The Commission is today proposing a pragmatic, modern, long-term budget for the 2021-2027 period.     It is an honest response to today’s reality in which Europe is expected to play a greater role in providing security and stability in an unstable world, at a time when Brexit will leave a sizeable gap in our […]

  The European Commission is presenting a series of measures to put artificial intelligence (AI) at the service of Europeans and boost Europe’s competitiveness in this field.   The Commission is proposing a three-pronged approach to increase public and private investment in AI, prepare for socio-economic changes, and ensure an appropriate ethical and legal framework. […]

    Today, the European Commission is putting forward a set of measures to increase the availability of data in the EU, building on previous initiatives to boost the free flow of non-personal data in the Digital Single Market.   Data-driven innovation is a key enabler of market growth, job creation, particularly for SMEs and […]

On Wednesday April 11th, I-Com organized the public conference “MAKING EUROPE SAFER – Data, networks and cloud: drivers of cybersecurity in Europe”. The event was hosted by MEP Andreas SCHWAB. Cybersecurity is a priority for the EU in order to ensure confidence in digitization. Cybersecurity development is strongly linked to the infrastructural one, particularly to the “fifth generation” of […]

The preparation process for an EU framework programme for research and innovation includes a variety of activities: evaluation of the previous programme; expert studies to define the scope and priorities of the new programme; and proposals for new instruments. The EU institutions, the advisory committees, the Member States and other stakeholders also put their expectations […]

Today 25 European countries signed a Declaration of cooperation on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Whereas a number of Member States had already announced national initiatives on Artificial Intelligence, today they declared a strong will to join forces and engage in a European approach to deal therewith. By teaming up, the opportunities of AI for Europe can […]

    Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania has been granted the right to coordinate European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) Food Hub, which will promote innovations and entrepreneurship in the food science field. EIT Food Hub together with SMART Food cluster, uniting Lithuanian food industry exporters, is planning to expand its activities beyond […]

  Baltic Science Network as an avid reader of the European perspectives on the future of higher education and research, pays attention to one of the trends identified by the European Political Strategy Centre. “Europe may have invented universities, but now it is time to reinvent them” tallies with the overall Baltic Science Network´s aspirations […]

    Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania has become the first university in Lithuania to win ERA Chairs competition for attracting top academics. The EUR 2.4 million funding, coming from the EU’s research and innovation funding programme, Horizon 2020 will enable KTU to attract top academics to strengthen its competitiveness among centres of excellence […]

    Great news from Kaunas: HEALTH community (EIT HEALTH) of The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) chose the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) as the Healthcare Innovation Coordinator in Lithuania (EIT HEALTH HUB). The application was submitted in cooperation with Kaunas University of Technology, and supported by various public and private […]