Competition drives Europe's mobile market IBM launched the first smartphone only 20 years ago. Nicknamed Simon, it weighed more than a half a kilo, cost more than EUR1400 in today’s... Read more...
Blasting off from a LaunchPad in Barcelona Barcelona is already known for its sunshine and seashore. Now, according to the Financial Times , it aims to become just as well known for i... Read more...
Apply for a computer science award High schools need to increase their computer science offerings and we’re eager to support. Starting today, applications are now being accept... Read more...
Bringing a fresh digital vision from “New Europe” to Brussels While Old Europe ponders its approach to the digital future, New Europe is rushing ahead to embrace the web as a motor for growth and prospe... Read more...
Coding for democracy in Europe It was an audacious task - write software that would increase democratic participation in Europe. At a time when polls show increasing publi... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
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 ... Read more...
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... Read more...
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... Read more...
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... Read more...
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... Read more...
#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 ,... Read more...