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European Commission has published reports on the ten-year achievements of the Human Brain Project and the Graphene Flagship European initiatives

Two reports on the Human Brain Project and the Graphene Flagship initiatives have been published giving a comprehensive overview of the main scientific, technological and industrial achievements in two important technology fields. Both were launched by the Commission in 2013 as Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagships, with a combined budget of EUR 1.2 billion and …

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Commission evaluation shows the benefits and limitations of online consumer protection laws

The Commission published the findings of the Digital Fairness Fitness Check, which evaluates whether the current EU consumer protection laws are fit for purpose to ensure a high level of protection in the digital environment. The Fitness Check covered three core Directives: the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, the Consumer Rights Directive, and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive. The results …

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Policy brief – Rolling out the Common European Agricultural Data Space

The “Agridataspace” preparatory action has concluded its activities and delivered recommendations for the roll-out of the Common European Agricultural Data Space (CEADS). The AgriDataSpace project aimed at paving the way for a Common European Agricultural data space (CEADS) that facilitates data sharing, processing, and analysis in a secured, trusted, transparent and responsible manner. Deployment should lead to …

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EU invests €65 million in quantum chips

The Chips Joint Undertaking (Chips JU) opened calls to support semiconductor research and innovation initiatives. This is the first such call in quantum technologies to step up investment in frontier technologies, in particular quantum chips for computing and sensing. EU funding for this call of €65 million is expected to be matched by the participating states of the …

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Commission publishes policy brief on competition in generative AI and virtual worlds

The European Commission has published a policy brief on competition in generative artificial intelligence (‘AI’) and virtual worlds following the two calls for contributions launched in January 2024. The objective of the calls for contributions was to better understand the potential impact of these transformative technologies on competition in Europe, to ensure that their potential …

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EU boosts European AI developers with the AI Factories call for proposals

The Commission has launched a call for setting up AI Factories to boost European leadership in trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI). AI Factories will be created around the EU’s world-class network of European High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputers and will be available to a range of European users, such as startups, industry and researchers. AI Factories will bring together …

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European Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force

The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world’s first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence, enters into force. The AI Act is designed to ensure that AI developed and used in the EU is trustworthy, with safeguards to protect people’s fundamental rights. The regulation aims to establish a harmonised internal market for AI in the EU, …

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Commission unveils new tool to help SMEs self-assess their digital maturity

The European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) launched a Digital Maturity Assessment tool that will help SMEs to identify their strengths and weaknesses in the digital transformation of their business. The tool is open to all companies and freely available in 32 languages. Businesses can use this tool to evaluate their maturity across six key criteria: …

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