Applications such as iMessage, KakaoTalk, LINE, Signal, Skype, Snapchat, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp and WeChat have become an increasingly popular means of personal and business interaction. Surprisingly little academic effort has gone into understanding the nature and origin of these...

Ageing poses one of the biggest economic and social challenges for this century. It is estimated that by 2025, more than 20% of Europeans will be 65 or over. To respond to the potential challenges that ageing presents for the future and to ensure that the necessary framework is in place to help...

The purpose of this study was to identify and consolidate the key findings from the research and innovation projects addressing ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing funded under FP7, the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP) and the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme. While the...

The new EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 - Accelerating the digital transformation of government - is guided by the following vision: "By 2020, public administrations and public institutions in the European Union should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised,...

The new EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 - Accelerating the digital transformation of government - is guided by the following vision: "By 2020, public administrations and public institutions in the European Union should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised,...

The current social, economic and technological developments are leading towards the emergence of a new generation of eGovernment Services, defined within the scope of the study as Open eGovernment Services (OGS). Such OGS are open, collaborative and digital based services characterised by a...

The current social, economic and technological developments are leading towards the emergence of a new generation of eGovernment Services, defined within the scope of the study as Open eGovernment Services (OGS). Such OGS are open, collaborative and digital based services characterised by a...

The "Study on best Practices for ICT procurement based on standards in order to promote efficiency and reduce lock-in", carried out by PwC between January 2014 and January 2016, aims primarily at supporting the European Commission in building a community of people related to the field of public...