The White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI) published by the European Commission in February 2020, sets out policy options on how to achieve the uptake of AI and address the risks associated with certain uses of this new technology. A public consultation is open for citizens and stakeholders [...]
In February 2020, the European Commission unveiled its ideas and actions for a digital transformation of the EU. It presented a European society powered by digital solutions that puts people first, opens up new opportunities for businesses, and boosts the development of trustworthy technology to foster an open [...]
On 29 January 2020, DESIRA attended the high-level event organised by IoF2020 and SmartAgriHubs at the European Parliament to discuss about ‘Smart Farming: Digitalisation of Agriculture and vision for the new CAP’. The event gathered a varied range of stakeholders such as young farmers, organic farmers, farmer cooperatives, [...]
Authors: Oliver Moore and Davie Philip, CULTIVATE (The Sustainable Ireland Cooperative Society) What is the state of play of digitisation in agrifood and how can we make sure it contributes to building sustainability? The report ‘Digitising Agrifood - pathways and challenges’ addresses just these considerations. It is a [...]
Author: Manlio Bacco, CNR (National Research Council, Italy) A recent scientific paper by Manlio Bacco of CNR (National Research Council of Italy), together with other authors, overviews research initiatives and scientific literature on the topic of Smart Farming (SF), looking at recent technologies and techniques being used or [...]
Coordinators of four Horizon 2020 projects launched last year under the Rural Renaissance call organised a meeting to foster cooperation and synergies among the projects. DESIRA, SHERPA, POLIRURAL and Ruralization met on 9 January 2020 together with representatives from DG AGRI and the Research Executive Agency. The [...]
