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The European Commission launched a public consultation this week on the Digital Services Act (DSA) Transparency Database. Article 24(5) of the DSA establishes that the Commission must set up and maintain a database of statements from online platforms concerning reasons for removal of information and other content moderation decisions. Once the database is created, platforms …
The National Technical University of Athens hosted the annual CESAER Board Events, including the Presidents Meeting and a Task Force Workshop, 19-20 June 2023. CESAER acts as the strong voice of Universities of Science and Technology in Europe, uniting 58 leading Engineering Universities from 28 countries in Europe and beyond. Its members educate over one …
Happy to share that the “AI-empowered recommendation system for real estate” project was successfully accomplished this week, in a collaboration between Cyprus China Network (CCN, https://ccnnetwork.cn/en/) and CYENS. CCN aims to change the fact that recommender systems in the real estate market are currently not effective, having low performance, by developing a novel recommendation system based …
The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) and Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU) of China signed today on June 20, 2023 an agreement for the establishment of the Confucius Institute. The agreement was signed by Rector Panagiotis Zafiris of CUT and Rector ZHU Zefei of HDU. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of His Excellency …
The Cyprus Talks Green Conference returns for a 5th time, this time giving the opportunity between Cypriot, Dutch, Israeli and Egyptian policy makers and industry representatives to discuss the timely and vital issue of green transition in the context of transportation and energy storage from Renewable Energy Sources. The further development of modern technologies such …
The adaptation options that need to be implemented locally for sustainable management and planning of agronomic practices, was tackled on Thursday, 22th of June 2023, in a lecture by renowned Italian research scientist, Prof. Donatella Spano. The lecture was jointly organised by The Cyprus Institute and the Italian Embassy in Nicosia for the 7th consecutive …
On Monday, 19th of June 2023, the Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Mr. Philippos Hadjizacharias, along with the Permanent Secretary of its Ministry, Dr Stelios Himonas, as well as with some representatives from the Ministry of Finance and Defence, the Auditor General’s Office, and the Department of Forests, attended CyI’s presentation on CyI’s …
A new set of 51 companies have been selected to receive European Innovation Council (EIC) funding, combining grants and equity, following the second 2023 EIC Accelerator cut-off in March. The companies were selected in a highly competitive process, in which 139 companies were interviewed by juries of experienced investors and entrepreneurs, out of a total …
The European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) are taking their partnership to the next level to organise the revamped European Prize for Women Innovators. This bigger and bolder competition will reward an even wider community of women innovators, celebrating their achievements and giving them more opportunities than ever. Three …
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is pleased to announce the launch of its first joint hub in North Macedonia set to take regional innovation to the next level and provide local entrepreneurs, innovators and learners with innovation support. The EIT Community will boost innovation in the Western Balkans region by opening the …