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Europe’s new plan for Digital Jobs: Microsoft signs pledge at Grand Coalition

The Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs was launched last week to address the shortfall of Europeans with digital professional skills and to exploit the... More

Leveraging the Nordic IT-wonder

When you think about the Nordic countries, a couple of images probably pop into your head: breathtaking landscapes, Northern Lights, and tall blonde... More

Europe’s future growth is in the cloud

The European Central Bank’s proposal to buy unlimited amounts of crisis-hit government bonds has provided a glimmer of light through the shadows... More

Building better broadband for Europe

Faced with economic malaise, Europe needs to fully harness all of its natural resources. One vital and valuable resource that remains underused is... More

Emerging markets - what’s in a name?

It’s hard to believe that the well-known term ‘BRIC’ has now been in use for a decade, yet November 2011 marked the ten year... More

Trade rules suited to VHS tapes in the era of cloud computing

Few would deny the transformative impact the digital economy has had on business and world affairs in the past fifteen years. In the mid-1990s, a... More

The EU’s Digital Agenda creating a safer ride on the net

Microsoft’s innovation’s magazine FUTURES released an interview with ROBERT MADELIN, Director-general for Information Society and Media at... More

Survival skills for the digital age

In May 2010 the European Commission adopted its Digital Agenda, with “enhancing digital literacy skills and inclusion” as a priority.... More

What’s up with the Digital Agenda? Momentum!

There is a great sense of momentum right now in the digital inclusion community. From grass roots volunteers getting people online across Europe, to... More

Big ideas for growth and innovation

How can we make our economies succeed, provide jobs and build for the future? These are the big questions on government leaders’ minds... More

Youth putting the ‘spark’ into the Digital agenda

With economic recovery here in France, the technology sector is booming! Future engineers and IT professionals are increasingly coveted by companies.... More

Get Online @Home – 9 million adults in the UK yet to use the Internet!

The Race Online 2012 campaign has been established to provide all UK citizens with the opportunity to experience and use the internet,... More

A bright outlook on Romania’s development to become a digital society

In July 2011, Romania’s first Digital Agenda conference highlighted the importance of getting every European citizen online and equipping them... More

How to make the most of the open data opportunity?

Governments across Europe increasingly recognize the benefits of making their non-sensitive and non-personal data open and reusable. The topic was... More

How TV White Spaces can bring broadband to all

Several of the EU’s biggest tech and media companies join together to explore use of TV white spaces spectrum to help meet the fast rising... More

Working smarter for a more competitive Europe

If you have ever needed to be away from the office to look after your child at the last minute, run an important personal errand or even accept a... More

“Getting the elephant out of the room!" European Employability Alliance calls for a more inclusive workforce

“This is not a niche group!”, “ Let’s not still be having the same discussion in 20 years!”, “Let’s get the... More

EVENT: EU Spectrum Policy , 13 April

On 13th April, Microsoft is hosting a roundtable event to discuss recent developments in spectrum policy and their impact on the ICT industry. More

Get ready for cloud technology!

Business is moving to the cloud. According to IDC* predictions for 2011, 80% of new software will be available as cloud services; by 2014, over... More

Event: Worldwide Government Solutions Forum 2011, 6-7 April

Efficiency and Opportunity: how the Cloud is powering Future Government. This year, the Government Solutions Forum in Rome brought together... More

Working towards a cloud-active strategy in Europe

On the topic of cloud computing, Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, put a stake in the ground... More

Getting Europe online

Get Online Week starts today across Europe, running from the 28th February – 5th March 2011. As the name suggests, the awareness week aims to... More

A debate on digital values – trust

Over the last couple of decades, computing and the array of human interactions it facilitates have played a massive role in changing the way we live.... More

Privacy and Innovation

The protection of one’s personal information continues to garner attention as online services become increasing popular, whether it be social... More

Extending learning possibilities - Office 365 for education

Office 365 for education will extend learning possibilities to students while helping them master technology they will use in their future careers. More

New ways of learning - going digital

The way we learn is changing. The voices of young people from across the globe are captured in this video, illustrating how they see the transition to... More

Europe's digital pathway

The ‘European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion' is drawing to a close. This should make us wonder why we still see an... More

The Digital Single Market: A reality by 2020?

One of the Commission’s long-time dreams, according to the recent Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social... More

Making e-Government work better

This week has seen the launch of several initiatives by the European Commission to improve e-Government services for European citizens, including an... More

Digital Transformation: principles for effective eGovernment

In a Brussels speech on 3 December 2010 , Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission for the Digital Agenda, said: “We... More

The Privacy Design Imperative

Microsoft’s announcement this week of new privacy-enhancing technologies in our upcoming Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser is our latest... More

Kroes calls for consultation on cloud computing

Cloud computing may indeed become one of the backbones of our digital future”, stated Vice-President Kroes in a speech on "Cloud computing and... More

Breaking the barriers to a cloud single market in Europe

Growth has been the watchword at the Government Leaders Forum (GLF) in London. It’s an event that brings together some of the... More

Cloud driving change in the IT department & profession

The fusing of ICT with business economic delivery models is challenging the future of the IT profession. More

Europe's government leaders build a smart, sustainable and inclusive Europe

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Youth on the Move: Elevating young people for the new world of work

I want to share my reflections on the recent announcement of the “Youth on The Move” initiative launched by the European Commission. ... More

Welcome to the Innovation Union

What Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn released today should not be seen as business as usual to innovation in Europe, but exactly the opposite. The new... More

EU Council agrees on dynamic cross-border healthcare for Europeans

June 2010 saw the EU Council agree on a Draft Directive on cross-border care. While this is not the final step for full adoption the positive vote of... More

How can start-ups & SMEs benefit from the European single market thanks to the Digital Agenda?

How can small businesses succeed in a market as internally varied as Europe? Will current EU regulation further help the growth process for... More

Internet Explorer 9 beta: consumer empowerment through technology

Consumers are at the heart of the EU Digital Agenda, and for very good reason. It is the consumerization of ICT that plays an icreasing role in... More

Cloud computing critical to Digital Agenda’s success

Last week I joined John Vassallo, Microsoft’s VP for EU Legal and Corporate Affairs, for an interview with Teri Schulz of Deutsche Welle radio.... More

The EU's Digital Agenda puts the focus on technology as a way to help all European citizens

In May, our Vice President for European Affairs John Vassallo wrote about the newly announced EU Digital Agenda program, which followed on from the... More

Views on the European Commission Digital (Cloud Computing) Agenda

It’s a type of Rorschach inkblot test: two people could look at the EC’s Communication on the Digital Agenda for Europe and see... More

Take charge of your online reputation

Chances are you already have a reputation online, even if you don't want one. On Web sites across the Internet, people can find information about you. More

Microsoft welcomes the 'Digital Agenda for Europe'

Microsoft welcomes the “Digital Agenda for Europe” as a bold roadmap for action. We share the European Commission’s view that... More

Microsoft statement on Granada declaration

Microsoft strongly supports the efforts of the European Commission and governments across Europe to build smart, sustainable and inclusive growth... More

Revising the EU Data Protection Directive

Last week, Commissioner Reding re-stated her desire to reform and modernize the EU’s Data Protection Framework Directive (95/46/EC). More

MEPs discuss ICT as the key skill set for the jobs of the future

Yesterday I attended an MEP breakfast debate on e-skills, organized by Digital Europe. It was an enriching debate which demonstrated the level... More

Report: eSkills are needed to drive European innovation

In the coming five years, only 10% of jobs will be left for those who have no ICT skills, a figure that is especially significant at a time of rising... More

Free multimedia for the developing world

What developing countries need is a stable, sustainable, robust and low-cost means of delivering services and information. More

Security

The internet can act as a platform for Europe’s innovation and imagination, but only if public confidence is maintained and cybercrime tackled... More