Appointed by the European Commission in June 2018 as part of the European approach on artificial intelligence, the High-level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence’s (AI HLEG) general objective is to support the implementation of the European strategy on artificial intelligence. This group of 52 experts...
The DRIVES project, an ERASMUS+ Blueprint Sector Skills Alliance for the automotive sector, is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The 24 consortium members of the project DRIVES had a two-day work session in Lomazzo, Italy, hosted by the ComoNExT1 innovation hub, to share their accomplishments in 2018...
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Yesterday evening in Davos, the European Commission was awarded the 2019 Circular Economy prize by the World Economic Forum and the Forum of Young Global Leaders as recognition of the work done to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy that protects the environment and reduces greenhouse gas emissions...
A coalition of downstream steel users has called into question the rationale for the European Commission’s imposition of definitive steel safeguard measures. The European Commission initiated the safeguard investigation in response to US restrictions on steel and aluminium, with the aim of preventing a surge...
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Technological progress and globalisation offer tremendous opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs. These developments require skilled and adaptable people who are able to drive and support change.In order to address skills gaps that may prevent promising industries from growing, the Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills was launched as...
Companies in the European Union have increased their investment in research and development (R&D) for the eighth consecutive year. In 2017, they invested 5.5% more in R&D activities than the year before. This growth is driven by the automobile, health and ICT sectors. In a telling...
CLEPA held the Counterfeit Day event on the 22nd of November 2018. Specialists from law enforcement, politics and technology providers exchanged their views on latest developments and state of the art technologies to prevent counterfeits. All presentations are now available on the website, and below. The...
The #2 Newsletter od DRIVES´Project has been published. MEP Carlos Zorrinho (S&D, Portugal), member of the ITRE Committee (Industry, Reasearch and Energy) is the honorable guest and shares his views on the technological and societal disruption of the automotive industry and the challenges and potential...