Business Innovation & International Cooperation

The aim of this EU-funded project was to provide methodological guidance to allow MS Market Surveillance Authorities to measure energy efficiency of TVs and computer monitors. The project brought together ten experienced organisations, including three testing laboratories, with the objective of assessing the compliance of TVs in the framework of the Energy Labelling and Ecodesign regulations, through verification procedures. 

The TISP network aimed to create a platform for publishers and tech providers to promote wider collaboration, assess how technology can be used to develop new business models and elaborate recommendations. Network partners met on occasion of book and technology trade events where ad hoc TISP seminars were organised on selected topics.

ClusMED contributed to international cooperation between the EU and  MED countries in the field of ICT Regulations, in support of H2020  Societal  Challenges. The project implemented cooperative research in the ICT sector through the identification, analysis and benchmarking of national ICT regulations, taking into consideration five targeted MED countries (Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco).

CloudWATCH was a European cloud observatory supporting cloud policies, standard profiles and services. The project monitored the cloud  computing  market  in  Europe,  highlighted  opportunities  for  SMEs  as  both providers  and  consumers, and helped users in all  sectors understand  the potential economic benefits of Cloud.  CloudWatchHUB, a key component of the project,complemented the face-to-face engagement promoted by the consortium.