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Humans are among the many living species capable of collaborative and imaginative thinking. While it is widely agreed among scholars that this capacity has contributed to making humans the dominant species, other crucial questions remain open to debate. Is it possible to encourage large groups of people to engage in collective thinking? Is it possible to coordinate citizens to find solutions to address global challenges? Some scholars claim that large groups of independent, motivated, and well-informed ...

Mazie un vidējie uzņēmumi

FACT_SHEET 01-09-2017

99 % no visiem ES uzņēmumiem ir mikrouzņēmumi, mazie un vidējie uzņēmumi (MVU). Tie nodrošina divas no trim privātā sektora darbavietām un rada vairāk nekā pusi no ES uzņēmumos radītās kopējās pievienotās vērtības. Ir pieņemtas dažādas rīcības programmas MVU atbalstam, piemēram, Mazās uzņēmējdarbības akts, pamatprogramma “Apvārsnis 2020” un COSME programma. To mērķis ir palielināt MVU konkurētspēju, izmantojot pētniecību un inovāciju, un nodrošināt MVU labāku piekļuvi finansējumam.

Eiropas pētniecības un tehnoloģiju attīstības (PTA) politika ir bijusi nozīmīga ES tiesību aktu joma kopš pirmās Kopienas Līgumiem, un 1980. gadu sākumā tā tika paplašināta, izveidojot Eiropas pētniecības pamatprogrammu. Kopš 2014. gada lielākā daļa ES pētniecības finansējuma ir ietverta 8. ES pētniecības un inovācijas pamatprogrammā 2014.–2020. gadam, kuras mērķis ir nodrošināt Eiropas konkurētspēju pasaulē.

The European Cloud initiative

Pārskats 07-02-2017

The economic prospects of cloud computing and the data-driven economy are very promising. However, fragmentation, differences in data policies, scarce incentives, interoperability problems and lack of high-capacity data infrastructure, among other challenges, are slowing down its development in Europe. A European Parliament own-initiative report reflecting on the European Commission's European Cloud initiative is on the agenda of the February II plenary session.

Tourism and the sharing economy

Briefing 23-01-2017

Tourism services have traditionally been provided by businesses such as hotels, taxis or tour operators. Recently, a growing number of individuals are proposing to share temporarily with tourists what they own (for example their house or car) or what they do (for example meals or excursions). This type of sharing is referred to as the 'sharing economy'. It is not limited to tourism and can be found in many areas of social and economic activity, although tourism has been one of the sectors most impacted ...

Economic impact of Big Data

Pārskats 28-09-2016

An EP resolution of 10 March 2016 quotes the benefits of a data driven economy and its expected impact on GDP growth and on job creation according to different worldwide studies. While the volume and the variety of big data is increasing exponentially, its value for the European economy has been highlighted by the creation of the Big Data Public and Private Partnership, which was set up to support both technical and non-technical priority areas in the value chain. A number of indicators covering ...

Iekšējais tirgus ir labklājības un brīvības telpa, kas dod 500 miljoniem eiropiešu piekļuvi precēm, pakalpojumiem, darbvietām, uzņēmējdarbības iespējām un kultūras bagātībām no 28 dalībvalstīm. Lai izveidotu iekšējo tirgu, nepieciešams veltīt pastāvīgas pūles, bet vienota tirgus tālāka padziļināšana var dot nozīmīgus ieguvumus ES patērētājiem un uzņēmumiem, palielinot ES 28 ikgadējo IKP par EUR 235 miljardiem, ja varētu likvidēt atlikušos šķēršļus. Eiropas iestādes atkārtoti uzsāka pašreizējās debates ...

The sharing economy (also referred to as the collaborative economy, peer-to-peer economy or collaborative consumption), is based on the sharing of human and physical resources like creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. For consumers, it stresses the shift from ownership towards accessibility. The sharing economy seems to be bringing about an alternative business model to the traditional corporate one. It is taking advantage of new technologies, by using ...

The development of information and communications technologies offers the possibility to establish faster connections and on a larger scale than ever before. This opens up the possibility to establish businesses offering new services to companies and/or communities. A new generation of entrepreneurs is on the rise, mastering the opportunities offered by the connected world. However, while ideas flourish easily, they often prove to be harder to implement in practice. This note has been prepared for ...

Broadband refers to internet connections capable of delivering information at fast speeds, using a variety of different wireline or wireless technologies. Fast access is important to the development of a digital economy in the European Union: economists believe that broadband deployment increases employment and spurs economic growth. Basic broadband is available to virtually all citizens in the European Union, but progress still needs to be made in coverage and take-up of fast and ultra-fast broadband ...