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 Future Internet Public-Private Partnership was a six-year effort to advance Europe's competitiveness in smart, data-driven solutions and services, and to support the emergence of innovative digital applications of public and social relevance. This Final Evaluation Report assesses the...

The Future Internet Public-Private Partnership was a six-year effort to advance Europe's competitiveness in smart, data-driven solutions and services, and to support the emergence of innovative digital applications of public and social relevance. This Final Evaluation Report assesses the...

The study provides market figures (volume and growth) for the European software and software-based services (SSBS) market (EU28 as a whole, as well as the key countries France, Germany, UK and Italy) and present the major players (top 10 in the EU28 and worldwide). In addition, it provides...

The software industry is one of the most dynamic industries. But with new opportunities has come a range of challenges that software companies must meet. These challenges are specific and varied for European companies, but have to be evaluated in the context of the global ecosystem that makes up...

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,...