The Commission wants to lead by example and use trustworthy AI in its own administration. It wants to use AI to support its staff, reduce the administrative burden and improve the quality and impact of its work. In doing so, it is anticipating the adoption of the corresponding AI law. In order to bridge the […]
If you want to develop artificial intelligence, you need a huge amount of data, enormous computing power, and the knowledge of how to use these resources efficiently to train your models. Start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises cannot usually afford these ingredients. However, as AI hopes in Europe are largely pinned on start-ups and SMEs, […]
The German government, numerous associations and non-governmental organizations have had plenty of reading material since the weekend: The Belgian Council Presidency has sent out the long-awaited written version of the AI Act. The PDF version of the four-column document has 892 pages. It remains to be seen whether the painstakingly worked-out compromise on the AI […]
Apple is opening up its mobile payment system Apple Pay to other companies in order to address the EU Commission’s concerns about competition. The Commission is now asking market participants to comment on the commitments that Apple intends to enter into.Apple Pay allows iPhone users to make mobile payments. To date, it is the only […]
Autonomous vehicles, AI-controlled agriculture, telemedicine – many sectors are already dependent on high-performance digital infrastructure. This dependency will continue to grow. The Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) is intended to accelerate the necessary broadband expansion by taking current technological and market developments into account and ensuring coherent and harmonized regulation in the member states.On January 25, […]
The BDI wants Europe to take on more responsibility in the world. “We in Europe have no influence on the presidential election in the USA,” said BDI head Siegfried Russwurm at his association’s annual kick-off press conference in Berlin. However, Europe must deal with every scenario and it is not enough to worry. Rather, Europe […]
The compromise on the AI Act did not bring the desired outcome for Parliament. The FDP, led by shadow rapporteur Svenja Hahn, especially opposes the agreement on the controversial topic of biometric recognition in public spaces outlined in the current legislative text. Hahn finds it “unspeakable” that the Spanish Council Presidency ensured that the final […]
On Thursday, the EU’s Data Act officially came into effect. The regulation aims to ensure fair data access, fair data usage and the establishment of a European data market. The Data Act outlines the rights for accessing and utilizing data generated by connected devices. The European Commission anticipates significant benefits, particularly from the utilization of […]
The German Broadband Association (Breko) has sharply criticized the planned Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA). In a joint position paper with the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), the two associations call for “innovation-friendly framework conditions for companies that promote the construction and operation of fiber optic networks”.There are three points in particular where […]
The Commission has selected 37 projects under the second call for proposals for the digital part of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Digital) and agreed grant agreements with them. The total funding of €252 million will be made available in two areas: firstly, for projects to build 5G infrastructure for local communities and along key […]