In the framework of the Open Days 2015, DG Connect is organising a workshop on ICT innovation vouchers. One year after the pilots presentations, time has come to dive deep into the experiences, successes and difficulties faced by the regions in implementing ICT innovation vouchers scheme. Join us and learn from others!

Public organisations in Europe (ministries, local authorities, universities, hospitals, public utility companies etc.) could be buying more and better innovative products and services that are based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), thanks to a new three-year EU-funded initiative.

Get prepared for the next programming phase of Horizon 2020

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

FUTURE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Mobile data traffic is expected to grow hundred- or thousand-fold by 2020, when the new 5G telecoms standards are due to enter the market. As the race is on to come up with new solutions for telecoms networks to accommodate this massive growth, one EU research project has already developed an ultra-fast solution using optical transmission technology.

EU researchers are developing a new, broad-ranging, cloud-based infrastructure that makes the Internet more accessible for users with special needs. The new ‘ecosystem’ enables people previously excluded from ICT to get help using technology and aims to use their feedback to develop new apps and services. 

Huge telephone bills ruining your holiday budget, an Internet connection not delivering on its promises: these experiences will be soon old memories. Almost two years after the European Commission put forward its proposal for a telecoms single market, an agreement was found with the European Parliament and the Council.

Roaming charges and open Internet: questions and answers

Brussels, 30 June 2015

Roaming charges and open Internet: questions and answers

This is the 19th monitoring report on the electronic communications market and regulations, covering in particular key market and regulatory developments in 2014.