Only 9 in 100 European app developers are female! Tech is too important to be left to men!

Facts about women in the digital economy:

•  Only 9 in 100 European app developers are female.

•  Only 19% of ICT managers are women (45% women in other service sectors)

•  Only 19% of ICT entrepreneurs are women (54% women in other service sectors) 

•   Less than 30% of the ICT workforce is female

•  Number of female computing graduate is dropping (3% of female graduates compared to 10% of male graduates)

This campaign builds on a Commission study on women in the ICT sector, which found that the best way to get more women into tech jobs is by giving visibility to inspiring tech professionals, thus turning them into role models. Identifying career paths to inspire can also help women already working in technology stay in the sector throughout their career.

European Commission Vice-President @NeelieKroesEU said:

"Tech is too important to be left to men alone! Every week I meet more and more inspiring women in tech. ICT is no longer for the geeky few – it is cool, and it is the future!”

Join the campaign: Check out this collection of video's at ICTLadies.

You can make your own video with your story about life in the digital sector. Share your video to the "Every Girl Digital" Facebook page.

Happy Women Day!!!

EC clears acquisition of Nokia's mobile device business by Microsoft

The European Commission has the duty to assess mergers and acquisitions involving companies with a turnover above certain thresholds (see Article 1 of the Merger Regulation) and to prevent concentrations that would significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area.







The EC has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of most of Nokia Corporation's devices & services business (the "D&S business") by Microsoft Corporation. The D&S business mainly produces and sells smartphones and feature phones.

The Commission concluded that the transaction would not raise any competition concerns, in particular because there are only modest overlaps between the parties' activities.

More information will be available on the competition website, in the Commission's public case register under the case number M.7047.

13.000 KM in a car WITHOUT a driver

European Research Center este prima institutie europeana fondata pentru a sprijini proiecte de cercetare stiintifica cu o abordare "bottom-up", adica pornind de la o idee ;)

Finantat prin FP7, acest centru investeste an de an in proiecte care cu siguranta vor schimba lumea ;)

O lista cu cele mai interesante initiative gasiti aici.

Eu am urmarit acest proiect: Intercontinental Autonomous Challenge

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  13.000 de km in doar 3 luni: din Italia pana in Shanghai
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  intr-o masina ce nu are nevoie de sofer si nici de benzina!
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  live streaming aici. Check them online ;)

Initiativa vrea sa demonstreze ca se pot transporta bunuri de pe un continent pe altul, in conditii climatice normale dar si dificile, cu mijloace de transport complet autonome si nepoluante!

ce bine ar suna viitorul asta...