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- Addressing the challenges of an ageing population
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(15 July 2011) The European Commission calls on EU Member States to develop and pursue a common vision on how to coordinate research at EU level in the field of ageing. This was the message of a Recommendation just adopted by the Commission entitled "More years, better lives - the potential and challenges of demographic change". The Recommendation urges Member States to participate in a Joint Programming Initiative on ageing populations in research areas such as how to retain people in the labour market, how to help older people remain active for as long as possible, in good health and with a better quality of life and how to make our future care systems sustainable.
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- More open access to scientific information - Commission seeks views
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(15 July 2011) A public consultation on access to, and preservation of, digital scientific information has been launched by the European Commission on the initiative of European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and Commissioner for Research and Innovation, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn. European researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs must have easy and fast access to scientific information, to compete on an equal footing with their counterparts across the world. Modern digital infrastructures can play a key role in facilitating access. However, a number of challenges remain, such as high and rising subscription prices to scientific publications, an ever-growing volume of scientific data, and the need to select, curate and preserve research outputs. Open access, defined as free access to scholarly content over the Internet, can help address this. Scientists, research funding organisations, universities, and other interested parties are invited to send their contributions on how to improve access to scientific information. The consultation will run until 9 September 2011. Accessing and re-using knowledge is a key objective of the Digital Agenda for Europe and the Innovation Union.
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- Commission consults on practical rules for notifying personal data breaches
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(14 July 2011) The views of telecoms operators, Internet service providers, Member States, national data protection authorities consumer organisations and other interested parties are being sought by the European Commission on whether additional practical rules are needed to make sure that personal data breaches are notified in a consistent way across the EU. The revised ePrivacy Directive (2009/136/EC), which entered into force on 25 May 2011 as part of a package of new EU telecoms rules, requires operators and Internet service providers to inform, without undue delay, national authorities and their customers about breaches of personal data that they hold. The Commission wants to gather input based on existing practice and initial experience with the new telecoms rules and may then propose additional practical rules to make clear when breaches should be reported, the procedures for doing so, and the formats that should be used. Contributions to the consultation are welcome until 9th September 2011.
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- Commission consults on how best to seize the opportunities for TV and film in the online age
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(13 July 2011) Digital technology and the internet are rapidly changing the way in which audiovisual works are produced, marketed, and distributed. Consumers increasingly expect to be able to watch anything, anywhere, any time and via any one of a number of devices (TV, personal computer, games console, mobile media device). Business models have to evolve rapidly to keep pace with the ever faster pace of technological change which offers new opportunities for creators and distributors and also new consumer expectations and ultimately more growth and jobs.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Final EURASIAPAC Workshop
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30 November 2011 Brussels, Belgium
The EURASIAPAC project aims to contribute to the facilitation of ICT related research cooperation between Europe and countries of the Asia-Pacific region (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea). Actions to design effective funding and cooperation programmes aiming at strengthening ICT research cooperation between Europe and Asian-Pacific countries will be discussed. The EURASIAPAC Cooperation Portal and the EU-Asia-Pacific ICT Cooperation Strategy will be presented, two main project outcomes, gathering results from the thematic workshops with ones from the expert online consultation, identifying current and emerging research and cooperation priorities as well as major players in the ICT research field. The Cooperation Portal will be used also as a tool to ensure the sustainability of the project while increasing international ICT research collaboration opportunities between the two regions.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- EPoSS General Assembly, Annual Forum & Proposers' Day 2011
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5 October 2011 - 7 October 2011 Barcelona, Spain
The European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS) will report on its activities during the General Assembly. The Annual Forum will be open to all stakeholders. Representatives from industry and research will present design, integration, manufacturing, and commercialization solutions for Smart Systems. A call for presentations has been launched. The Proposers' Day is an information, brokerage and training event for the Smart Systems community. Its focus is on relevant objectives of the ICT Work Programme and upcoming calls. Funding opportunities for Smart Systems projects in the current round of calls amount to 200 MEUR . Participants are invited to present project proposals, display technology offers and build consortia. In addition, they will have the opportunity to participate in a special COWIN training session on IPR issues in research projects.
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