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INFORMATION SOCIETY NEWSROOM UPDATE
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On-line services: EU ratifies Council of Europe Convention on notifying new
national rules (23/03/2004)
The European Commission has welcomed the signature and the conclusion on
22nd March by the Irish Presidency, on behalf of the EU, of Council of
Europe Convention 180, establishing an international mechanism for the prior
notification of national rules on online services, so that regulations
adopted in one country do not affect services in others without
consultation. This mechanism is based on the EU system of legislative
transparency introduced by the 'Notifications' Directive 98/34/EC. The
Convention's aim is to enhance the transparency and coherence of national
rules on information society services as far as possible, since these
services are by definition often provided across borders. The Commission
proposed in July 2003 that the EU should sign the Convention.
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Commission launches a consultation on the interoperability of digital
interactive television services (23/03/2004)
On 18 March the European Commission launched a wide-ranging public
consultation on the interoperability of interactive television services.
This consultation seeks written views on a working paper prepared by staff
of the Information Society DG. A public hearing will take place in Brussels
on April 20th. Full details of the consultation and a copy of the working
paper itself are available on the website.
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-- 30 - 31 March 2004
11th European Tech Investment Forum (ETIF)
London, UK
Formerly the European Investment Forum (EIF), the ETIF is organised by
Europe Unlimited and promoted by the European Commission's IST Programme.
ETIF's mission is to facilitate the growth of Europe's most promising or
innovative information and communication technology companies by providing a
European platform where these entrepreneurial companies can meet with active
venture capital investors, with leading corporate contacts scouting
innovation and also specialised intermediaries from outside their home
countries. 62 European companies raised Euro 220 Million in past editions of
the Forum.
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-- 14 - 16 April 2004
ICECCS 2004 - Workshop on Software and Complex Systems
Florence, Italy
During the IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer
Systems a Workshop on Software and Complex Systems will be organised on
April 14th This workshop will concentrate on how Software Technologies and
Distributed Systems can help in the design and management of complex
systems, linking industrial and academic partners, research and application
(co-organised by the University of Florence and the European Commission)
-- 20 April 2004
Wireless tags research needs workshop
This free workshop is targeted to a wide spectrum of industrial, academic
and institutional players active in the field of Smart Wireless Tags
technology and/or applications-related research and innovation. The main
objectives of this workshop are to inform the constituency on the work
programme 2005 - 2006 consultation process and to offer a forum that
contributes in the most direct way to the definition of the Information
Society work programme for the years 2005 and 2006.
-- 20 April 2004
Public hearing on the consultation on interoperability of digital
interactive TV services
On 18 March the European Commission launched a wide-ranging public
consultation on the interoperability of interactive television services.
This consultation seeks written views on a working paper prepared by staff
of the Information Society DG. A public hearing will take place in Brussels
on April 20th. Full details of the consultation and a copy of the working
paper itself are available on the website.
-- 20 - 22 April 2004
International Conference on ICT Solutions for Mediterranean SMEs
Barcelona, Spain
Within the framework of the European Union's MEDA Programme and the EUMEDIS
initiative, the project "ICT Solutions for Mediterranean SMEs" is organising
an International Conference on ICT Solutions for Mediterranean SMEs with the
aim of discussing the current situation of the Small and Medium sized
Enterprises of the Mediterranean region within the Information Society. The
programme will include workshops, panels of experts and plenary sessions.
The discussions will focus on 4 main areas : e-SMEs, e-SKILLS, NET e-conomy
and R+D within SMEs.
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