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How digital is changing the audiovisual sector
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| Number of views :310In so many sectors, the digital world is changing everything. Nowhere is that more true than in the audiovisual sector – like film and TV. And we’re consulting widely on what this means. These days there is increasin...
eHealth week – digital innovation isn’t just for the young!
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| Number of views :191 This week in Dublin it has been eHealth week. A chance to look at all the great things digital technology can do for health and care – especially as the average European gets older. It can be things as simple as a smartph...
Some fresh ideas on digital education
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| Number of views :713I often find it’s the younger generation – digital natives – who are most aware of the opportunities of digital technology. And that’s why I’ve assembled a group of “young advisors” &nda...
European Month of the Brain: the EU and US putting our grey matter together
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| Number of views :155To kick off European Month of the Brain (#brainmonth), a blog about the exciting brain research initiatives being led from both sides of the Atlantic. You may have seen our recent announcement about the human brain project (HBP...
In case you’re not on Twitter
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| Number of views :10A tweet I sent this morning has proven surprisingly popular, at least I was not expecting it. And you might want to see it. To me the point is: mobile operators need to respond to what customers want, wants that may change quick...
Photonics for Europe
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| Number of views :47Lasers used in manufacturing The EU has billions set aside for research and innovation. The intention isn’t to subsidise industries – but to invest in an innovative, competitive and sustainable future.
Guest blog: OuiShare et l’Economie collaborative
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| Number of views :65*** A special note: thank you once again for coming to read my blog posts. I am very aware that with so many talented, creative people in Europe, it is a waste for me to always do the talking. So with that idea in my mind, I want...
Smart Cities – Europe’s NOBEL prize
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| Number of views :395I often blog about the capacity of ICT to change lives for the better, and make a real difference on the ground. Here’s one very solid example of where it’s saved energy, saved public money, and empowered people to t...
Remembering Margaret Thatcher
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| Number of views :539Very sad news from the UK about the death of Margaret Thatcher; so today a blog on my personal reflections of her, and what she stood for. I remember meeting her first in the seventies; and also a decade later, when I was a...
A single market in ICT: what the European Council means for you
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| Number of views :2701The conclusions of yesterday evening’s European Council contain a very significant message for the Digital Agenda. It asks for work to be prioritised in a few areas essential to growth and competitiveness—in particu...
International Women’s Day: every woman should be able to take control of her life
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| Number of views :1595Today is International Women’s Day. I think every woman should have the tools and skills she needs to take control of her own life. Not to be trapped by social expectations, financial dependence or a lack of the right ski...
Blogging from CEBIT (English / Deutsch)
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| Number of views :200I spent a very interesting morning with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Premier Donald Tusk. We toured CeBIT 2013 in Hannover looking at a range of – often German – companies and initiatives (Software...
Great to meet my young advisers yesterday!
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| Number of views :287It was again great to meet my young advisers yesterday. These are talented young digital entrepreneurs – and I love talking to them to get their experience and advice about how we can best support the digital world. I didn...
Giving Europe the digital skills for tomorrow: our new “Grand Coalition”
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| Number of views :881Our challenge today is to give our people better job prospects – while also boosting European competitiveness. Today’s businesses are all going digital and they all need skilled ICT workers. Yet at the moment there a...
Javier Aguera’s new Firefox phone – Europe at it’s best
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| Number of views :906Here’s a young man I am VERY proud of, Javier Aguera, founder of Geeksphone who’ve produced the exciting new Firefox smartphone everyone’s been talking about this week. This is what European mobile pioneering i...
Your EU rights as a telecoms user
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| Number of views :1692A few years ago the EU agreed a package of measures for the EU telecoms market. Those delivered important new rules and rights for people who use landlines, mobiles and the Internet – and that means you! As is usual for s...
Getting the most from online films
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| Number of views :640As the Berlin Film Festival celebrates the best of European and world film – a blog about the opportunities of the digital world for cinema. In so many areas, I see digital tools disrupt longstanding practices. That...
Children in their own words: our online rights
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| Number of views :219What a great initiative - kids’ Top Ten online rights, in their own words.
A budget for European growth
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| Number of views :1609Agreeing the EU’s 7-year budget is never simple or straightforward: still less so at the moment, a difficult fiscal climate, combined with an ever-greater imperative for Europe to invest in growth. And so I am glad th...
Protecting kids online: the industry setting new benchmarks for Safer Internet Day 2013
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| Number of views :1104The Internet is a great place for kids to be – somewhere they can play and learn, socialise and explore. Of course there are risks online – just like in the real world. But the fact is you can’t hope the Inter...
