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EU says coronavirus tracking apps should avoid storing data on servers
Mobile apps to track coronavirus cases in Europe should keep as much data as possible on the user’s device rather than in a central server to best maintain individual privacy, an EU document says.
EU telecoms regulators examine whether app stores restrict internet access
European telecoms regulators are investigating whether app stores restrict internet access by limiting their users’ choice of content, the chair of the umbrella group of EU watchdogs said on Wednesday (14 March).
Apple’s Shazam acquisition under EU scrutiny
Apple’s Shazam acquisition could affect competition. The company spent $400 million (€340 million) for the application.
Europe’s digital start-ups need swift DSM strategy
The EU can take responsibility for changing the overall business environment for digital start-ups and infuse a more entrepreneurial mind-set throughout Europe, writes Kaya Taner.
How Europe can win in the global app economy
As the European Union prepares its plan for a Digital Single Market, policy-makers must take full account of the fastest growing segment of that market – the app industry, writes Sophie Mestchersky. VideoPromoted content

Enabling Smart City Services through Open Data and Mobile Applications
What will change to live in a "smart city”? VideoPromoted content

Human Smart Cities and MyNeighbourhood
Human smart cities require a great involvement of their citizens if they are to be truly inclusive, innovative and sustainable. This calls for a new approach and vision embodied in what is being increasingly called: Human Smart Cities. VideoPromoted content

European Smart Cities projects, local innovation boosters?
Today, Open Government Data is often difficult to access and use by the developer community, let alone the average citizen. In Issy-les-Moulineaux [www.issy.com] and in Paris in the framework of the “Futur-en-Seine Festival”, European Smart Cities projects have come together for 3 days of intensive debates and exchange of good practices to develop new e-Services for citizens at local level across Europe. VideoPromoted content
