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European Commission
EU comissionU200.jpg
NIST Sector Data
Wellbeing
GICS Industrial
Smart Tag(s)
Business type
Year Founded January 16, 1958
Founder(s) Robert Schuman
City, State Brussels
Country Belgium
Region Served Worldwide
Executives Ursula von der Leyen
Revenue €169.5 billion$ 192.614 <br />£ 142.534 <br />CA$ 244.619 <br />CNY 1,219.244 <br />KRW 236.038 <br />
Number of employees 32,000
Sponsorship Level Of Interest
Members


The aims of the European Union within its borders are: promote peace, its values and the well-being of its citizens. offer freedom, security and justice without internal borders, while also taking appropriate measures at its external borders to regulate asylum and immigration and prevent and combat crime.

Activities

SingleMarketFIWARE.png Global Digital Single Market for Smart Cities FIWARE
The project will demonstrate the potential impact of creating a digital single market for smart cities based on the adoption of a minimum common set of de-facto platform standards enabling solutions to interoperate within, and be replicable across, multiple cities.
References-university-genoa-header.jpg ROSE - Real Time Operational Smart Grid for Europe
The ROSE project is
  • based on the integration and development of advanced ICT tools that can provide the coordinated work of customers, aggregator and Distribution System Operators (DSO).
  • the support for DSOs and customers to plan and adapt the energy consumptions to the best situation, usually looking for cheaper costs.
CIMA Research Foundation.jpeg Real Time Resilience
Objectives
  • Improve the process of collecting environmental data from sensors coupled with existing geo-referential data about critical infrastructures and exposed people.
  • Improve analysis, management and use of relevant data and practical information (Priority 1-a - Sendai Framework for DRR - UNISDR).
  • Develop and test new tools to improve citizens safety and security based on early warning systems, and high resolution nowcasting and short-term reactions to emergencies.
  • Improve the knowledge of the territory and of the resilience capability of critical infrastructures .
link=Media:'"`UNIQ-NOPARSEhttps://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-publishes-study-impact-open-source-european-economy Impact of Open Source on the European economy
The Commission has published the results of a study analysing the economic impact of Open Source Software and Hardware on the European economy.
link=Media:'"`UNIQ-NOPARSEhttps://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/research_and_innovation/green_deal/gdc_stakeholder_engagement_topic_05-1_green_airports_and_ports.pdf Green airports and ports as hubs for sustainable and smart mobility
Building on best practices, ongoing projects and planned initiatives in European airports and ports, proposals should address the activities EITHER under area A) Green Airports OR under area B) Green Ports. Proposals should clearly indicate which area they are covering.
link=Media:'"`UNIQ-NOPARSEhttps://e3p.jrc.ec.europa.eu/articles/european-innovation-partnership-smart-cities-and-communities European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities
The smart city concept goes beyond the use of ICT for better resource use and less emissions. It means smarter urban transport networks, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities, and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. And it also encompasses a more interactive and responsive city administration, safer public spaces and meeting the needs of an ageing population.

To speed up the deployment of these solutions, the European Commission has initiated the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities that will bring together European cities, industry leaders, and representatives of civil society to smarten up Europe's urban areas.

Details

The European Commission (EC) is the executive branch of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body of about 32,000 European civil servants. The Commission is divided into departments known as Directorates-General (DGs) that can be likened to departments or ministries each headed by a Director-General who is responsible to a Commissioner.

There is one member per member state, but members are bound by their oath of office to represent the general interest of the EU as a whole rather than their home state. The Commission President (currently Ursula von der Leyen) is proposed by the European Council (the 27 heads of state) and elected by the European Parliament. The Council of the European Union (informally known as the Council of Ministers) then nominates the other members of the Commission in agreement with the nominated President, and the 27 members as a team are then subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament. The current Commission is the Von der Leyen Commission, which took office in December 2019, following the European Parliament elections in May of the same year.

History

The European Commission derives from one of the five key institutions created in the supranational European Community system, following the proposal of Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, on 9 May 1950. Originating in 1951 as the High Authority in the European Coal and Steel Community, the commission has undergone numerous changes in power and composition under various presidents, involving three Communities.