Information Policy

European Digital Skills and Jobs Platform: project team starts work

The work on the European Digital Skills and Jobs Platform has started in September. The objective is to develop and manage a key tool for boosting digital skills in Europe. It will offer information, resources, overview of training and funding opportunities and a community space for networking and collaboration both on European and national level.

Cohesion Policy 30th anniversary. Learn how Smart Regions benefit citizens in Europe

The EU’s Cohesion Policy celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2018. To mark this milestone DG Regio in partnership with Euronews  present you “Smart Regions” a new series of six episodes looking at some of the most interesting projects that the policy has financed.

High-speed internet for villages

Ranchi: The state cabinet on Thursday approved Rs 420.44 crore to provide high-speed internet connectivity in 11 districts with the aim of hooking up all 5,523 panchayats of Jharkhand by March 2019 under a scheme titled IT Bharat net.

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IEEE Smart Village received US $1.2 million in funding for selected sustainable energy projects expected to impact nearly 7 million people worldwide.

The IEEE Foundation awarded the funds in December to the priority initiative, which partners with entrepreneurs in underserved areas to set up microutilities, bringing electricity to thousands while also creating jobs in the community. The group aspires to provide electricity to 50 million people by 2025.

While we live in an increasingly digital society, a significant number of European citizens continue to lack basic digital skills. Media practices have changed, and now we are not only receiving information passively. Anyone can be active in content creation and (re-)produce (dis)information. For example, mobile technology and ubiquitous Internet access allow citizens to produce real time information, including content for mass media (newspapers, TV channels).

IEEE Foundation Awards US $1.2 Million to Smart Village Initiative

IEEE Smart Village received US $1.2 million in funding for selected sustainable energy projects expected to impact nearly 7 million people worldwide.

The IEEE Foundation awarded the funds in December to the priority initiative, which partners with entrepreneurs in underserved areas to set up microutilities, bringing electricity to thousands while also creating jobs in the community. The group aspires to provide electricity to 50 million people by 2025.

The role of media literacy in the promotion of сommon European values and social inclusion – Position Paper

While we live in an increasingly digital society, a significant number of European citizens continue to lack basic digital skills. Media practices have changed, and now we are not only receiving information passively. Anyone can be active in content creation and (re-)produce (dis)information. For example, mobile technology and ubiquitous Internet access allow citizens to produce real time information, including content for mass media (newspapers, TV channels).