It also has an impact on economic sectors such as banking, automotive, logistics, retail, health, energy or transport that rely on connectivity to enhance productivity, for instance, through cloud computing, connected objects and integrated service provision.

This is the identification of the CBEFF Format Owner assigned by the International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) to INCITS Technical Committee M1.

This is the identification of the CBEFF Format Owner assigned by the International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) to INCITS Technical Committee M1.

Key EU technology challenges for the next 10 years to meet the 2050 vision: Bring the next generation of renewable energy technologies to market competitiveness; Achieve a breakthrough in the cost-efficiency of energy storage technologies; Develop the technologies and create the conditions to enable industry to commercialise hydrogen fuel cell vehicles; Complete the preparations for the demonstration of a new generation (Gen-IV) of fission reactors for increased sustainability; Complete the construction of the ITER fusion facility and ensure early industry participation in the preparation of demonstration actions; Elaborate alternat ...[+++]ive visions and transition strategies towards the development of the Trans-European energy networks and other systems necessary to support the low carbon economy of the future; Achieve breakthroughs in enabling research for energy efficiency: e.g. materials, nano-science, information and communication technologies, bio-science and computation.

It is true that there has been a reduction in ICT industry growth resulting in some significant redundancies, e.g. during 2001, the telecoms, computer and electronics industries announced over 350 000 job cuts [52].

It is true that there has been a reduction in ICT industry growth resulting in some significant redundancies, e.g. during 2001, the telecoms, computer and electronics industries announced over 350 000 job cuts [52].