Page 23 - Digital Decade News Today

The EU sets out plan to build 20pc of the world’s semiconductors Image: © artjazz/Stock.adobe.com The 10-year strategy seeks to reduce Europe’s dependency on the US and Asia for supplies like computer chips. As the world grapples with a shortage of computer chips, the European Union wants to become a force in manufacturing semiconductors. In its bid for greater technological sovereignty, the European Commission has set out ambitions for Europe to manufacture one-fifth of the world’s semi...

—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- TUESDAY, MARCH 9 ** ACCRA – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the nation in his first State of the Nation speech after re-election – 1300 GMT. ** BRUSSELS – The EU’s foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell debates the political situation in Georgia with European lawmakers – 1530 GMT. ** BERLIN – G...

March 8 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see: Political and General News Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auc...

—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- FRIDAY, MAR. 5 ** ROME – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio holds a joint news conference with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian after meeting for talks – 1315 GMT. ** SARAJEVO – Slovenian President Borut Pahor visits Bosnia and will meet Bosnia’s three-man presidency to discuss the country’s pa...

—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- WEDNESDAY, MAR. 03 ** LONDON – OPEC + key ministers meet amid oil price recovery (to Mar.4). ** ISTANBUL – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani and hold a joint news conference – 1030 GMT. ** OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Finance...

“5G will certainly be in there.” – Peter Stuckmann, head of unit at the European Commission in charge of future connectivity systems, speaking about the EU’s upcoming ‘Digital Decade’ targets.    Story of the week: The Commission’s ‘Digital Decade’ objectives for 2030 will be presented on 9 March. We look at what could be in store for next-generation telecommunications. Podcast: This week, we take a look at what’s in store for the future of 5G in the EU, with a particular...

LoyaltyLobby It isn’t easy to believe that it was just four years ago when the mobile roaming within the European Union + Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein became free (Switzerland is not part of this program). EU had already worked for 10 years by 2017 to reduce the roaming fees that member states travelers were facing when moving around in the common area until they were eliminated. EU is set to extend the free-roaming by 10 years when the current roaming rules are expiring on ...

© COPYRIGHT 2021 NEW EUROPE | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We use cookies to tailor your experience, measure site performance and present relevant offers and advertisements. By clicking on Allow or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. AcceptRead More Privacy & Cookies Policy Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your brows...

A new report, Digitalization: An opportunity for Europe, shows how increased digitalization of Europe’s services and value chains over the next six years could boost the European Union’s GDP per capita by 7.2% – equivalent to a €1 trillion increase in overall GDP. The report, commissioned by Vodafone and conducted by Deloitte, looks at the […]

The European Commission will lay out a series of new objectives in the field of 5G communications as part of its ‘Digital Decade’ plans, following a series of delays to the EU’s next-generation telecoms rollout, officials have said. The Digital Decade targets for 2030 are set to be unveiled by the Commission on March 9, with the aim of reducing the EU’s dependence on foreign countries for the provision of key technologies. Given the EU’s delays in rolling out 5G networks, next-generat...