News about Building a European data economy

European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel and Austrian Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology Norbert Hofer presented the awards to the four FIWARE ICT Challenge Vienna winners - Team Kios, Team CC, Team Hop Ubiquitous and Team Elmitel - during the closing ceremony of the Commission’s ICT 2018 research and innovation event in Vienna, Austria on 6 December.

The FIWARE ICT Challenge is a developers’ competition taking place at the ICT 2018 event. Participants will create apps that make cities a better place to live in, using real-time data from cities and other data sources, together with FIWARE open source components.

EOSC-hub brings together service providers, research communities and business pilots to create the Hub: a single contact point for European researchers and innovators to discover, access, use and reuse a broad spectrum of resources for advanced data-driven research. Visit EOSC-hub at ICT 2018 in Vienna at exhibition booth EC6.

OpenAIRE engages all stakeholders for an effective Open Science implementation. It fosters open science dialogue for policies and their implementation in Europe and beyond. Visit OpenAIRE at ICT 2018 in Vienna at Exhibition booth EC6.

The Research Data Alliance's (RDA) mission is to build the social and technical bridges to enable open sharing and re-use of data. Come and visit the RDA project at ICT 2018 in Vienna (exhibition booth C06).

Battery technologies are set to play a key role in Europe's energy strategy for reducing our CO2 emissions and mitigating human impact on climate change. And digital technologies have a major role to play in developing the next generation of safe, sustainable batteries. Read the full blog post by Roberto Viola, Director General of DG CONNECT at the European Commission.

Following an open selection process, the Commission has appointed 23 experts to a new Expert Group on Business-to-Government Data Sharing. The group is composed of independent experts with a high level of expertise in the field, covering a broad range of areas of interest and sectors.

The Council of the European Union has just adopted the Regulation on the free flow of non-personal data. The European Parliament already agreed to the proposal on 4 October. Both institutions are now sending a clear message to Europe: you have the right to store and process your data wherever you want in the EU, as long as personal data protection rules are fully respected.

Smart Mobility, Connected Cars, Transport-related topics will be covered at ICT 2018! If you are interested, you can attend 'On the 5G road to smart mobility' session in the plenary room; networking sessions organised by the community and visit some stands showcasing projects on mobility.