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Central European Processing

Central Europe is becoming a hotbed for research and development for some of the world's largest companies. Michiel van Blommestein takes a look at this IT powerhouse in the heart of the continent.

Andrada Fiscutean

Andrada Fiscutean has been covering science and technology for more than seven years. She is also news editor for PRO FM radio in Bucharest, Romania.

Michiel van Blommestein

Michiel van Blommestein is a Dutch journalist who has been living in Poland since 2010. He worked as a technology journalist in the Netherlands before moving to Poland to work as a regular correspondent for various news outlets. He still loves the bits and bytes though.

Latest Posts

World's best headphones? The Cold War story behind these high-end products

A small company's headphones, said by some to be the best in the world, can trace their roots back to the Soviet era.

March 1, 2021 by Andrada Fiscutean in Innovation

Fintech just made a big leap forward in this tiny country: Here's why

Innovations in digital payments is helping Balkan state Croatia develop its fintech industry.

August 19, 2020 by Bojan Stojkovski in Innovation

How Balkan troll farms are spreading coronavirus disinformation

The infamous North Macedonia fake news troll farms are now also playing a part in the coronavirus 'infodemic'.

June 22, 2020 by Bojan Stojkovski in CXO

Mobile apps and contact tracing: These tools are helping to end the lockdown

A Czech mapping system called 'Smart Quarantine' is helping ease tough restrictive measures and curb the outbreak.

May 1, 2020 by Bojan Stojkovski in Mobility

Artificial intelligence: How machine-learning jobs are giving refugees a future in tech

Bulgaria-based social enterprise Humans in the Loop provides digital skills training for migrants from conflict zones.

April 21, 2020 by Bojan Stojkovski in AI & Robotics

Coronavirus: This tiny country is posting the names and locations of quarantined citizens

Balkan authorities resort to publishing personal data online to stem the coronavirus outbreak.

March 27, 2020 by Bojan Stojkovski in CXO

Why this city wants tech startups and developer jobs to heal its civil war wounds

Vukovar, a small city between Croatia and Serbia, is being transformed by the growth of the Balkan IT industry.

January 17, 2020 by Bojan Stojkovski in Innovation

Tesla power storage: Balkan battery project is 'largest running in Europe'

Slovenian €15m Tesla-based battery scheme is also the first in the Balkans.

November 13, 2019 by Bojan Stojkovski in Innovation

Data analytics' big problem: 'The tools are nice, but how do you get people to use them?'

Romania's OMV Petrom is using soft power to get employees to use its new data-analytics tools.

November 11, 2019 by Lindsay Clark in CXO

Fintech startups: Why Bulgaria is a hotbed for finance software development

Bulgaria is on its way to becoming a leading fintech technology hub in southeast Europe.

October 14, 2019 by Bojan Stojkovski in Innovation

Albanian gangs take up cryptocurrencies: 'We need a new approach' say police

Balkan organized crime groups in the UK are using fintech for money-laundering schemes.

September 18, 2019 by Bojan Stojkovski in Security

New US-Poland 5G pact: Will it help loosen Huawei's grip on Europe?

The 5G agreement between the US and Poland comes amid a worsening trade war with China.

September 3, 2019 by Bojan Stojkovski in 5G

As US, China fight trade war, Greece opens up to Huawei's 5G ambitions

Despite some countries' reservations about Huawei, Greece is busy running 5G projects with the Chinese giant.

August 19, 2019 by Bojan Stojkovski in 5G

Google's language techniques help O2 Czech Republic reveal network secrets

Google created Word2vec to help analyze natural language. But O2 Czech Republic is using it to interpret messy cell-tower data.

June 13, 2019 by Lindsay Clark in Networking

After false Notre Dame, vaccine stories, Facebook takes fake news fight to EU polls

More than 20 European fact-checking outlets are participating in Facebook's initiative.

May 17, 2019 by Bojan Stojkovski in Tech Industry