The Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communications Enterprises (SEPE), member of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), has submitted four Greek projects for the “2014 WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards” that will be presented on the 30th of September, as part of the 2014 World Congress on IT in Guadalajara, Mexico. WITSA…
Ten science journalists are invited to attend the Falling Walls Conference on November 9, Falling Walls Lab and Falling Walls Venture on the 8th of November in Berlin. The journalists will be offered free access and one night accommodation which is covered by the organizers (one night from 8 to 9 of November). Those who…
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Who will become this year’s most successful European Web Entrepreneur? Applications are open until 31 August for the Europioneers 2014 Web Entrepreneur of the Year awards. Nominate here to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winners, the hot tech up-and-comers Alexander Ljung & Eric Wahlforss (Soundcloud) and Jon Reynolds (Swiftkey). Europioneers exists to celebrate…
This year ESO is launching a unique scheme that will allow journalists to apply for grants of up to €2500 to complete a story on a cancer-related topic. We are particularly interested in awarding these grants to journalists who are interested in developing a story on a systemic issues that have a significant impact on…
It is interesting sometimes to look back in time to see what you have done and what was really achieved. Just before the summer vacations I’m looking back at the past 7 months and wonder “is all this time spent worth it; so many hours with your colleagues and several weeks far from home?” The…
In the world of science if you don’t communicate your work, it is believed that you may as well have stayed at home! Nowadays, scientific research does not stay in the lab, but tries to find its way towards the public. One of the main objectives of academic research is to have an impact on…
The European Commission presented details of a new €100 million “Fast Track to Innovation” (FTI) pilot action and five innovation prizes under Horizon 2020. The FTI is offering innovative businesses and organisations grants to give a final push to get great ideas to market. The prizes offer a reward for technological breakthroughs of high societal relevance.…
The European Commission announced the first results of its new €3 billion SME Instrument, launched under Horizon 2020 to help innovative small firms get ideas from the lab to the market. In total, 155 SMEs from 21 countries (EU Member States or countries associated to Horizon 2020) will each receive €50,000 to finance feasibility studies…
We journalists come across scientific data almost every day. Sometimes understanding this data can be really hard. Katja Prevodnik, a research assistant at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, is conducting a very interesting survey as part of a scientific research project on data presentation and analysis. The research project…
