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eSkills & Work, General

The high-tech skills gap in Europe will reach 500,000 in 2025 with a strong polarisation of skills needed

The demand for high-tech skills is on a solid growth track. empirica is anticipating that the number of IT practitioners will grow from 8 million in 2015 to almost 8.7 …

eSkills & Work, General

empirica developed a ‘European high-tech leadership skills agenda for 2020 and beyond’ for the European Commission

The agenda released in April 2017 identifies key areas where investment is needed to ensure that Europe has a sufficient talent pool of high-tech leaders in the future. There is …

General, Inclusive Society

WeGovNow takes part in pathbreaking Open Public Review pilot in Horizon 2020

WeGovNow, a Horizon2020 research & innovation action coordinated by empirica, is proud to be selected as one of three projects taking part in a pilot on enabling the engaged stakeholder …

eSkills & Work, General

empirica runs new study about entrepreneurship in developing countries

On behalf of the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, DAAD), empirica now leads a study about entrepreneurship in developing countries. Together with the University of Kassel, empirica will …

Energy, General

empirica Guidelines to Member States on sub-metering of thermal energy published

empirica recommendations to Member States on the EED, entitled “Specific guidance for sub-metering of thermal energy in multi-unit buildings (implementation of Articles 9-11 of Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency)”, are …

eSkills & Work, General

empirica to help the European Commission in the development of Digital Organisational Reference Frameworks to help move towards IT Professionalism

The aim of this service contract for the European Commission, represented by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, is to provide a key contribution to the development and …

eSkills & Work, General

empirica to carry out an evaluation and assessment of e-Skills and ICT training programs to support diverse populations to enter the labour market as part of a project contract for the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation

The project diversITy will conduct an evaluation and assessment of e-Skills and ICT training programs to support diverse populations to enter the labour market. The report will thus identify and …

Energy, General, Research & Innovation

empirica tasked with supporting large-scale government intelligent energy initiative

empirica is partner in the consortium chosen by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to evaluate the large SINTEG programme, which sets out to showcase large-scale solutions to …

eSkills & Work, General, Research & Innovation

Internationalisation of innovation in SMEs: twelve case studies and final report now available

Empirica successfully concluded the study “internationalisation of innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises” on behalf of the European Commission’s Directorate-General Research and Innovation. The study’s final report is available for …

Digital Health, eCare & Ageing, General

ProEmpower: Procuring innovative ICT for patient empowerment and self-management for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Usual diabetes care Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, life-long, rising and very broad disease accompanied by many co-morbid conditions, complications and stages. Medical services for diabetes are available in all …

eSkills & Work, General

European Commission publishes final report, case studies and executive summaries about entrepreneurship education at European universities

The European Commission now published the final report, case studies and executive summaries in English and German language of the study “supporting the entrepreneurial potential of higher education” (sepHE). All …

General, Research & Innovation

EULinksChecker, developed by the EUCases project, shortlisted for Innovation Radar Prize 2016

EUCases reused the millions of legal documents from EU and national legislative and case law portals, as well as open access doctrinal work. The components developed cover the entire publication …