The European Union announced several new digital initiatives on Tuesday in Brussels, including agreements on artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain and 5G, as well as a new venture capital investment fund.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to invest €1.5 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2022 in a bid to make France a world leader in the field. The
With the launch of the WiFi4EU programme, the European Union is pledging €120 million to be put towards free, public Wi-Fi in municipalities across Europe, for the benefit of citizens,
Jürgen Rüttgers, Germany’s former science and technology minister, urged the European Commission to increase investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity research in order to compete with the United States
The European Commission has presented a new initiative to explore broader uses of blockchain technology beyond its original role in Bitcoin markets. The technology is used for independently verifying and
France and Germany have pledged to increase their tech cooperation so Europe can progress towards becoming a global champion of digital technology. Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats have voted in favour
MEPs argued Europe needs to boost its online defences against Russian “orchestrated disinformation” ahead of upcoming elections. At a plenary debate in Strasbourg on January 17, Members of the European
The European Commission has unveiled plans to spend 1bn euros creating “world class” supercomputers capable of match the Chinese and US competition. The European Commission said on Friday that it
The ENISA urges the EU and its Member States to strengthen its mandate and budget as expectations exceed resources. Cybersecurity is a global challenge as attacks may take place anywhere
An amendment in the European Parliament’s draft of the ePrivacy Regulation could ban ad-blocker detectors – a risky move for the already fragile website hosting business. Ad-blockers are putting a