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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 ...

Små och medelstora företag

Faktablad om EU 01-09-2017

Små och medelstora företag utgör 99 % av alla företag i EU. De står för två tredjedelar av arbetstillfällena inom den privata sektorn och bidrar till mer än hälften av det totala mervärde som företagen skapar i EU. Flera olika åtgärdsprogram har antagits för att stödja små och medelstora företag, t.ex. småföretagsakten (Small Business Act), Horisont 2020 och Cosme-programmet. Deras syfte är att öka de små och medelstora företagens konkurrenskraft genom forskning och innovation och att förbättra deras ...

Den europeiska politiken för forskning och teknisk utveckling (FoTU) har varit en viktig del av europeisk lagstiftning sedan de första gemenskapsfördragen och utvidgades i början av 1980-talet i och med inrättandet av ett europeiskt ramprogram för forskning. Sedan 2014 har unionens forskningsmedel till stor del sammanförts under Horisont 2020, EU:s 8:e ramprogram för forskning och innovation för perioden 2014–2020, som syftar till att säkra Europas globala konkurrenskraft.

The European Cloud initiative

Kort sammanfattning 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

Kort sammanfattning 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 ...

Den inre marknaden: allmänna principer

Faktablad om EU 01-05-2016

Den inre marknaden är ett område med välstånd och frihet som ger 500 miljoner européer tillgång till varor, tjänster, arbetstillfällen, affärsmöjligheter och den kulturella rikedomen i 28 medlemsstater. Att bygga en inre marknad kräver fortlöpande arbete, men ytterligare fördjupning av den inre marknaden skulle kunna ge avsevärda vinster för konsumenter och företag i EU och öka BNP för EU-28 med 235 miljarder euro per år om de återstående hindren undanröjdes. EU:s institutioner har gett nytt liv ...

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 ...