Month: April 2019

International Cooperation – EU and China step up cooperation in research and innovation

The European Union and China will launch a joint roadmap in order to enrich and balance their cooperation in research and innovation. The roadmap will cover both rules and mechanisms as well as specific science and technology fields for this collaboration. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Arctic spotlights socio-economic cost of climate change

The effects of climate change are most apparent in the Arctic where sea ice loss is having far-reaching socio-economic consequences. EU-funded research brought together an international team of experts to advance understanding of the region’s transformation and its potential global impact. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – V4 Conference on Digital Transformation – 6 June 2019, Brussels, Belgium

Digital transformation means a strategic, planned and organizational change – this change calls for the development of appropriate policies, regulations and various instruments to support this process while keeping it in within the limits we consider necessary. The Visegrad countries as the members of the Union are contributing to the

Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis: Concluding remarks at the Conference on the Future of Work

European Commission – Speech – [Check Against Delivery] Brussels, 9 April 2019 Ladies and gentlemen, I’d like to warmly thank today’s participants for the insightful discussion about the future of work. One clear message from the Conference is that ‘the future of work is already today’. Powered by WPeMatico

Opening speech by Commissioner Thyssen at the High-Level Conference on the Future of Work

European Commission – Speech – [Check Against Delivery] Brussels, 9 April 2019 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to this important conference. The future of work is one of the defining challenges of our time. How we manage this challenge will define the future of our continent. Powered by WPeMatico

Speaking points by Commissioner Thyssen on Brexit Preparedness in the area of Social Security Entitlements

European Commission – Speech – [Check Against Delivery] Brussels, 9 April 2019 Ladies and gentlemen, Free movement of workers is one of the cornerstones of the EU Single Market. And many EU and UK citizens have made a choice to exercise that right. Powered by WPeMatico

Future of Work: High-level conference discusses how the EU can face challenges and grasp opportunities

European Commission – Press release Brussels, 9 April 2019 Hosted by the European Commission, the conference “The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.” has steered today an open discussion on the main changes taking place in the world of work. Powered by WPeMatico

Events – CompBioMed Conference 2019 – 25-27 September 2019, London, UK

The conference is organised by the Centre of Excellence in Computational Biomedicine (CompBioMed), aimed at nurturing and promoting the uptake and exploitation of high performance computing within the biomedical modelling community. Located at the Institute of Engineering and Technology London: Savoy Place, the CompBioMed Conference 2019 will combine a venue

Econcult opens his formative cycle

This tranche of organisations first selected for this project represent a variety of backgrounds (scenic arts, audio-visual and music, among others) and come from both, the public and private sectors. The beneficiary organisations are: Drawfolio, Playground, Ikebanah Artes Escénicas, Associació d’editors del País Valencià, La Cosecha, Escola Lateral, Saltarinas, Ana