This report has been prepared within the framework of the Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI) project, initiated by the European Commission, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Building...
This paper examines the development of digital business models in the provision of flights and short-term accommodation services. It discusses the growing importance of digital intermediaries and their associated business model features, some of which provide significant value, and others which ...
Since 2015 the European Commission has been working hard with interregional thematic S3 partnerships supporting them to figure out how to go about teaming up and developing joint efforts in the best way. By preparing this manual, the European Commission is not only able to document the overall m...
The aims of Task 4 were: 1. To assess the level of clarity and transparency of information on online peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms; 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of self-regulatory mechanisms that platforms implement for trust building, verification of information, complaint handling, redress ...
The transition to a circular economy is at an early stage in the EU. Regulations, markets, investment tools and practices, including financial risk assessment, are adjusted to linear models. Externalities linked to linear business models are largely not taken into account. This poses a problem f...
EIOPA places particular emphasis on an effective and efficient conduct of business supervision that is risk-based, pre-emptive and proactive, so as to tackle consumer detriment issues at an early stage, rather than only reacting following the emergence of problems. These objectives are at the he...
This report was produced by the European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP) to provide a topical overview of the capacity-building needs of European clusters and cluster managers, considering their key challenges and priorities for 2021. The report presents the evidence basis to design tailor...
This study provides the basis for the development of an EU framework for Digital Building Logbooks. The definition of Digital Building Logbook has been created as part of this study, based on a thorough stakeholder consultation, interviews with experts and detailed analysis of 40 existing Buildi...
In 2019 macroprudential policymakers continued to operate in an environment of elevated financial stability risks. Generally, the macro conditions remained a source of concern: first, the medium-term outlook for global economic growth remained weak amid elevated (geo)political and policy uncerta...
Monitoring economic conditions in real time, or nowcasting, is among the key tasks routinely performed by economists. Nowcasting entails some key challenges, which also characterise modern Big Data analytics, often referred to as the three "Vs": the large number of time series continuously relea...