The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing rapidly and may challenge conventional business, market, policy and societal models. In particular, the economic, socio-political, legal and technological governance of the internet is based on assumptions about rational choice, market forces and...

The rapidly-developing Internet of Things (IoT) may challenge conventional business, market, policy and societal models. This report to the European Commission aims to inform a consistent European policy stance capable of fostering a dynamic and trustworthy IoT that meets these challenges. The...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the available mechanisms for personal data transfers between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The study shows that an adequacy...

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...

Service Level Agreements for cloud computing services Study about standards terms and performance criteria in service level agreements (SLA) for cloud computing services (SMART 2013/0039) This document is the final report which has been prepared by time.lex and Spark in the European Commission's...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the available mechanisms for personal data transfers between the EU and the UK after Brexit. The study shows that an adequacy...

This study provides factual evidence on potential issues related to access and (re-)use of data in platform-to-business relations. Based on interviews with online platforms and businesses, a survey of businesses, and a literature review, the study identifies the different categories of data...

The current study provides novel insights into the state-of-play of the m-payment market (i.e. WHO is doing WHAT and HOW) and identifies potential infringements of the EU consumer laws. The study focuses on five common types of m-payment services: SMS payments, Near Field Communications (NFC),...