European leaders support digitally connecting Europe
Good to see that today’s European Council has explicitly supported the Connecting Europe Facility, including for digital technologies and infrastructure.
And ...
Happy summer holidays to you all, wherever you roam!
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I’m off on my summer holiday soon – perhaps many of you are too. We haven’t really succeeded in making the sun shine here in ...
New Commission measures to open up science in Europe
ICT can bring greater openness: regular readers will know how committed I am to delivering those benefits for everyone. Today, some exciting news about how we ...
Broadband for all: new regulatory certainty to allow investment in the next generation
Regular readers of this blog will know how central broadband targets are to our digital agenda. By 2020, I want half of all Europeans with broadband subscriptions ...
Copyright: reforming EU law for the digital age
Last week’s vote on ACTA although hardly a surprise for those who’ve been following was a reminder about the big debate currently going on, about how ...
Time to embrace digital change: a wake-up call for the media sector
Europe has wonderful media and creative industries. Of the top 10 publishing groups in the world by turnover, 7 are European. Add that to world-class news agencies, ...
Every European Digital – National Digital Champions meet for first time in Brussels
Me and the digital champions so far
Today in one in four European adults have not yet used the Internet, while we face a big skills gap to fill the 700,000 surplus ...
The Commission changes to face the future: we launch “DG Connect”
Today, we launch some changes to the structure of the part of the Commission that leads on the Digital Agenda for Europe. I know changes in the Commission’s ...
I meet Chief Information Officers and find out how broadband boosts business
It was really nice today to meet the members of CIONET again – IT leaders from businesses around Europe, showing what new technology and systems can do for businesses.
I’d ...
A new online platform to discuss the digital agenda
I don’t think we could make the Digital Agenda succeed without the active involvement of all those people who are out there and interested in making it happen ...
Photonics – a great example of EU research in action
Maybe you haven’t heard of Photonics? Or maybe you just think it’s something they might use to kill the bad guys in Star Trek? In fact, it’s not ...
Are you a Tech All-Star? Now seeking EU start-up talent!
I was really inspired last year visiting Silicon Valley and seeing the fearless approach start-ups have over there. In my many visits and events across Europe, ...
