EU mulls new rules for era of ‘intelligent’ factories, robots

EurActiv unveiled on 12 January 2016 the European Commission's plans to put forward legislative proposals to encourage the digitalisation of industry in the European Union, as concerns grew over Europe's pace in the race to bring its industry into the digital era.

In 2015, the European Commission launched proposals to establish a Digital Single Market (DSM).

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EurActiv, 13.10.15: Moedas: Europe's industries have to go digital http://www.euractiv.com/sections/innovation-industry/moedas-europes-industries-have-go-traditional-digital-318436

European Commission: Digital Agenda for Europe: Digitising European Industry http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/digitising-european-industry

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