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EIB Invests €350 Million with INWIT to Boost Digital Connectivity and Mobile Coverage Across Italy

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €350 million to INWIT to support the expansion of digital telecommunications infrastructure across Italy, improving mobile coverage, especially in rural areas. The investment will fund the development of both macro-grid infrastructure … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool Joins Liverpool Arts and Culture Race Equality Manifesto to Promote Inclusion and Diversity

(IN BRIEF) The University of Liverpool has officially signed the Liverpool Arts and Culture Race Equality Manifesto, an initiative aimed at fostering inclusion and equality within the arts and culture sector in the Liverpool City Region. The manifesto, developed by … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer IGD develops automated robotic arm to scan cultural objects in 3D, now cooperating with Phase One

The digital twin concept arrives in the museum world (PRESS RELEASE) DARMSTADT, 23-Feb-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Fraunhofer IGD in Darmstadt has developed a product to make it easier for museums to digitize their collections and is now cooperating with … Read the full press release

Oxford University: Half of all natural history specimens held in the world’s museums could be wrongly named

OXFORD, 18-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As many as 50% of all natural history specimens held in the world’s museums could be wrongly named, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Even … Read the full press release

The European Commission welcomes endorsement by the EU Council’s ‘Coreper’ committee of EU Open Data rules

Brussels, 11-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes endorsement by the EU Council’s ‘Coreper’ committee (EU Committee of Member States’ Permanent Representatives) of the Commission’s effort to open-up public sector data for re-use across Europe (see IP/11/1524). Once fully implemented into national law, the revision of … Read the full press release