Information Society
8 April 2013
Statistical Methodologies on the Internet as a Source of Data Gathering - SMART 2010/0030
The take-up of ICT based applications and services is constantly being monitored. One major challenge is that the developments go very fast. However, traditional statistics generally take several years to prepare. By the time...[more]
8 April 2013
Tariff trends for public voice telephony (leased lines, broadband) and mobile services in the EU from 1998 to 2010 - SMART 2010/0029
The objective has been to analyse the price developments over the last 12 years, as expressed in the OECD basket comparisons, and as found in prices of single calls. The study uses the OECD basket results in a slightly adapted...[more]
8 April 2013
Broadband Internet access costs - SMART 2009/0026
This is the second part of the 2009 comparative study on the Broadband Internet Access Costs in 27 Member States of the European Union and some other countries of reference.[more]
8 April 2013
Services in support to Benchmarking eGovernment - Method Paper 2010 SMART 2009/0023-3
This document provides the method for the 2010 benchmark as part of the 2010 refresh of the eGovernment benchmarking process.[more]
8 April 2013
The social impact of ICT - SMART 2007/0068
Recent years have witnessed a growing awareness of the extent to which ICT permeates all our society and economy, and of the wide-reaching implications this has on the structures and dynamics of the European society.[more]
8 April 2013
Economic impact of ICT - SMART 2007/0020
This report provides new research on the economic impact of ICT.[more]
4 April 2013
Dem@Care Summer School on Ambient Assisted Living
The program of the Dem@Care Summer School on Ambient Assisted Living (DemAAL) is high-quality and interesting including both lectures and lab sessions. A balance is kept between ICT and clinical related speakers both from inside...[more]
4 April 2013
Meeting Ireland's young digital generation
VP Neelie Kroes, accompanied by Digital Champion for Ireland, Lord David Puttnam, visited St Colmcille's Community School in Dublin – a school benefiting from 100 Mbps connectivity.[more]