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EU Member States: Measures affecting transport across EU borders

The European Commission’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic prioritises keeping citizens healthy. This includes keeping essential transport moving, for example to transport medical supplies and other essential goods. Many Member States have announced restrictions to transport – a fully list by country is available below. This list is updated regularly, as information becomes available. Please note that...Read more
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CEN AND CENELEC MAKE EUROPEAN STANDARDS AVAILABLE TO HELP PREVENT THE COVID-19 CONTAGION

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization , agreed, in collaboration with all their Members and after the urgent request from the European Commission, to make freely available a series of European standards (ENs) for medical devices and personal protective equipment used in the context...Read more
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NiCAT Cluster: Clusters, what can we do now? #COVID19

We share with you an article posted by Goran Mladenovic, CEO Nis Cluster of Advanced Technologies, Serbia, Europe, disseminating the cluster's experience in connecting to the cluster members in these difficult times: "For years, as clusters, we have been preaching collaboration, openness and sharing experiences. Today, when all the fragility of civilization we are a part of is shown, it is important to...Read more
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Database & Technology adapting their "SimuGENS" software system to simulate dynamics of infections in large crowds

Database & Technology is one of DITECFER stakeholders. Its core business is the development of simulators (e.g. for training station masters; for training train drivers; for railway operations; etc.). One of their best performing systems since years - "SimuGENS" - is the "Dynamic study of crowds", that can simulate the behaviour of individuals in large groups up to tens of thousands of people,...Read more
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European Clusters Alliance: Joining forces. Collaborate to answer to the crisis

The European Clusters Alliance shares the Spanish experience of a quadruple helix collaboration in facing the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fighting the coronavirus requires innovative ideas, quick responses and numerous helping hands. Therefore, people are working on multiple levels: local, regional, national, European. And they come from different entities: industry, academia, government –...Read more
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Blueprint for Sectoral Cooperation on Skills

Following the 2019 Seminar: Blueprint in the Spotlight , organised by DG EMPL in close cooperation with DGs GROW, MARE, REGIO and RTD as well as the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), where the nine on-going projects from 2017 and 2018 and the six new Blueprint projects selected in 2019 had the first opportunity to come around the same table, the Blueprint in the Spotlight report...Read more
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European Commission: Coronavirus response

The European Commission has coordinated with Member States in responding to COVID19. A new website in 24 languages details the support being provided for businesses. In particular, the Corona Response Investment Initiative will be directed at SMEs, labour markets, other vulnerable parts of the EU economies. President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a comprehensive set of measures that will: Ensure the...Read more
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How to respond to the impact of Codiv-19 in your value chain?

We share with you an inspiring initative of emoveo consulting , featured in THE-NEXT-SOCIETY-i-Community daily digest of 23/03/2020. The company is offering 1 day / month of teleworking to its clients aimed at assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the value chain and finding immediate measures to overcome the difficulties in particular of the supply chain and cash management, adjusting...Read more
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European Commission: European standards for medical supplies made freely available to facilitate increase of production

In the context of the Coronavirus crisis, the Commission is working with industry and Member States to maximise the availability of masks, gloves, gowns and other medical supplies. Efforts include increasing production by existing manufacturers, facilitating imports and activating alternative ways of producing equipment. Upon the urgent request of the Commission, the European Committee for Standardization...Read more
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AMETIC, the Spanish Electronics and IT Associations of Industry in need of miniature electro valves for artificial ventilators

The General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium Entreprise within the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism in Spain has recently published an emergency post informing that AMETIC, the Spanish Electronics and IT Association of Industries is looking for miniatures electro valves. AMETIC is managing the support to scale up production in Spanish companies that manufacture artificial ventilators,...Read more
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