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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 ...

Pequenas e Médias Empresas

Fichas temáticas sobre a UE 01-09-2017

As micro, pequenas e médias empresas (PME) constituem 99% das empresas na UE. São responsáveis por dois em cada três empregos no setor privado e contribuem para mais de metade do valor acrescentado total criado pelas empresas na UE. Foram adotados vários programas de ação para apoiar as PME, como o «Small Business Act» (Lei das Pequenas Empresas) e os programas Horizonte 2020 e COSME. O seu objetivo é aumentar a competitividade das PME através da investigação e da inovação e permitir que as PME acedam ...

Política de investigação e desenvolvimento tecnológico

Fichas temáticas sobre a UE 01-09-2017

A política europeia de investigação e desenvolvimento tecnológico (IDT) tem constituído um domínio importante da legislação europeia desde os primeiros Tratados comunitários, tendo sido ampliada no início da década de 1980 com a criação de um programa-quadro europeu para a investigação. Desde 2014, o financiamento da investigação na União tem sido, em grande medida, reagrupado no quadro da iniciativa Horizonte 2020, o 8.º Programa-Quadro da UE para a Investigação e a Inovação que cobre o período ...

The European Cloud initiative

Em síntese 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

Em síntese 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 ...

O mercado interno: princípios gerais

Fichas temáticas sobre a UE 01-05-2016

O mercado interno é um espaço de prosperidade e liberdade, proporcionando a 500 milhões de europeus o acesso a bens, serviços e empregos, a oportunidades empresariais e à riqueza cultural dos 28 Estados-Membros. Embora a construção de um mercado interno exija esforços contínuos, reforçar o mercado único pode proporcionar benefícios significativos aos consumidores e às empresas da UE, aumentando o PIB (produto interno bruto) dos 28 Estados-Membros da UE em 235 mil milhões por ano, se forem eliminadas ...

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 ...