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Cloud policy, big data and the long tail of science

Microsoft has been closely involved in the incubation and activity of SIENA and its preceding projects. As the EC funded Venus-C project... More

Event: Towards an interoperable and open European Cloud

Hosted by Microsoft and the Fraunhofer Research Institute, the roundtable helped identify the main elements of the upcoming European Cloud Strategy... More

Openness and choice: key enablers of a dynamic ICT marketplace

Standards are an important part of a dynamic ICT marketplace, fostering interoperability, collaboration, competition and consumer trust. More

A 'cloud-friendly' EU

Cloud computing is the crest of the wave of new and better computing possibilities – giving more efficient and cost-effective ways to run small... More

Interoperability: Standards that open doors for businesses and consumers

I’m Craig Shank, and I work in Microsoft’s Interoperability Group. I’m excited to join in sharing our thoughts on some of the key... 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

Expanding interoperability to community Linux

Last week Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) did take place in San Francisco. Microsoft announced that, with immediate effect, it will support... More

Video interview: How cloud computing can help public sector in Europe make difficult choices

Following the recent economic downturn, public sector administration across Europe have had to make some tough financial decisions, whilst still... More

A new age in education, choice and control for digital consumers

The successful future of online advertising depends on the trust of consumers, which in turn depends on transparency. Yesterday Microsoft along with... More

Adding our voice to concerns about search in Europe

Microsoft is filing a formal complaint with the European Commission as part of the Commission’s ongoing investigation into whether Google has... More

The momentum of cloud computing in the public sector

When I talk with government leaders and chief information officers across our region, I’m often asked questions that seek to learn more about... More

Event: Official opening - Cloud & Interoperability Center, 22 March

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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

Isabela brings interoperability to life

I have a job within Microsoft that focuses on interoperability, working with other companies to make sure our products work well together. This... More

Microsoft is committed to openness

The fact is, the world has changed. People are using more and more digital technologies, and the devices and software they use come from a wide... 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

The art of interoperability: creating simplicity from complexity

ICT policy in the EU has been promoting openness for a long time, most recently with the Digital Agenda, and more of industry is lining up with these... More

CLOUD EVENT 3: Cloud computing interoperability

Interoperability – the ability of different IT systems and services to work together – continues to be an important objective not only for... More

Open source & Microsoft’s cloud computing work in harmony

This is another really nice piece on the power of cloud computing. My colleague Mark Drapeau, Director of Social Engagement talks about the massive... More

When lawyers are looking at eHealth…

Recently I was invited to speak about new business models of eHealth at a conference in Denmark. It was surprising that this eHealth conference, The... More

HealthVault arrives in Europe…

HealthVault – the Microsoft Personal Health Record platform – is now in Europe! While, in several posts on EMEA Health blog, I was... 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

Putting citizens in charge of their health

Today, we try to control just about every aspect of our lives. Technology, software, mobile devices and a culture of individual empowerment means we... 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

Health for all, care for you: The promise of personalised healthcare in Europe

Personalised healthcare stands at the confluence of the most powerful technologies in the history of the life sciences. More

Personalised healthcare: the information challenge

There is one game-changer that can turn the promise of personalised healthcare into a reality. It is healthcare IT, says Alan Davies from GE... More

Rising to the interoperability challenge in the public sector

ICT interoperability is a fundamental challenge for our industry. More

Smarter government in the UK: collaboration across and between departments

One aspect of government we thoroughly dislike here in the UK is useless and inefficient bureaucracy. 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

Cloudscape views the computing horizon

“I believe in horses….The automobile is a transient phenomenon”. More

Cloud computing gives Europeans free data on air and water quality

In this case study, you can read about the partnership between the European Environment Agency (EEA) and Microsoft to develop the “Eye on... More

An example of applied interoperability

Hear me talking about the Eye on Earth online tool. This website shows data from thousands of air and water quality stations from across Europe in... More

Fuelling EU growth through cloud computing technologies

In Europe and elsewhere, computing is experiencing a powerful transformation. Driven by continuous innovations in software, hardware and the Internet,... More

Interoperability and cloud computing

Cloud computing is hitting the headlines, and for good reason: it is providing business and consumers with a vast array of new services. In addition,... More

Interoperability: The Other Side of our Settlement with the European Commission

Times have changed. "Microsoft has been on a journey itself... doing things on interoperability that were unimaginable just a few years ago..." More

Cloud Computing interoperability and data portability

For all the buzz about cloud computing, the potential benefits are real: cost savings as well as the exciting possibilities for small European... More

eHealth systems putting the patient at the centre

Interoperability and building trust in the privacy and security of eHealth systems is the route to patient-centric healthcare More

Interoperability the key to making eHealth work

Potential cost-savings from eHealth are being jeopardised because computer systems cannot talk to one another, according to experts from the public... More

Documents and Interoperability

This has already been a busy month in Europe for Microsoft cooperating with competitors to ensure that different software products can work better... More

eHealth and interoperability: making the link

eHealth is key to better patient care but health systems should work together i.e. be interoperable if widespread eHealth is to become a reality. Here... More

Interoperability and EU Services Directive

Video from Microsoft Interoperability Series on the EU Services Directive. Filmed in Brussels, October 2009. More

Windows 7 and interoperability

Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of the Windows Business at Microsoft, speaking about the prevalence of interoperability in Windows 7. More

Openness and Interoperability

“Our goal is to promote greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for customers and developers throughout the industry by making... More

EEA and the Eye On Earth Project

On June 20th 2012, in the presence of Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt, sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, IPCC Chair... More

Ray Ozzie on the cloud & interoperability

PDC: Ray Ozzies keynote, highlighting choice, diversity -- and interoperability More

Services and interoperability

The EU's Services Directive aims to facilitate the provision of services across borders within the European Union and requires EU Member States to... More

eHealth and Interoperability

Interoperability and eHealth might at first glance appear as very different concepts – but the actual relationship between the two is extremely... More

Interoperability Series

Collaboration is at the heart of the European project. Implementation of numerous European policies depends on cooperation between the Member States.... More