In this study, we seek to understand Europe's future needs for high bandwidth connectivity, the business models for investment in new networks, and how regulation may impact the business case for deployment of very high capacity networks as well as choice and value in services for end-users. We...

In this study, we seek to understand Europe's future needs for high bandwidth connectivity, the business models for investment in new networks, and how regulation may impact the business case for deployment of very high capacity networks as well as choice and value in services for end-users. We...

There is a growing interest in the EU in the data economy, in IoT, robots and autonomous systems and in the emerging challenges they pose for EU policy makers. The purpose of this study was to identify the most important barriers to the development of the data economy and the use of IoT, robots...

The 2003 Directive on Re-Use of Public Sector Information (PSI Directive) contributed to change Public Sector Bodies' approach towards data, making them more open and re-usable. Further modifications in the Directive in 2013 also helped public authorities to become key players in the rising data...

There is a growing interest in the EU in the data economy, in IoT, robots and autonomous systems and in the emerging challenges they pose for EU policy makers. The purpose of this study was to identify the most important barriers to the development of the data economy and the use of IoT, robots...

With the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme coming to an end in 2020, the question of the long-term sustainability of the CEF-funded Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) beyond the programme needs to be addressed. The objective of this study was to assist policy makers in selecting the...

With the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme coming to an end in 2020, the question of the long-term sustainability of the CEF-funded Digital Service Infrastructures (DSIs) beyond the programme needs to be addressed. The objective of this study was to assist policy makers in selecting the...

The study provides an overview of the development of cloud computing in Europe in absence of policy measures, and of the most important barriers for its further development. It provides an assessment of the likely impacts (costs and benefits) of policy measures supporting cloud computing to be...

The study provides an overview of the development of cloud computing in Europe in absence of policy measures, and of the most important barriers for its further development. It provides an assessment of the likely impacts (costs and benefits) of policy measures supporting cloud computing to be...

Migration and the digital transformation of government are two trends with pronounced effects on the EU. The following study examines how administrations can make use of (innovative) ICT to ease the journey and integration of migrants, making use of electronic identification (eID) to facilitate...