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The Eurostat Regional Yearbook 2021 is out, which provides statistics on the people, economy, and environment for regions of the EU. Statistical information is an important tool for understanding and quantifying the impact of political decisions in a specific territory or region of the EU Member States, EFTA countries, and candidate countries. The yearbook provides a detailed statistical overview on topics such as population, health, education, economy, tourism, and environment. Each chapter presents information in the form of maps, figures, and infographics, accompanied by a descriptive

Did you join the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) that took place over the last two weeks? This year marked the 26 th edition, bringing together parties across the globe to take action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change . Many environmental topics were discussed, one of them being deforestation and its relevance for reducing emissions. To achieve global net-zero by 2050 and keep the warming of the Earth to a minimum, serious emissions reductions are needed. To achieve this, countries not only need to eliminate the use

'The teams behind the apps' is a series of videos made by the EU Datathon finalists. Get to know the people and their proposals for apps over nine episodes, once a week, in a run-up to the EU Open Data Days . During this online event in November, the teams will pitch their apps to the jury who will select the winners in the competition finals. In this final episode you get to meet ‘PowerToYEUth. The team is competing with two other teams in challenge 2: ‘An economy that works for people’. PowerToYEUth is an application from Portugal that targets small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and aims to

The digital economy has undergone many radical changes over the past few decades. One of the most significant changes is the move from an ownership-based economy to a service-based model. Traditionally, up until the late ‘90s, digital content was purchased on a physical medium – a floppy disk, CD or DVD. Legally, this purchase covered both the ownership of the physical object and specific rights to use the digital contents stored on the object. In that way, they bought a contractually defined license to use that work, along with the physical object itself. But what about digital data sharing

'The teams behind the apps' is a series of videos made by the EU Datathon finalists. Get to know the people and their proposals for apps over nine episodes, once a week, in a run-up to the EU Open Data Days . During this online event in November, the teams will pitch their apps to the jury who will select the winners in the competition finals. In this eighth episode you get to meet ‘Democracy Game’. The team is competing with two other teams in challenge 3: ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’. With the purpose of engaging citizens in politics, this Greece- based application will host virtual

Due to the pandemic, these past months have transformed IT decision-makers’ daily lives. More than ever, their top priority is to enable workforces to securely connect and use apps and data and enable their colleagues to work in “the new normal”. Above all, they are asked to deliver the best experience for their employees to maintain business as usual. The Luxembourg Internet Days 2021, hosted by LU-CIX , offer a great opportunity to learn more about network security and cloud security, in particular for the finance and insurance sector. On 16 and 17 November, experts will come to share their

'The teams behind the apps' is a series of videos made by the EU Datathon finalists. Get to know the people and their proposals for apps over nine episodes, once a week, in a run-up to the EU Open Data Days . During this online event in November, the teams will pitch their apps to the jury who will select the winners in the competition finals. In this seventh episode you get to meet ‘ VisImE-360 ’. The team is competing with two other teams in challenge 3: ‘A Europe fit for the digital age’. Vision impairment is a prevalent health condition worldwide. The Italian-based tool helps allocate

Join the online ODI ( Open Data Institute ) Summit 2021 on 2 November and explore the relationship between people and data! The role that data plays in our lives has been increasing, especially over the past year. We read online news stories, use health tracking apps, or shop online. Data is not the preserve of an expert minority; many people have become ‘data people’, meaning they are conscious with the data they produce, use, and share. The ODI’s annual conference brings together cutting-edge ideas, people and policies in the data space to show what it means to be data people. This year’s

'The teams behind the apps' is a series of videos made by the EU Datathon finalists. Get to know the people and their proposals for apps over nine episodes, once a week, in a run-up to the EU Open Data Days. At the competition finals in November, the teams will pitch their apps to the jury who will select the winners. In this sixth episode you get to meet ‘ ITER IDEA’. They are competing with two other teams in challenge 2: ‘An economy that works for people’. The Italian-based team is currently building a portal that facilitates women’s mobility. Using a series of European open data, the new

Join the second biennial EU Conference on modelling for policy support! Organised by the Joint Research Centre, this 5-day event is free of charge, open to everyone, and fully online. To tackle policy challenges, political choices have to be made and transparently informed by evidence. Models can greatly help to make informed decisions that take environmental, economic, and social impacts into account. The European Commission makes extensive use of models and this conference will help researchers and policymakers identify common challenges and develop solutions across all policy domains. Open