The (digital) future of work in the post-Covid-19 era
The COVID19 has accelerated digitalization and the adoption of new technologies that are having effects on the way we work.
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6 Promising Trends and Technologies Improving Metal Fabrication
This article describes six promising trends and technologies that are improving the metal fabrication industry.
Digital tracing, privacy and trust: the New Normalcy in Europe
We are entering a new normalcy, living with risk and social reorganization. Digital tracing is considered a promising tool to return to normal social life.
Accessibility Training for the New Digital World: The IMPACT project
The digital landscape has been changing since the introduction of the Internet in our lives. Surfing the web and interacting with digital devices and content has become a basic daily routine. Still at present most digital content is not accessible for all.
A new frontier in automate sign language interpreting with novel technologies and AI algorithms.
The goal of the project is to set up a new frontier in automate sign language interpreting with novel technologies and AI algorithm.
Can cooperation in education and science, research and innovation, new technologies be a driver of positive change?
For the first time, a session on cooperation with Europe, organized with the assistance of the Association of European Businesses: “Russian-European Relations Today and Tomorrow: Challenges and Opportunities for Business” was held on the margins of SPIEF-2019.
CAN COOPERATION IN EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, NEW TECHNOLOGIES BE A DRIVER OF POSITIVE CHANGE?
From June 6 to June 8, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2019) was held in the northern capital of Russia.
Digital Accessibility for Young Adults in Europe: tools, training and participation
DA4You aims to contribute to meeting the need for digital accessibility training for young adults with varying abilities and disabilities across Europe, and to help them feel better equipped and more empowered to communicate with all audiences.
The new global race is for digital skills
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest” said Benjamin Franklin, to whom we owe the invention of the lightning rod and bifocals, among other things. More than two centuries later, the American mathematician’s observation could not Read more […]
Shrinking the digital divide
Not everyone is able to seamlessly use the web, computers, tablets, smart-phones, electronic ticket machines and even some digital-based home appliances. Now, a new initiative, called Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure, seeks to set up an open development community to solve the accessibility problem.
The verdict is in from the European Digital City Index
Innovation hubs have now been mapped out in Europe; And their relative strengths identified. Nesta’s 2016 European Digital City Index (EDCi), is a composite indicator which measures the receptiveness of cities across Europe for young digital firms. These indicators include access to funding, business environment and the prevalent entrepreneurial culture in each city. London, Stockholm, Paris, Amsterdam and Helsinki round out the top five spots. Meanwhile, Berlin, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dublin and Vienna comprising the top ten. Find out more about the role that local conditions can play in encouraging the entrepreneurship and scaling-up of innovative businesses.
Privacy: an endangered species in a digital world
Surveillance and security technologies do not exist in a vacuum. This is why it matters to study societal impacts and compliance with fundamental rights and values of citizens. Find out the perspective of Johann Čas, an economist from the Institute of Technology Assessment, at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, in Vienna. In an opinion piece, he talks about the findings of one of his latest projects, SurPRISE, which consulted 2,000 European citizens on their views of different security technologies and surveillance measures. This lead to interesting finding on what is acceptable to them in terms of security versus privacy trade-off.
EuroScientist journal 