Internet access and use is widespread amongst the EU population. In the 28 EU Member States (EU28), 79% of households had access to the internet in 2013 and 76% had a broadband internet connection, compared with 55% and 42% respectively in 2007. For most individuals in the EU28, using the internet has become a regular activity, with 62% of individuals using it every day or almost every day and a further 10% at least once a week. On the other hand, 21% of<br />
individuals reported in 2013 that they have never used the internet, compared with 37% in 2007.
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Open-DAI is a project funded under the ICT Policy Support Programme as part of the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme - CIP.</p>
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It runs from 2012 through 2014 and it involves eleven partners from four European countries — Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey —<br>
working together to <strong>enable public administrations to</strong>:<br>
-<strong> Open data </strong>to a wide audience of potential users through an open data hub;<br>
- <strong>Evolve information systems </strong>toward an open model with a Service Oriented Architecture;<br>
- Host services in a scalable <strong>cloud infrastructure</strong>.</p>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L44nS3gLcOA">Watch the video to know more. </a></p>
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The pilot phase of the Future Policy Modeling Project (FUPOL) has started. FUPOL aims at a completely new approach to traditional politics. The system is able to automatically collect, analyze and interpret opinions expressed on a large scale from the Internet. Likewise the software has the capabilities to simulate the effects of policies and laws and to assist governments in the whole policy design process.</p>
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Interested in Open Government, eParticipation, mobile eGovernment, cloud of public services, use of emerging technologies in public sector...?</p>
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Find your way and your funding opportunities in the new programme Horizon 2020. Read the flyer!</p>
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(latest update: 24/3/2014)</p>
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<strong><font face="TimesNewRoman"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold">On 5 December the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) adopted the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the future funding instrument for the trans-European networks (TEN) in the fields of transport, energy and telecommunications</font></font></strong></p>
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<font face="TimesNewRoman"><font face="TimesNewRoman,Bold">Of the total CEF-budget 1014-2020 (EUR 33,242,259,000) EUR 1,141,602,000 is allocated to the telecommunications sector, which includes Digital Service Infrastructures for Digital Public Services (eGovernment).</font></font><br />
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<strong>Keep track of the results, discussions and topics of the Lithuanian Presidency High Level Conference on eGovernment Issues "Where We Are, Where We Are Going", held 14-15 November 2013 in Vilnius/Lithuania!</strong></p>
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<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; color: black; font-size: 10pt">Developed by leading IT companies, public authorities, universities and NGOs from across Europe, Puzzled by Policy reduces the complexity of policy-making by consulting with people in a way that is both fun and engaging. Combining innovative online tools with traditional face-to-face consultation techniques ensures accessibility, transparancy and inclusion, transforming the way in which policy influencers interact with the public. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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What happened at ICT2013 in Vilnius (6-8 November 2013) in the field of eGovernment/Public Services?</p>
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A summary of the exhibition, conference, H2020 work programme session, networking sessions, and much more...</p>
