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- PRESS RELEASE
- Better choice & more competitive prices for German broadband customers thanks to EU action
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(19 May 2011) German consumers stand to benefit from better choice and more competitive prices for broadband internet access thanks to EU action which has obliged the German Government to comply with EU law and so not protect Deutsche Telekom from competition on the broadband market. If applied as originally drafted, a German law would have made it difficult for telecom operators to compete on this market. As Germany has now removed the provision in question, the European Commission has closed the infringement case it had opened against Germany. The Commission has also closed a second infringement case against Germany concerning restrictions on the technologies allowed to use the 2.6 GHz radio frequency band. Germany's national rules have now been changed, opening the frequencies to all compatible wireless systems that provide telecoms services (i.e. not only mobile but also fixed wireless services). As a result, there is no longer any impediment to the roll-out of EU-wide wireless broadband services in that frequency band and customers stand to have more choice.
- PRESS RELEASE
- European research behind the Future Internet
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(18 May 2011) In the context of this week's "Future Internet week" event in Budapest, the European Commission is currently reviewing the progress of some 140 "Future Internet" research projects which it supports. The Internet connects over 1.5 billion people today and billions of objects are expected to get connected tomorrow. EU-funded research aims to make the Internet of the future a dynamic place for innovation, growth and jobs. Building on this existing EU-funded research, a EUR 600 million "Future Internet" Public-Private Partnership was launched on 3rd May 2011 to develop new ways of building better services and improving business innovation for the Future Internet. Boosting the EU's research, development and innovation efforts is a key element of the Digital Agenda for Europe.
- PRESS RELEASE
- Tsunami and earthquake research: meeting in Brussels on 20 May to learn lessons and boost cooperation
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(17 May 2011) An EU-funded research project called SAFER has developed a groundbreaking earthquake early-warning system based on low-cost sensor technology used in car air-bags. Another, DEWS, has paved the way for a new warning system which has reduced by two-thirds the time needed to detect a seismic event that could trigger a tsunami in the Indian Ocean region, so badly hit in 2004. DEWS has also developed a text message alert system to maximise time for people to escape. Leaders of these and five other innovative EU-funded projects aiming to save lives when earthquakes and tsunamis strike will take part on 20 May in Brussels in a European Commission workshop on "Tsunami risk in Europe - Research Achievements and Future Perspectives". The Commission's Joint Research Centre will be a key participant, given its work coordinating the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System (GDACS). The Emergency Response Service currently in preparation under EU's Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) programme will also be represented. Among the key questions addressed will be: what lessons can be learnt from the recent Japanese disaster, with a presentation by Masahiro Yamamoto of UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission; how serious are the risks in Europe and what can be done to mitigate these; what are the future challenges for earthquake/tsunami science; and in which specific areas is more research needed?
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Network Information Security Summer School
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27 June 2011 - 1 July 2011 Hersonissos, Greece
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the Institute for Computer Science (ICS) of the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) are jointly organizing the 4th Summer School on Network and Information Security (NIS). The Summer School aims to provide a forum for experts in Information Security, policy makers from EU Member States and EU Institutions, decision makers from the industry, as well as members of the research and academic community, for interacting on cutting edge and interesting topics in NIS. In addition to the speeches and discussions, a poster session with FP7 projects in the area of security will take place.
- NEWS ARTICLE
- Draft report of the first meeting of the High level Steering Group on the Pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
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(20 May 2011) The European Commission has set up a high level Steering group to assist with preparatory work for the pilot partnership. This high level Steering Group is jointly chaired by Vice President Neelie Kroes and Commissioner John Dalli and includes Member States, regions, industry, health and social care professionals, elderly and patient organisations and other interest groups. The Steering group is mandated with drawing up recommendations for a Strategic Implementation Plan, on the basis of which initiatives would be launched for piloting the partnership. The first meeting of Steering Group was held on 2 May 2011 and was facilitated by David Byrne, a former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy. It is the first time that in Europe all the stakeholders are joining forces at this scale to commit advancing innovation in active and healthy ageing.
New in the Library
- SPEECH
- Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
- ICT as a key enabler for growth
Handelsblatt Conference Cologne, 17 May 2011
ICT 2011 Proposers' Day - Budapest, 19-20 May
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