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More than 1.000 enterprises and app developers using FIWARE technology will benefit from the economic support granted by the European Commission. With a global budget of more than 100 million euros, 80 million of which will be destined directly to funding SMEs and entrepreneurs. [watch video...] |
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REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE INTERNET (ECFI)
At last, after so much work, the FIWARE Accelerator Programme is now being presented at the European Conference for the Future Internet (ECFI) in Munich! More than 500 people are attending this meeting point where developers, entrepreneurs and accelerators can experience this technology first hand. Within the framework of the FIWARE Accelerator Programme, the European Commission destines 80 million euros to fostering innovation and businesses on the Internet of the Future. [continue...] |
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3D PRINTING: NEW CONTENTS, NEW FORMATS
Did you know that films such as The Hobbit, Iron Man, Jurassic Park, Avatar, Terminator or even The Muppets used a technique to create their characters and settings that is now revolutionizing design in a broader context? We are talking about 3D printing!
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Let there be Internet, and there were great business opportunities. Since the mid-90s, the Internet reached everybody’s lives in nearly every aspect. Communication became instantaneous; transactions, encrypted; and businesses, online.
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FOODLOOP: RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION, SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY!
A couple of weeks ago, we already spoke about the unique opportunity that the Internet of the Future meant for the area of food and agriculture. Let’s see now how these digital dreams can come true and become one of the success stories FIWARE feels proudest of. [continue...] |
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ECFI: 80 MILLION EUROS TO BE AWARDED TO SMES AND STARTUPS
In September 2014, while Munich is getting ready for the Oktoberfest, the city will also hold an event that will help hundreds of entrepreneurs create their businesses. The European Commission, in collaboration with FIWARE, has allocated a total budget of 100 million euros (80 million of which are fully destined to SMEs and startups) to foster innovation and business growth. [continue...] |
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FIWARE JUMP CONFERENCE: BOOST SME’S AND STARTUPS WITH FIWARE
The event is promoted by CMP and SOUL-FI. SOUL-FI is one of the FIWARE accelerators which aims to grow innovative web-based solutions and services applying FIWARE technology. SOUL-FI provides funding to startups and SMEs (over €5 million in grants) and targeted support services to talented entrepreneurs to help bring new products (apps and services) to market. [continue...] |
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FIWARE AND THE INTERNET OF “FIELDS”
Imagine a world where stalks could tell farmers they need more nutrients, or where the ground could tell the sprinkler how much water it needs, or where a farm could warn others about the particular pest that infested it. Now that smart cities are on everyone’s lips, the Internet of the Future is also opening up a world of unprecedented possibilities in terms of food and agriculture. Let’s consider for a while the enormous impact that the use of Open and Big Data may have on the lives of both farmers and consumers. Smart fields would not only be more efficient, but may also reduce costs. [continue...] |
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ADEVICE: FRESH PROJECTS ON CLEAN WATER
Smart cities are no longer a plan, but a reality; projects based on FIWARE technology are little by little being launched and, then, improving the quality of the cities we live in. If some months ago, we could read words by Francisco Jariego, from Telefonica R&D, stating that “cities are the best innovation machine we’ve invented”; we can now be certain that that machine is effectively running. Projects as Adevice are an irrefutable evidence of how the ecosystem created by FIWARE can make our cities a better place to live.[continue...] |
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