Policy brief: Responsible digital transformation - the bridge between digital and circular economy policies

Policy brief: Responsible digital transformation - the bridge between digital and circular economy policies

Responsible digital transformation
Type
Author
Technopolis Group Brussels
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
IDC
Fraunhofer
IDEA
Capgemini
NESTA
Publication Date
June, 2020
Country
EU
Language for original content
Scope
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

This policy brief from the ATI project (Technopolis Group, IDC, Fraunhofer, IDEA, Capgemini and NESTA) aims to promote policy initiatives and good practices of advanced and digital technologies that deliver solutions to the pressing environmental problems of our times. It outlines policy challenges in Europe, presenting the positive and negative impacts of digital technologies. It couples the objectives within digital and circular economy, showing national and industrial strategies that foster green investment. It also explains the various policy measures at societal levels within research and innovation programmes, energy solutions, regional ecosystems, smart mobility, resource consumption and voluntary industrial initiatives.