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Subject: Information Society Newsroom Update 08-10-2003
INFORMATION SOCIETY NEWSROOM UPDATE
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--------------------------------------- Economy and Work
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/ecowor/index
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-- EVENT
24 - 26 November 2003
EGOVOS Conference
UNESCO, Paris, France
International event covering the topic of free/open source software,
interoperability and open standards in the government sphere
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-- PRESS RELEASE
Digital technologies post-September 11th: more security but less privacy for
the European citizen? (6/10/2003)
Will new technologies protect privacy or hamper it in the post-September 11
world? Trends in information society technology will have a significant
impact on the balance between citizens' security and privacy, according to a
report released today by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre
(JRC). The study on Security and Privacy for the Citizen in the
Post-September 11 Digital Age: A Prospective Overview, commissioned by the
European Parliament, analyses the security and privacy implications of three
emerging technologies: identity management (on-line services based on the
identification of the user), location-based services (focusing on local
positioning and tracking of the user) and virtual residence in an ambient
intelligence environment (with smart and mobile electronic devices connected
to our home, office, car etc.). According to the report, there is a need to
restore the balance in favour of privacy as the use of these technologies
for some governmental or commercial actions stretch the ability of current
legislation to provide adequate personal data protection.
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isind/index_
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Spectrum Trading Workshop on 11 December 2003 (7/10/2003)
In the framework of the study conducted for the European Commission and
entitled "Study on conditions and options in introducing secondary trading
of radio spectrum in the European Community", a public workshop is scheduled
to take place in Brussels on 11 December 2003. This study is conducted by a
consortium led by Analysys Consulting and including DotEcon and Hogan &
Hartson. More details can be found on the web site of Analysys Consulting.
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isres/index_
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-- PRESS RELEASE
European industry leaders and EU policymakers meet to plan for security
research (7/10/2003)
The European Commission has kick-started the development of a European
security research programme. A group of selected personalities from
industry, government and academia gathered today at the invitation of
Commissioners Philippe Busquin and Erkki Liikanen to define a European
agenda for security research and spearhead the development of a research
programme by 2006. In a first phase, the group will advise the Commission on
the implementation of a preparatory action for security research for which
EUR 65 million has been proposed for 2004 - 2006. The preparatory action and
the future programme should enhance the EU's scientific and technological
capabilities for ensuring the security of European citizens. At the same
time, it should give a boost to European industry and research.
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-- 22 September - 10 October 2003
First exhibition on future Member States organised by Information Society
Directorate-General
Avenue de Beaulieu 24, Brussels, Belgium
DG INFSO is organising a series of presentations on the future Member States
and the first exhibion will be on the Czech Republic.It will start on
September 22 and will be opened by Mr. Fabio Colasanti, Director General of
Information Society, and Mr.Pavel Telicka, Ambassador of the Mission of the
Czech Republic to the European Communities. The exhibition will be open to
the public from September 23 during 3 weeks. It will be held at the
Information Resource Center (IRC) of DG INFSO.
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-- 6 - 8 October 2003
Workshop: Innovations in Digital Asset Management: Concepts-Tools-Solutions
Fraunhofer IPSI, Darmstadt, Germany
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-- 7 - 8 October 2003
eGo - eGovernment congress trade fair of Europe's regions
Düsseldorf, Germany
eGo will address eAdministration and eDemocracy, eEducation and eBusiness.
The focus is upon modern government and administration in the Europe of the
21st century. The objective of the congress is the presentation of selected
eGovernment analyses that show the way and the development of an intensive
dialogue of highly qualified decision makers from the administrative and
economic sector of all the important regions and local authorities of
Europe. In addition to the numerous congress speeches and experts'
workshops, keynotes from the EU Commissar Erkki Liikanen and the German
federal minister Wolfgang Clement amongst others are scheduled
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