The goal of this study is to assess the economic and environmental impact of edge computing on IoT at the global scale. This study focuses on "Professional IoT", which corresponds to the industrial strengths and opportunities for the EU: Automotive electronics, factory automation (including...

This study presents the situation of the electronic value-chain (end-user electronic equipment & systems, electronic components, materials & tools...), in the world in 2017 and describes the position of the EU in terms of activity, production, main R&D and industrial players, value-chain...

Healthcare electronics are a very particular market, largely dominated by health organisations (hospitals, clinics, social security and insurance) who are the customers, the operators, and who often finance patient expenses. The Healthcare electronics segment is small today, compared to the...

This is the Final Report of the study "SMART 2016/0032 - Switching of Cloud Services Providers "entrusted by the European Commission DG CONNECT to IDC and Arthur's Legal. The focus of the study is to gather evidence concerning the practices of cloud service providers in relation to data and...

This study analyses tertiary education student services in the EU that are accessed through a student electronic card or other similar eID solutions. It assesses the technological solutions and standards that are being used to provide access to these services and presents a cross-border pilot...

Europe's population is ageing as a result of falling birth rates and higher life expectancy, which will bring a number of challenges but also represents an important economic opportunity for Europe's businesses. Older citizens are increasingly shaping economies, constituting a large and growing...

This study analyses tertiary education student services in the EU that are accessed through a student electronic card or other similar eID solutions. It assesses the technological solutions and standards that are being used to provide access to these services and presents a cross-border pilot...