SMOOTH was invited to discuss the challenges SMEs face towards GDPR regulation in the EU. SMEs are the backbone of European economy: they employ 2 out of 3 employees and produce 57 cents of every euro of value added. Some Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) suggest that attaining compliance with the GDPR for SMEs is fairly…
On July 19th, SMOOTH had the chance to be invited to participate in a webinar, organized by Cyberwatching.eu on GDPR compliance in the age of emerging technologies. Emerging technologies can boost performance and productivity for organizations. The development and application of technologies such as AI, blockchain and cloud computing are key competitive factors the European Digital Single…
On the 2nd of July, SMOOTH and five other European Projects, DEFEND, PAPAYA, POSEIDON, PDP4E, and BPR4GDPR, hold their second official cluster meeting. The 6 Horizon 2020 projects decided to collaborate together to work on their common goal: Raise awareness of the GDPR. What started with joint meeting and dissemination activities emerged to form…
On the 13 and 14 of June, the SMOOTH presented its project at the Annual Privacy Forum in Rome. Organized by ENISA, the European Commission DG CONNECT, the University of Rome Tor Vergata and LUISS University, the two-day conference focused Data Privacy, Innovation and legal framework. SMOOTH had its own stand on the conference premises…
Are you an SME? Do you want your company to adopt and be compliant with the GDPR? SMOOTH partners are organizing a webinar to explain main key issues regarding the regulation and how to join the SMOOTH pilot program, a great opportunity for companies to test the SMOOTH platform and get one year free services…
This week (15 to 19 of April) SMOOTH had the opportunity to be featured on Cyberwatching.eu website and social media as the ‘Project of the week’. Cyberwatching.eu is the European observatory of research and innovation in the field of cybersecurity and privacy. Cyberwatching.eu is the European observatory of research and innovation in the field of cybersecurity…
THE SMOOTH Consortium is delighted to announce that Confartigianato Vicenza is the first member of the SMOOTH Advisory Board. The Advisory Board is composed of organisations and individuals that have expressed their interest in the project and are able to provide practical advice to the partners. Through this advisory board the SMOOTH consortium will be…
If you were in Vienna last week you may have seen SMOOTH! From December 4th to 6th the SMOOTH consortium participated in the ICT 2018 event. ICT2018 was organised by DG Connect and the Austrian presidency of the EU. This research and innovation fair focused on the European Union’s priorities in the digital transformation of…
SMOOTH is a leading European project that will help SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses) adapt to the new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into force on May 25th and focuses on protecting the citizens’ privacy with common rules throughout the European Union. In this sense, the main objective of the project is…