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This brochure provides an overview of the EU's work to tackle online disinformation.

The aim of activities carried out within the Multimedia Actions framework is to fund general information, news and programmes about the Union, directed at the general public. This is intended to increase the visibility of the Union institutions’ work, the decisions taken and the stages in the building of Europe. It is also designed to allow citizens to make full use of their right to be informed about and involved in European policies, and to contribute to a better European public sphere.

This webinar intended to provide an overview of standards for data sharing in manufacturing and to discuss how they can be building blocks for manufacturing data spaces.

Between 23-25 March 2021, the Commission organised a structured dialogue on safety of journalists within the first edition of the European News Media Forum.

Platforms signatories of the Code of Practice on Disinformation take further action against COVID-19 vaccines disinformation by providing users with tools to access reliable information on their services, the March COVID-19 monitoring programme reports highlight.

Given the urgent need of SMEs and public administrations to rapidly deploy advanced digital technologies to mitigate the negative consequences of the recent COVID19 crisis to their businesses, the role of DIHs is more important than ever. The Handbook introduces a step-by-step approach to provide support to policy makers that envisage strengthening DIHs in their regions/countries with a view to accelerate digital transformation of the economy and society. This approach allows to use the Handbook as a reference tool depending on the specific needs and level of implementation of DIHs.

This brochure gives you a quick overview of Destination Earth: the digital twin of the Earth helping us towards a sustainable future.

With 30% of EU farms being managed by women, these farmers are key in driving the digital transformation of rural areas. As explained by Lotta Folkesson, an arable farmer in northern Sweden, high-speed connectivity is needed to allow the use of cutting edge technology in both agriculture and forestry, as well for everyday management. On top of this, it enables entrepreneurship and allows remote area inhabitants to connect with the wider community. “With good infrastructure, we will have a stronger farming community as well as better conditions to attract more people to rural areas”.

This report summarises the informal views expressed by participants on institutional aspects linked to network deployment. Their views were gathered during the online participatory workshop of 22 February 2021 organised as part of the consultation activities foreseen for the review of the Broadband Cost Reduction Directive (BCRD).

In the context of the review of the EU Roaming Regulation, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) undertook a study (Smart 2018/0011) on roaming performance assessment by field measurements on mobile broadband involving 40 mobile networks in 13 EU countries.