It was an audacious task - write software that would increase democratic participation in Europe. At a time when polls show increasing publi...
Coding for democracy in Europe
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Bringing a key moment of Gulf history online
Our Paris-based Cultural Institute holds a global mandate to promoting culture around the globe. This week, it is reaching out to the Arab ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Dutch windmills to power Google’s Eemshaven data centre
The Netherlands is famous for its windmills , which over the years have been used to saw wood, mill corn, pump water and much more. Now, a ...
Friday, November 14, 2014
Throwing off the shackles of communism
A quarter century ago, the people of Central Europe liberated themselves, bringing down the Iron Curtain, choosing capitalism over communism...
Thursday, November 13, 2014
YouTube music hits the right note
You watched the Belgian singer Stromae perform Papaoutai 200+ million times on YouTube, helping propel the song about his father to the top...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
It’s time to extend the US Privacy Act to EU citizens
Last summer’s Snowden revelations not only highlighted the urgent need for surveillance reform but also severely damaged relations between t...
Powering Italy’s exporters with the web
Before the Internet, almost all exporters were big, powerful companies. Exporting was expensive and time-consuming, requiring large sales, m...
Saturday, November 8, 2014
#Deutschland25 - a new generation after the Berlin Wall
Today, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the brave people who tore down the Iron Curtain. Courtesy of the German Federal Archives ,...
Monday, September 24, 2012
Talking Moonshots at the London Design Festival
London has long been considered a global centre for design and innovation. Google UK partnered with the London Design Festival , a ten day e...
Celebrating startups with the new Google for Entrepreneurs
Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog Startups and entrepreneurs have the power to build technologies and creative solutions that trans...
Democratising high speed Internet access in Senegal
A decade ago, Senegal was one of the most promising African countries in adopting the Internet, with more than double the Internet penetrati...
Saturday, September 22, 2012
European Commission President Barroso speaks out
An Irish homeowner asked what could be done to help him deal with his unsustainable mortgage. “What’s next for my country?” wondered a Greek...
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