The study on the analysis of the needs for cross-border services and assessment of the organisational, legal, technical and semantic barriers (SMART 2011/0074) assessed the needs and demand, costs-benefits and barriers for cross-border services where interoperability is a key factor. The study...

Within the context of the launch of the European Data Portal, further evidence of the quantitative impact of re-use of Open Data is measured. The aim of this study is to collect, assess and aggregate economic evidence to forecast the benefits of the re-use of Open Data for the EU28+. Four key...

This report was prepared by time.lex and Spark as a part of the European Commission's study on the clarification of the applicable legal framework for full, co- or self-regulatory actions in the cloud computing sector (SMART 2015/0018). It contains an overview of the main characteristics, pros...

This report was prepared by time.lex and Spark as a part of the European Commission's study on the clarification of the applicable legal framework for full, co- or self-regulatory actions in the cloud computing sector (SMART 2015/0018). It contains an overview of the main characteristics, pros...

This document comprises the Final Report, produced under the contract between the European Commission and a consortium consisting of time.lex, Spark Legal Network and Tech4i2, for the project 'Cross-border data flow in the digital single market: study on data location restrictions' (SMART...

This Final Report is the result of: 'Cross-border data flow in the digital single market: study on data location restrictions' (SMART 2015/0054), undertaken by time.lex, Spark Legal Network and Tech4i2. The objectives of the study were to a) identify and analyse legal and non-legal barriers that...

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 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...