Views: 5Among most vital issues in global and national politics are wellbeing and security: the former is managed by the national growth pattern (reflecting measures to overcome modern challenges), the latter is guided, generally, by the international factors and efforts. However, in the wellbeing approaches both dimensions are important…
Category: Science and innovation
covering increasing role of science, research and innovation in the modern national development models
European AI factories: using massive computing facilities
Views: 10The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, EuroHPC has selected seven proposals to establish and operate the first AI Factories across Europe. This is a major milestone for Europe in building a thriving digital system to train advanced AI models and develop AI solutions. AI models and systems are expected to develop the EU-wide […]
Striving for sustainable growth: Arab League’s efforts in education
Views: 19The Arab League, uniting 22 member states, has adopted a higher education and scientific research framework aimed at leveraging technology, ensuring academic quality and fostering partnerships to position higher education as a driver for achieving global Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs. At the same time, education providers assist in transforming national political economies along the […]
The European vision for agriculture and food policy
Views: 18In September 2023, Commission announced the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture; it was launched in January 2024 and brought together participants from the European agro-food sectors, rural communities and academia to reach a common understanding and vision for the future of Union’s farming and food systems. Specific EU Board on Agriculture […]
Discussing policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials
Views: 28During the whole week, i.e. 9-13 December, over a thousand participants from industry, administration, civil society, research and academia will come together to discuss policies and initiatives in the field of raw materials. The week’s activities are assisted by the recent Critical Raw Materials Act, CRMA, which entered into force in May 2024; the […]
Assisting education and growth: African Leadership University
Views: 22The idea to create continental-wide centers to educate future leaders for African states appeared about a decade ago. Now there are, actually, two vital education providers: the African Leadership Academy (since 2008) and the African Leadership University, ALU (since 2014); the latter has already several campuses – in Kenya and Nigeria, Rwanda and Ethiopia. […]
Competition rules and technology transfer: facilitating incentives for research
Views: 17New European Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation, TTBER exempts certain categories of technology transfer agreements from the prohibition of anti-competitive agreements in the EU basic law. Modern legal supplements are aimed at strengthening the incentives for research and development, facilitating the diffusion of technologies and promoting competition.
New European Commission’s College: competences and roles for next five years (Part II)
Views: 154The second article covers portfolios of twenty new Commissioners, who are popularly regarded as the European “sectoral minister”. As soon as their portfolios include numerous competences and capacities, it is appropriate limiting “presentations” in a divided form according to present College political priorities. It is also worth mentioning that the new staff starts practical […]
First risk assessment under the Digital Service Act
Views: 28The providers of the first 19 very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large search engines (VLOSEs) designated in April 2023 must publish their annual risk assessment and audit reports for the first time, under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The reports shall include such aspects of their services as e.g. dissemination of illegal […]
European external trade: negotiations and perspectives
Views: 20The EU Foreign Affairs Council on Trade exercises – on behalf of the member states – trade negotiations with the outside world (so-called EU common commercial policy); this work is within the so-called exclusive EU competences. The EU trade Commissioner provided an overview of some bilateral trade negotiations: the EU already has the largest […]