EU officials I consulted off-the-record, because the UK is blocked by internal… » read more

Posted by Daniel Gueguen

blogactiv, lobbying

, Editor's Choice

Social media and the rise of fake news in Africa

December 22, 2017

Guest post by Emmanuel Dupuy, President of the Institute for Prospective and Security in Europe (IPSE), an international and European affairs think-tank based in Paris with offices in London, Brussels, Geneva and Rabat. Back in 1982 Ruth First, the anti-apartheid activist, was assassinated by a parcel bomb sent by the South African security police. Almost… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

Small publishers: Take ‘neighbouring right’ out of EU copyright reform

Guest post by Carlos Astiz Chairman and spokesperson of Innovative Media Publishers The Commission proposal to introduce a EU-wide “neighbouring right” in the Copyright reform has become a polarized and sensitive topic where misperceptions are widely widespread. With a view to contribute to an informed debate, Carlos Astiz, Chairman of the European Innovative Media Publishers… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

#TackleFakeNews : Co-regulation? Leveraging media fact-checking into platform algorithms

December 15, 2017

The new Commissioner for Digital and Media, Mariya Gabriel, is taking initiatives regarding fake news, with a fast process leading to recommendations before 2018 Summer. And hopefully, impact before the 2019 EU elections. In the same spirit, I share the five-point hypothesis below, and welcome feedback, chiefly offline. I do spare readers of this brief… » read more

Posted by Media4EU

blogactiv, Media4EU

Blockchain revolutionising the future

December 6, 2017

Guest blog post by Jennifer Baker, reporting from the SWITCH, the largest, open and free ICT and entrepreneurship event in the Baltic region. Blockchain could make Lithuania the world’s newest fintech hub says MEP Antanas Guoga, but while the potential is there, it won’t happen without great efforts in promoting the technology, education, and some… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv

, Editor's Choice

Six key principles of cybersecurity in the automobile industry

December 4, 2017

The digital world offers unprecedented opportunities, especially from an automotive perspective. Today’s vehicles are increasingly ‘connected’ – data is wirelessly exchanged between vehicles, the infrastructure surrounding them and service providers. Tomorrow’s vehicles will be automated and autonomous, capable of sensing their environment and navigating through cities without human input. Undoubtedly, these advances will increase comfort… » read more

Posted by Eric-Mark Huitema

blogactiv, InfoSociety, Transport

European Commission launches citizen consultation on « fake news »

November 20, 2017

Since this Monday, Mariya Gabriel, the new digital commissioner appointed last July, launched the first measure of her mandate: a public consultation on “fake news” and misinformation online. The term “fake news”, popularized by Donald Trump, refers to the spread of false information in the media. Writers are often anonymous, making it difficult to sue… » read more

Posted by EU-Logos

blogactiv

A well-coordinated German election leaves space to improve youth participation

November 2, 2017

AEGEE Election Observation deployed 21 Short-Term Observers (STOs) of 12 nationalities to Germany to assess youth participation in the German Federal legislative election. The STOs arrived in Berlin on 20 September. On 21 and 22 September, the mission held meetings with national authorities and stakeholders in the field of youth participation. On election day, STOs… » read more

Posted by Key to Europe

blogactiv, Election Observation

Securing the future of our digital infrastructure with safe, digital payments

October 31, 2017

Guest post by Paolo Battiston, Executive Vice President Digital Payments & Labs Europe, Mastercard The 4th industrial revolution is here. And it is digital. Unlike any other time in recent history, society is witnessing an intense interest in digital transformation. What is changing is nothing less than how consumers interact: with their families, friends, communities… » read more

Posted by The Guest Blog

blogactiv, digital, Financial Services, Innovation & Enterprise, Trade & Society