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Brussels aims to create new EU-wide digital identity

The cross-border instrument will allow EU citizens to open bank accounts, file tax returns and enrol in university.

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The EU is planning to launch a new bloc-wide digital wallet

EU citizens who sign up for the app will be able to store and verify IDs, passwords, and payments safely and securely.

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Debate: How can digital transformation drive productivity & equality?

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COVID-19 has fast-tracked the world's digital transformation. How can businesses and workers make the most of it? Euronews' Disrupted Live debate put this question and more to some of the key thinkers and digital players in Europe.

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Margrethe Vestager explains the EU's position in the global battle for data

Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, responsible for all things digital, gives us her insight into global data, data sharing, big tech, the Data Governance Act and the reality of policy and implementation.

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Money

What is the difference between digital currency and cryptocurrency?

From the Bahamas to Britain, the world's biggest banks are issuing digital currencies to fend off the threat of cryptocurrencies. But how are they different?

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Is 3D printing the key to a sustainable fashion industry?

Nicolai Peitersen gives us his take on digital fabrication and how it could revolutionise fashion.

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Brussels' new digital strategy comes 'way too late', MEP warns

Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager laid out the EU's digital aims for the decade in Brussels on Tuesday, telling reporters that she wants the bloc to become "digitally sovereign" by 2030.

United Kingdom

Poet John Keats 'brought back to life' 200 years after his death

How the Romantic poet lives on: scientists from the Institute for Digital Archaeology have 'virtually recreated him' thanks to Computer Generated Imagery.

23 February 2021

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Virtual idol digital avatars take to the real-life stage in China

Although the phenomenon originated in Japan, virtual idols are now stealing airtime in China, appearing at concerts, TV shows, billboards and even news programmes.

22 December 2020

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Five reasons why the new Digital Services Act matters

"I really wouldn't want to be in the European Commission's shoes right now," Jan Penfrat, senior policy advisor at EDRi said. "We need to find smart solutions for this that protect people's fundamental rights because the internet isn't going to go away."

15 December 2020

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Watch: Von der Leyen gives more detail on EU's Digital Services Act

Speaking at the Web Summit von der Leyen explained how the Commission intends to rewrite the digital market rulebook for small start-ups as well as big platforms.

2 December 2020

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Euroviews. The EU can set the pace worldwide with a forward-thinking digital trade strategy ǀ View

With a forward-thinking digital trade strategy, the EU could make a huge impact globally on privacy, COVID-19 recovery efforts and much more.

Estonia

Estonia launches new visa programme for wealthy 'digital nomads'

The Baltic country wants to attract wealthy tech entrepreneurs with a new one-year visa.

9 September 2020

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The 2020 WorldSkills Russia National Competition will be the largest ever thanks to distance tech

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The WorldSkills Russia National Competition takes place annually and brings outstanding students and trainers of technical and vocational education from around the country.

6 September 2020

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Euroviews. For a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, Europe’s focus must be digital ǀ View

Technology companies have a responsibility to help shape a fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable future post-COVID-19.

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WorldSkills Russia creates new possibilities with the launch of the remote Future Skills Camp

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The global challenge of Covid-19 threw up unprecedented opportunities to rethink the way we organise jobs and the workplace.

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Digital Cleanup Day: Delete an email - save the planet!

Environmentalists are urging people to clear out their devices to help protect the planet.

Business

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba 'sees revenues rise 42%'

China's e-commerce giant income reached €14.7 billion in the last quarter, between from April to June.

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Martin Sorrell speaks to Euronews on the new reality of adverting

"The best question to ask is not is the client happy, it's are we adding value" advises advertising giant Martin Sorrell.

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Euroviews. There are lessons to be learned to ensure technology is a force for good for Africa’s farmers ǀ View

Across a continent where 80% of food is produced by smallholder farmers, digital technologies and innovations are a game changer in transforming African agriculture.