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Paper published in Cloud Computing and Data Science
A new paper written by researchers participating in DEMETER has been published in Cloud Computing and Data Science. The paper titled ‘Map Whiteboard Cloud Solution for Collaborative Editing of Geographic Information’ addresses how Map Whiteboard technology allows for multiple parties to collaboratively develop maps and map data. The work received support from several EU projects...
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Future of Digital Agriculture at IoT Week 2021
IoT Week is a 5-day conference where leaders from the worlds of business, tech and science shed light on the future of technology and its impact on business and life. On September 1st, 2021, two sessions ran which were dedicated to digital agriculture and moderated by DEMETER project coordinator, Kevin Doolin. The agriculture sector faces...
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The importance of blockchain technology in digital agriculture
In our latest blog post, Martina Poberaj of OriginTrail discusses the importance of blockchain technology in digital agriculture. OriginTrail is a partner in DEMETER participating in two pilot projects focused on ‘Disease Prediction and Supply Chain Transparency for Orchards/Vineyards’ and ‘Transparent Supply Chain in the Poultry Industry’. In the digital age, consumers and food producers...
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Summer School of Science for high school students in Montenegro
DEMETER was featured in the presentation by UDG (University of Donja Gorica) at the Summer School of Science organized by PRONA, August 10-15, 2021. The event took place in Ivanova Korita, Montenegro and it was attended by the best high school students from all over the Montenegro. UDG professors and researchers gave presentation called “Digital...
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DEMETER to present at IoT Week 2021
The 10th edition of the IoT Week conference will be held from August 30th to September 3rd 2021 in a virtual format. The key theme of this online edition is defining the Next Generation IoT for a Sustainable Future. The IoT Week 2021 Program covers 12 main topics, featuring over 40 sessions. During 5 days,...
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DEMETER is a finalist in the .eu Web Awards
The DEMETER website www.h2020-demeter.eu is a finalist in the 2021 .eu Web Awards in the Better World category. Over 160 unique nominations were received in total and almost 13,000 votes tallied. The .eu Web Awards is an online competition, launched in 2014 by EURid EURID (European Registry for Internet Domains). .EU ( including .ею in Cyrillic script)...
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New DEMETER Publication from CISTI Conference 2021
Researchers from DEMETER partners, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) (Borja Bordel, Ramón Alcarria and Tomás Robles) and Codan (Gema de la Torre and Isidoro Carretero) have published a new paper at the 16th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI) which took place from 23-26 June 2021. The paper, ‘Digital user-industry interactions and Industry...
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SmartAgriHubs: gender equality and smart farming
The raison d’être of SmartAgriHubs is inclusive and exponential Agri-digital community and network building, showcasing Agri-digital innovation which leads to more sustainable and competitive European agriculture. While many achievements are evident, a bit of self-reflection prompted a question: In our quest for inclusiveness and innovation, had we overlooked the obvious? What about women in agri-tech...
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New Publication: Leveraging Agri-food IoT Solutions to Connect Apiary Owners and Farmers
Researchers from Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland (Marcin Płóciennik, Raul Palma, Szymon Mueller, Szymon Kupinski, Michał Błaszczak, Soumya Brahma, Arkadiusz Radziuk) and Ideatronik, Poland (Adam Swiatkowski) have published a paper in the 16th International Conference on Telecommunications (ConTEL). The abstract from the paper titled ‘Leveraging Agri-Food IoT Solutions to Connect Apiary Owners and Farmers’ is...
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The Importance of Farm Advisors in the roll out of Digital Technologies
Farm advisors are important actors in the roll out of digital technologies. Dr. Teresa Hooks of H2020 project FAIRshare discusses the farm advisors’ role and how the project is directly addressing the need to engage advisors. The advance of digital technologies has grown substantially in recent times and this has become even more apparent during...
