Thursday, December 31, 2020

Smart Futures News

Government Europa brings you the latest Smart Futures News from across the field of European Government Policy.

The importance of why in city and regional leadership

The importance of why in city and regional leadership

Jan Malmgren, director of the Office for Sustainable and Strategic Planning, City of Varberg, discusses the importance of leading with the why, in regard...
The electrification evolution for industrial machinery

The electrification evolution for industrial machinery

At April’s IDTechEx event in Berlin, Germany, Aman Atak explored the rationale behind the proliferation of clean technologies for industrial machinery and operating equipment. Working...
EU issues Digital Single Market concrete actions at leaders’ meeting

EU issues Digital Single Market concrete actions at leaders’ meeting

The European Commission has issued a series of EU Digital Single Market concrete actions which could make Europe’s digital ambitions a reality by the...
Barnier outlines post-Brexit UK-EU security partnership

Barnier welcomes commitment to post-Brexit UK-EU security partnership

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has welcomed the UK’s commitment to pursuing a UK-EU security partnership following Britain’s withdrawal from the bloc. The UK published...
MK:Smart provided the framework for a smart future for Milton Keynes

MK:Smart provided the framework for a smart future for Milton Keynes

Alan Fletcher, business development manager at KMI, the Open University, reflected on the legacy of the MK:Smart project, and explained how it continues to...
Digital post for Denmark

Digital post and the digitisation of society in Denmark

Rikke Hougaard Zeberg, director-general of the Agency for Digitisation, Denmark, answers Government Europa’s questions about digitisation in society and the Digital Post project. As everyday...
EU sends €1.5m in aid following devastating floods in Kenya

EU sends €1.5m in aid following devastating floods in Kenya

Following a dam collapse caused by devastating floods in Kenya, the European Commission has announced some €1.5m in emergency humanitarian aid to support those...
EU finance ministers to discuss measures to counter US sanctions on Iran

EU finance ministers to discuss measures to counter US sanctions on Iran

The EU is expected to introduce measures to counter US sanctions on Iran and cancel out the impact they might have on European businesses. Earlier...
EU report welcomes work to strengthen EU-Tunisia relations

EU report welcomes work to strengthen EU-Tunisia relations

The European Commission and the European External Action Service have published a progress report on efforts to strengthen EU-Tunisia relations. Significant work has been undertaken...
Manchester debuts immersive augmented reality walking tour

Manchester debuts immersive augmented reality walking tour

A smart cities demonstrator project in Manchester, UK, has developed an immersive augmented reality walking tour of the city. As an element of the CityVerve...

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