Digital Economy

EU-funded researchers are developing nanocomposite materials and nanoelectronic circuits to improve energy, thermal and computing performance.

Do you want to display your talent and creativity by generating new ideas, products and innovative services using open data to improve people’s lives? Then apply for the EU Datathon competition.

EU-funded researchers have developed an integrated nanoscale device with dual electrical-optical functionality for high-performance and low-power computing.

An EU-funded initiative is helping broadcasters and media producers in the effective use of rapidly growing audiovisual Big Data.

An EU-funded prototype ICT service facility in Sweden was honoured for efforts to lower its environmental impact.

A team of EU-funded industrial partners and academic research institutions is exploring how to develop a framework for a circular economy (CE) enhanced by the Internet of things (IoT).

A Slovenian village has taken a major step in lowering electricity costs and tackling outages.

An EU initiative is making radio fully interactive and personalised by integrating broadcast radio with digital and social media.

The 7th Human Brain Project Summit opened in Athens on 3 February 2020 for a week of mind-blowing information on research into the most complex organ in the body. CORDIS was in attendance.

Theoretical computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou provides his thoughts at the 7th Human Brain Project Summit & Open Day on the role of language in understanding the brain. CORDIS was in attendance.

An EU initiative has designed and developed a computing platform based on a new memory technology. It will help improve the input/output (I/O) performance of high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

CORDIS took part in the third edition of the Results from road transport research in H2020 projects (H2020RTR) conference, organised by European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) and the European Green Vehicles Initiative (EGVI). It provided the ideal setting to take stock of progress being made by the many road transport-focused projects funded under the H2020 programme and catch a glimpse of what lies ahead in this ever-evolving field.

CORDIS attended the 2019 Results from Road Transport Research in H2020 Projects conference in Brussels on 4 & 5 December. The event, organised by the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) and the European Green Vehicles Initiative (EGVI), gave participants the chance to hear how many H2020-funded projects were progressing – straight from the mouths of the project coordinators themselves!

Researchers are running tests to verify whether a frozen puppy found in Siberia is a dog or a wolf.

A robotics tournament helped showcase how robots can operate in smart cities to provide services to residents.

The annual four-day European Week of Regions and Cities, running since 2003 and taking place in Brussels from 7 to 10 October has grown to become the key EU regional policy and development event. This year, CORDIS was proud to be amongst the 9 000 or so participants as an exhibitor, as well as by attending sessions.

How can people be motivated to improve their energy use? An EU-funded cross-cultural study looks into how people interact with building technologies to control their indoor environment.

An EU initiative is developing an indigenous chip technology for high-performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence (AI) and automotive engineering.

An EU initiative offers museums new opportunities for audience involvement by exploiting the potential of digital media.

How do we make sense of endless reams of data in the age of Big Data? How do we use it creatively and innovatively? The EU DataViz 2019 conference explores the world of data visualisation and how it can benefit Europe’s public sector.