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March Newsletter 31/03/2020
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About us |
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EDDA is a European association which represents think-tanks, civil society organizations and experts focusing on digital policies and digital tranformation.
Institute of Innovative Governance, Brussels and Estonian-based organisation, is co-founding European Digital Development Alliance to provide a platform for better cooperation on common projects and making applications for Horizon and other EU grants.
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France: Identify disinformation online |
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Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are using artificial intelligence to develop an early warning system that will identify disinformation online. New time needs new solutions.
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EU: Making business future-ready |
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The European Commission has presented this month a new Strategy to help Europe's industry lead the twin transitions towards climate neutrality and digital leadership. New reality needs new policies.
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EU: Defence-focused Solutions |
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“The European Commission is offering grants to blockchain developers and other specialists for solutions that adapt technologies from civil to defense applications.”
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US: Digital Dollar |
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In order to fight economic crisis the United States House of Representatives looks to implement the digital dollar. A draft of the legislation proposes the creation of digital wallets for U.S. citizens earning less than $75,000 a year. These payments would last until the economy recovers.
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EU: Human Rights and Democracy |
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The European Commission is in the process of adopting a Joint Communication and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy for 2020-2024. One of the main lines of action is harnessing opportunities and addressing challenges posed by the use of new technologies.
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EU-Africa: Together for green and digital transformation |
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The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy proposed the basis for a new strategy with Africa. The communication sets out proposals to intensify cooperation through partnerships in five key areas: digital transformation is one of them.
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EU-Eastern Partnership: Supporting the digital transformation |
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The EU will invest further in the digital transformation of the partner countries, in line with EU legislation and best practice and support the scale up of highly innovative digital start-ups in the region. The long-term policy objectives of the Eastern Partnership beyond 2020 were proposed.
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France: StopCovid19.fr |
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Mirakl launched an online platform that is designed to bring together products that are mostly needed in hospitals in these times of shortage.
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Belgium: €11.46 billion in 2019 |
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E-commerce in Belgium broke all national records in 2019 as online shoppers spent 11.46 billion euros, which is 900 million euros more than the year before. For now e-commerce is the key driver for growth in the Belgian retail industry.
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Brazil-EU: Cyber cooperation |
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The February 20 Brazil-EU Cyber Dialogue signaled the most recent step taken by Brasília and Brussels to collaborate on advancing responsible state behavior in cyberspace.
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IFIP EGOV-CeDEM-ePart 2020 |
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Deadline for submissions extended until 31 March.
Date: 31 August - 2 September
Location: Linköping, Sweden
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Digital Innovation Hubs projects: open calls for SMEs |
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The EU initiatives offer several funding opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises to implement and test digital innovations within the framework of the European network of Digital Innovation Hubs.
Deadline: 20 September.
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Implementing the European Open Science Cloud |
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The European Commission is launching two calls for proposals related to the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), the open and trusted environment for managing research data. With an overall budget of approximately €65 million, the two calls aim to consolidate the EOSC Portal and support interdisciplinary research and Open Science.
Deadline: 22 April.
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Regular newsletters and updates on digital policies and development, applications for grands, representation in Brussels.
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Contact Anna Melenchuk at anna.melechuk@instingov.org to find more
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