(IN BRIEF) CERN has concluded its five-year 25 by ’25 initiative, reporting significant progress in improving nationality and gender diversity across the Organization. Launched in 2021, the programme aimed to reduce nationality concentration within departments and raise female representation among … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Management, News, Science, Society, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 25 by 25 initiative, CERN, CERN Builds on 25 by ’25 Progress to Shape the Next Phase of Workforce Diversity, Conscious Hiring policy, Diversity And Inclusion, fellows and graduates, gender diversity, inclusion programmes, international organisation, Louise Carvalho, Member States, nationality diversity, organisational culture, recruitment strategy, scientific workforce, staff diversity
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has been named one of the leading organizations in the ‘Top Líderes LGBTI+ 2025’ awards presented by REDI, recognizing the bank’s commitment to creating inclusive, safe and equitable workplaces. The award highlights BBVA’s longstanding efforts to integrate … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged Actualidad Económica, Alicia García, BBVA, BBVA Earns Top Líderes LGBTI+ 2025 Distinction for Its Commitment to Inclusive and Equitable Workplaces, Be Yourself working group, Carlos Pérez Beruete, corporate culture, corporate role models, Diversity And Inclusion, diversity awards, Equal opportunities, human rights, inclusive workplaces, LGBTI+ leadership, REDI, Spain, Top Líderes LGBTI+ 2025, Workplace Inclusion
(IN BRIEF) National Grid has taken a significant step in its Great Grid Upgrade programme by awarding major contracts for Sea Link, a proposed 140-km subsea electricity connection between Kent and Suffolk designed to deliver cleaner, more reliable energy. Siemens … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apprenticeships, Carl Trowell, clean energy, Darren Davidson, economic growth, high voltage cable, infrastructure investment, Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce, Major Sea Link Contracts Strengthen UK Manufacturing and Skills as Part of The Great Grid Upgrade, Masaki Shirayama, Michael Shanks, national grid, net zero, Port of Nigg, regional development, Sea Link, Siemens Energy, subsea connection, Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, Sumitomo Electric, supply chain, The Great Grid Upgrade, Tudor Price, UK manufacturing, VanOord
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have executed Italy’s first fully tokenized minibond on a public blockchain, issuing a €5 million instrument for E4 Computer Engineering, a European leader in high-performance computing and AI technologies. Backed by a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Management, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged alternative finance, Andrea Nuzzi, artificial intelligence, Blockchain, BlockInvest, capital markets, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Cosimo Damiano Gianfreda, digital finance, digitalization, E4 Computer Engineering, FinTech Decree, Italy’s Financial Sector Reaches New Milestone as UniCredit and CDP Issue Blockchain-Based Minibond for E4, minibond, Polygon POS, quantum computing, Remo Taricani, SACE, Simmons & Simmons, SME financing, supercomputing, tokenized minibond, UNICREDIT, Weltix
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has been named Bank of the Year in Italy for the third consecutive year and honored in five additional countries at The Banker’s annual awards in London. The recognitions affirm the Group’s ongoing transformation and its strengthening … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Business, Croatia, Financial, Italy, Management, Romania, Society
Tagged Alpha Bank, Andrea Orcel, Austria, Bank of the Year, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Continued International Recognition Highlights UniCredit’s Momentum and Performance in 2025, CROATIA, digital transformation, Euromoney, European Banking, financial awards, financial sector recognitions, iFR, Italy, mergers and acquisitions, Romania, Silvia Pavoni, strategic performance, sustainable growth, The Banker, UNICREDIT, UniCredit Unlocked
(IN BRIEF) Alstom’s Railway 200 festival, The Greatest Gathering, has generated over £100,000 for five national charities and more than fifty railway heritage organisations after drawing over 40,000 visitors to Derby’s Litchurch Lane Works and millions more online. The event, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, France, Industrial, Management, Non Profit, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 fundraising, Alstom, Alzheimer’s Research UK, charity event, Class 507001, Derby College, Derby Litchurch Lane Works, Merseyrail, national awards, Newton Castings, Pete Waterman OBE, rail preservation, Railway 200, Railway 200 anniversary, Railway Benefit Fund, Railway Children, railway festival, Railway Mission, test track, The Greatest Gathering, The Greatest Gathering Generates Major Fundraising Boost for UK Rail Heritage and Community Support, Tim O’Brien, Transport Benevolent Fund CIO, UK rail heritage
(IN BRIEF) Warwick Medical School has launched its Community First Responder scheme, enabling trained medical student volunteers to respond to 999 emergencies across Coventry and Warwickshire under the supervision of West Midlands Ambulance Service. Students operate a purpose-equipped CFR van … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, News, Security & Safety, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 999 calls, Aidan Johal Baker, CFR, Chris Allen, Community First Responder scheme, Coventry, Coventry General Charities, defibrillators, Dr Roger Davies, emergency response, Healthcare Innovation, High Value Manufacturing Catapult, LEVC, medical students, pre-hospital care, Professor Anthony Marsh, Professor David Greenwood, Professor Gavin Perkins, Professor Simon Brake, Professor Stuart Croft, resuscitation, Student-Led CFR Programme Strengthens Local 999 Response Through Partnership with WMAS, University of Warwick, VN5 van, volunteer responders, Warwick Medical School, Warwickshire, West Midlands Ambulance Service, WMAS, WMG, WMS
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global organised a marine clean-up and coral restoration campaign in the Thousand Islands area north of Jakarta, bringing together Team Europe representatives, Indonesian authorities, NGOs, students and local community members. The initiative resulted in the removal of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, News, Non Profit, Society
Tagged blue economy, Climate Action, coral restoration, EIB Global, environmental cooperation, EU Green Diplomacy Week, European Investment Bank, H.E. Sujiro Seam, Indonesia, Jakarta, juvenile clownfish release, Langit Biru Pertiwi Foundation, marine clean-up, marine pollution, Nicola Beer, reef regeneration, Remove Marine Litter and Support Local Ecosystems, Sunita Lukkhoo, Team Europe, Team Europe and Indonesia Join Forces to Restore Reefs, Thousand Islands, Tri Indrawan
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Telekom, Fraunhofer IAIS and Kliniken der Stadt Köln are developing an AI agent system to support medical staff in emergency trauma rooms. The AI listens to team communication, extracts critical medical information in real time and structures … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Germany, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged ABCDE protocol, AI agent for emergency care enters development with Deutsche Telekom and Fraunhofer to support real-time decision making, AI Foundation Services, AI trauma room assistant, autonomous clinical support, cloud-edge continuum, data security, Deutsche Telekom, emergency medicine AI, emergency workflows, Ferri Abolhassan, Fraunhofer IAIS, healthcare AI infrastructure, IPCEI-CIS, Jerome Defosse, Kliniken der Stadt Köln, Martin Pin, NVIDIA DGX Spark, Open Telekom Cloud, real-time documentation, sovereign AI in Europe, Stefan Rüping, T-Systems, Thorsten Tjardes, TraumAInterfaces
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Foundation has marked a major success as the NG-SOS emergency app surpassed five million downloads across Europe. Originally created as a university thesis project in 2012 by Filip Maleňák, NG-SOS began as a localisation tool and now … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AED and First Aid modules, AI translation, Austria, avalanche safety module, Bavaria, Brno University of Technology, crisis support app, Czechia, digital safety innovation, emergency communications, emergency response technology, Filip Maleňák, five million downloads, Hungary, Lisa Felton, mountain rescue, NG-SOS, NG-SOS adoption accelerates to five million downloads, public warning alerts, Romania rollout, Slovakia, strengthening European crisis response infrastructure, TheGuardian tracking, video call emergencies, Vodafone Foundation, Water Rescue integration, Záchranka
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Ireland and Atlantic Technological University have secured €4.6 million from the CEF Digital Fund, with additional investment bringing the total initiative value to €6.25 million. The funding will support the creation of XR learning labs powered by … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, European Union, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Society, Technology, Telecom, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged 3D streaming, 5G Standalone network, 5G-SHARE, Atlantic Technological University, ATU, ATU Donegal, CEF Digital Fund, Connected Education programme, digital education innovation, engineering apprenticeships, Extended Reality education, FifthIngenium, immersive training, James Lawless, Karol Dempsey, New EU-backed initiative to introduce immersive 5G training labs at ATU Donegal with support from Vodafone, Sheila Kavanagh, virtual construction learning, Vodafone Ireland, XR labs, €6.25m investment
(IN BRIEF) Warwick Arts Centre has welcomed a new group of volunteers this season after receiving over one hundred applications, reflecting the strong appeal of its volunteering programme. Volunteers help run performances, films and exhibitions, contributing to audience experience by … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Education, Industrial, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Arrin Lewis, arts community, cinema, Community Engagement, Exhibitions, new season, performing arts, recruitment interest, theatre, Therese volunteer steward, University of Warwick, visitor experience, Volunteer Programme Flourishes at Warwick Arts Centre with New Applicants Joining the Team, volunteering programme, volunteers, Warwick Arts Centre
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by highlighting the progress of its global inclusion initiatives. At the end of 2024, the company employed 1,152 people with disabilities across 27 countries, representing 4.2% of the workforce. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Society, Spain, Technology
Tagged accessibility, Anastasia de las Peñas, Corporate Social Responsibility, disability employment, disability inclusion, Diversity Charter, employment support, ILO Global Business and Disability Network, inclusive workplace, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Konecta Foundation, MAPFRE, MAPFRE highlights rising disability employment and new support measures as part of its 2024–2026 Sustainability Plan, Miradas sin etiquetas, Programa Familiares, Sustainability Plan, unconscious bias training, volunteering, workforce diversity
(IN BRIEF) Trinity College Dublin has formed a new partnership with The Eddie Jordan Foundation to support students in Formula Trinity, the university’s student-run motorsport engineering team. The collaboration focuses on upskilling, industry connections, event collaboration, and career pathway support, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Society, Sports
Tagged career pathways, Cleavon Castelino, Eddie Jordan Foundation, Eddie Jordan Foundation supports Trinity College Dublin’s Formula Trinity team with skills development and industry access, engineering education, experiential learning, Formula Trinity, industry mentoring, INNOVATION, Irish engineering talent, Keith O’Loughlin, motorsport engineering, student engineering team, Trinity College Dublin, upskilling
(IN BRIEF) Capgemini has developed an AI-powered career assistant to help young people in Brazil identify green skills training opportunities and connect with sustainability-focused jobs. Built through the company’s Global Data Science Challenge and designed to support UNICEF’s Green Rising … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Management, News, Society, Technology
Tagged AI career assistant, aws, Brazil, Capgemini, Capgemini and UNICEF introduce multi-agent AI tool providing round-the-clock guidance for emerging green job pathways, Climate Action, employability, GDSC, Generation Unlimited, Global Data Science Challenge, green economy, Green Rising, green skills, knowledge graphs, Mistral AI, multi-agent AI, Nadi Albino, Niraj Parihar, personalized guidance, sustainability jobs, UNICEF, upskilling, Youth empowerment
Europe is entering a new phase of digital transformation where trust, not just digitisation, is becoming the core metric of success. The EU is shifting from policy and regulatory design to real deployment, with identity wallets, data spaces, and privacy-preserving … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Spain, Technology, Telecom, Turkey
Tagged advisory board members Ignacio Alamillo, AI Act, Alberto Pedrouzo, attribute-based verification, auditability, BDVA, Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Coimbra, citizen adoption, citizen-controlled identity, cloud federation, connector protocols, consent management, cybersecurity research, Cybersocial Lab, Data Act, Data Governance, data sovereignty, Data sovereignty becomes operational as the EU transitions from frameworks to functional infrastructure, data spaces, Data Spaces Business Alliance DSBA, Data Spaces Support Centre DSSC, deepfake detection, differential privacy, digital identity, digital identity wallet, Digital Public Services, digital rights, digital transformation, eIDAS 2.0, eIDAS2, EU data sovereignty, EU digital transformation, EU digital trust architecture enters its implementation era — from regulation to deployment, EU identity strategy, EUDI Wallet, EUDI Wallets, Europe begins building a trusted digital infrastructure grounded in data sovereignty and citizen identity control, Europe digital trust, Europe tests whether privacy-first digital ecosystems can scale beyond policy into everyday use, European Data Spaces, European data spaces move closer to reality as TrustED activates pilot rollout and UI testing, European Digital Identity, European privacy, federated data collaboration, federated learning, FIWARE Foundation, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Fraunhofer AISEC, Fraunhofer ISST, From design to deployment TrustED advances toward EU-scale testing of citizen-controlled digital identity, Fundación Cibervoluntarios, Gaia-X, Gaia-X Association, GDPR, Gradiant, homomorphic encryption, Horizon Europe, Identity wallets data-space pilots and privacy-tech form the backbone of Europe’s emerging digital trust framework, Infocert SPA, International Data Spaces Association IDSA, interoperability, KPMG European privacy report, KPMG privacy statistic, metadata standards, pan-European identity framework, pets, Pietro Bartoccioni, pilot deployment, privacy risk mitigation, privacy-enhancing technologies, privacy-preserving technologies, Promptly, prototype wallet testing, public privacy concerns, public trust, Recovery and Resilience Facility, Rome meeting, Rome meeting marks turning point as TrustED prepares live SSI and privacy pilots across Europe, secure authentication, secure data exchange, secure multi-party computation, selective disclosure, self-sovereign identity, SESTEK, Sovereign Cloud, sovereign data infrastructure, SSI, SSI self-sovereign identity, traceability, transparent data sharing, Tree Technology, TrustED, trusted computation, trusted digital ecosystems, trusted infrastructure, TrustED project, UI prototype testing, usage control, user-centric design, verifiable credentials, voice biometrics, volunteer focus groups, zero knowledge proofs, ZKPs, €53 billion EU digital investment, €53bn digital investment
(IN BRIEF) The University of Bristol has introduced 12 social venture spinouts in less than two and a half years, marking a rapid expansion of mission-driven companies founded not from STEM but from SHAPE disciplines — Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Affempreneurs, ARC Accelerator, Aspect, Bristol strengthens its role as a leader in SHAPE innovation with rapid growth in socially focused spinout companies, Circular Agriculture Hub, community benefit, Evelyn Welch, Good Grief Festival, humanities innovation, ImpactU, Michele Barbour, mission driven enterprises, research commercialisation, Robin Halpenny, SHAPE, social impact, social sciences entrepreneurship, social venture spinouts, sustainability, UK spinouts, University of Bristol, wellbeing
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has launched a major health-focused wealth proposition through new strategic partnerships with Bupa Global and WHOOP, offering affluent clients a combined ecosystem of international medical insurance and wearable-driven wellness insights. Backed by research from 800 customers … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Healthcare, Insurance, Management, Small Business, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Anthony Cabrelli, Bupa Global, Global Virtual Care, health and prevention, holistic wealth, Hong Kong, INDIA, international health insurance, IPMI, Priority Banking, Priority Private, private banking clients, Samir Subberwal, Singapore, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered expands wealth proposition with global healthcare coverage and real-time health technology, Todd Stiefler, wealth management innovation, wearable performance insights, wellness technology, WHOOP
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit Bank Austria has returned to the SRT market with Project ARTS Belvedere 2025, a new transaction under the UniCredit ARTS programme aimed at improving capital efficiency and increasing lending capacity across the real economy. The deal, carried … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Financial, Management, Society
Tagged ARTS Morava, ARTS programme, ARTS Silver-2, capital efficiency, CEE region, corporate lending, Hélène Buffin, Luca Paonessa, New ARTS Belvedere 2025 deal boosts UniCredit’s capital strategy and lending capacity across CEE markets, PFZW, PGGM, Project ARTS Belvedere 2025, risk management, significant risk transfer, SME Lending, SRT market, Stefano Chiarlone, UNICREDIT, UniCredit Bank Austria, €1.945 billion portfolio
(IN BRIEF) HENSOLDT has been awarded a follow-on In-Service Support contract by OCCAR to maintain and sustain the COBRA artillery radar system until 2028, following a renewed defence cooperation agreement between Germany and France. As the designated System Design Authority, … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Society, Technology
Tagged artillery detection, COBRA radar, defence cooperation, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH, European defence, European security, France, Germany, Hensoldt, HENSOLDT to extend long-term support for COBRA radar under new OCCAR agreement, In-Service Support, ISS contract, Memorandum of Understanding, obsolescence management, OCCAR, operational readiness, radar maintenance, system design authority, weapon-location radar
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