Combating cyberbullying is a top priority in Europe. Alongside existing legal tools and initiatives, the European Commission has adopted an EU action plan against cyberbullying. The Action Plan aims to protect the mental health of children and teens online in the EU. The Action Plan is built around: the rollout of an EU-wide app where victims …
The Cyprus Institute has achieved a notable success in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), marking a development of paramount importance for Cyprus. The Pharos-CY project, coordinated by the Cyprus Institute, has been selected for funding by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking (JU) under the call for AI Factory Antennas (HORIZON-EUROHPC-JU-2025-AIFA-01). The project will be funded by the EuroHPC JU and …
Around the world, countries are racing to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The European Commission set out two strategies to ensure Europe stays ahead, driving adoption in key industries and putting Europe at the forefront of AI-driven science. The Apply AI Strategy sets out how to speed up the use of AI in Europe’s key …
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence and a public consultation to seek input on the scope and content of its Strategic roadmap on digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) of the energy sector. The Strategic roadmap, which was mandated by President Ursula von der Leyen in Commissioner Dan Jørgensen’s mission letter and later announced in the Affordable …
The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, Ms. Irini Loizidou Nicolaidou, the Executive Director of the University of Limassol, Ms. Ioanna Panayiotou, and the Secretary General of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Philokypros Rousounides, signed the consortium agreement for the co-funded project Data ProTech. The project Data ProTech – “Supporting Data Protection Compliance …
The European Commission is seeking views on the use of data in Artificial Intelligence (AI), on simplifying the rules that apply to data and on international data flows to inform the forthcoming Data Union Strategy. The Data Union Strategy will help the EU build high-quality, interoperable, and diverse datasets that are necessary for AI. The …
Representatives from the University of Limassol (UoL) participated in the high-level European Climate Pact Event 2025, held on March 19th in Brussels. Organised annually by the Directorate-General for Climate Action (DG CLIMA), this year’s event focused on key topics related to climate adaptation, youth activism, inclusive climate action, overcoming eco-anxiety, and the role of artificial …
The Commission will allocate €1.3 billion for the deployment of critical technologies that are strategically important for the future of Europe and the continent’s tech sovereignty through the Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) work programme for 2025 to 2027 adopted. The work programme focuses on the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its uptake by businesses and …
The Commission welcomes launch of the Alliance for Language Technologies European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (ALT-EDIC) and the Language Data Space (LDS). Aimed at addressing the shortage of European language data needed for training large language models, these projects are set to revolutionise multilingual Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems across the EU. By offering services in all …
At the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit in Paris, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has launched InvestAI, an initiative to mobilise €200 billion for investment in AI, including a new European fund of €20 billion for AI gigafactories. This large AI infrastructure is needed to allow open, collaborative development of the most complex AI models and to make Europe an AI …