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- Commission takes first step to ensure life-saving emergency call system for road accidents in place by 2015
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(8 September 2011) The first measure to ensure that by 2015 your car can dial emergency services for you when you have a serious accident has been adopted by the European Commission today. The Commission wants the life-saving eCall system to be fitted to all new models of cars and light vehicles from 2015. eCall automatically dials Europe's single emergency number 112 in the event of a serious accident and communicates the vehicle's location to the emergency services. A Commission Recommendation adopted on 8th September, urges Member States to ensure that mobile phone network operators upgrade their infrastructure so that eCalls are efficiently passed on to emergency services.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Cloud Law or Legal cloud ?
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30 September 2011 Brussels, Belgium
Are we "legally ready" for cloud computing? Data protection and transfers, new contractual practices and international private law issues are the common topics to be addressed when analysing the phenomenon from a legal point of view. Furthermore, each entity bound by regulatory compliance constraints has to assess whether "going into the cloud" is wise, or even allowed, taking into account its activities and the data or processes that it would like to outsource this way. The aim of the conference is to explore the legal contexts of cloud computing globally, but also from a sector-oriented perspective.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Reaping the benefits of eID in different business sectors within the EU and beyond
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29 September 2011 Brussels, Belgium
The European Union acknowledged the need for electronic identification at an early stage. The actual adoption in the member states did not proceed as fast as initially expected. Various reasons have influenced the slow pace, such as the fragmentation of the market of IT solutions, the lack of interoperability among different solutions and the differences in semantic, organisational and legal perspectives between Member States. The European Commission is organising this event that aims to identify commonalities and differences in the use of eID in different economic sectors, so as to identify needs and demand, but also barriers that influence the deployment of eID in Europe.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- I-ESA - Shaping Enterprise Interoperability in Future Internet
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20 March 2012 - 23 March 2012 Valencia, Spain
This event aims to provide an overview of the latest research work in Enterprise Interoperability (EI) and the associated domains like Enterprise System Applications (ESA) and the Future Internet (FI) domains. It also aims to offer an opportunity for researchers, IT experts, policy-makers in the EI, ESA and FI domains to network with other researchers from public or private sector, IT users and providers, to encourage exchange of best practice and the formation of collaborations in preparation for research projects. A call for papers has been launched (deadline: 23 September).
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- ARMTELEMED: Road to the Future
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14 October 2011 - 16 October 2011 Yerevan, Armenia
The congress will feature two days of plenary and scientific sessions, panel discussions and round tables, with keynote presentations by world-famous experts in telehealth and related technologies, as well as an educational track and an exhibition. The event is expected to bring together more than 300 participants, including policy makers, government officials and senior executives, all of them defining and regulating development of the field of Information and Communication Technologies in medicine and healthcare, in Armenia and beyond.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Future Networks 8th FP7 Concertation meeting
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6 October 2011 - 7 October 2011 Brussels, Belgium
The purpose of the Concertation meeting is to bring together the ongoing FP7 projects funded under the Future Networks objective and facilitate exchange of results and achievements, and build consensus. The Network of the Future projects are organised into three clusters: Future Internet Technologies (FI Cluster), Radio Access and Spectrum (RAS Cluster) and Converged and Optical Networks (CaON Cluster).
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- General Assembly of the Net!Works Technology Platform
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5 October 2011 Brussels, Belgium
Net!Works is the European Technology Platform (ETP) for communications networks and services, relaunched from the former eMobility ETP under a new name with an expanded scope. The programme of this assembly provides an excellent opportunity for all stakeholders in ICT research to get first-hand information on the upcoming FP7 Call 8 and the new framework programme Horizon 2020. The one-day event is co-located with the EC Future Networks Concertation meeting, which takes places on 3-4 October.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Standards in the Cloud: a transatlantic mindshare
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28 September 2011 - 29 September 2011 Sofia Antipolis, France
The EU and the US are both engaged in large scale efforts to devise standards for cloud computing be it at infrastructure, service or application level. In order to support this dialogue, this EU-US event on standards for cloud computing is co-organized by the European Commission and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) in partnership with the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), EuroCIO and Eurocloud. The event is open to all and free of charge but prior registration is required.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Technology-enhanced Learning: ICT Call 8 Information Day
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5 October 2011 Luxembourg
The event addresses researchers interested in submitting project proposals to the 8th ICT call under FP7, objective ICT-2011.8.1: Technology-enhanced Learning. The information day aims at helping participants to better understand the work programme and criteria for the evaluation of proposals, to facilitate sharing of ideas and experiences, and to meet potential partners for project consortia. Participation to the event is free of charge but prior registration is required.
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- Film heritage - Public Workshop
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20 September 2011 Brussels, Belgium
The workshop will present the preliminary final report of the study on "Challenges of the digital era for film heritage institutions" and provide the stakeholders with the opportunity to discuss the key findings. A copy of the report will be made available to registered participants before the workshop. Translation services will be provided in DE, EN and FR. Participation is free of charge, but registration is mandatory.
Contact: Information and Registration
See also: Protection of film heritage
Reminders
- EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
- FET Proactive Information Day on Call 8
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12 October 2011 Brussels, Belgium
During this event, information on FET-Proactive initiatives under this call will be provided, as well as contractual, legal and administrative modalities. In addition, the creation of consortia and synergies will be facilitated through an open exchange "Proposers Forum". Registration is free of charge but mandatory.
Contact: Jean-Marie Auger
New in the Library
- SPEECH
- Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda
- Deploying the eCall life-saving emergency call system
European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism, Brussels, 8th September 2011
- SPEECH
- Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Digital Agenda
- Internet and Societies: New Innovation Paths
Paradiso conference (The Internet for a global sustainable future), Brussels, 8 September 2011
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