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Subject: Information Society Newsroom Update - 08/06/2006
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Europe's Information Society
Newsroom Update
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/cf/newsbytheme.cfm
PRESS RELEASE
Commission endorses public funding to bridge broadband communications
gap in Latvia (8 June 2006)The European Commission has endorsed under EC
Treaty state aid rules a broadband initiative by the Latvian
authorities. The measure will bring broadband communications to regions
of the country where broadband is not widely available at the moment so
as to allow citizens and businesses to exploit the benefits of broadband
technology. The Commission concluded that the aid was not likely to
cause undue distortion of competition within the Single Market and was
therefore compatible with EC Treaty state aid rules (Article 87).
PRESS RELEASE
The Commission details its plan for a European Institute of
Technology (8 June 2006)Following a wide-ranging consultation of
stakeholders and Member States, the Commission adopted on 8 June a new
Communication fleshing out its plan for the establishment of a European
Institute of Technology (EIT). Much progress has been made since the
Spring European Council (March 2006) invited the Commission to continue
developing its proposal to create a European Institute of Technology - a
flagship project for excellence in higher education, research and
innovation. Responding to the request of the Heads of State and
Government in March, the Communication both clarifies its proposal and
identifies issues that must be addressed next. The aim is to focus the
ongoing consultation and debate in the coming months and prepare a
formal proposal towards the end of the year.
Frequently Asked Questions : new steps towards a European Institute of
Technology:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/06/233&form
at=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
NEWS ARTICLE
Norway signs the eCall Memorandum of Understanding (8 June 2006)On the
occasion of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, Norway
signed the eCall Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). State Secretary
Tungesvik stressed Norway's great interest in the eCall initiative as an
important, new measure for improved road safety both on a national and
European level. "We firmly believe that the system will save lives and
reduce the social burden by improving the notification of road accidents
and speeding up emergency service response. Norway supports the ambition
of introducing the system by 2009, and will actively contribute to the
development and agreement of implementation plans conforming to the
principles of a Pan-European eCall service".
The Commission's Intelligent Car Flagship under the i2010 initiative:
Questions and Answers:
http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/317&
format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
NEWS ARTICLE
Telecom Council, Luxembourg, 8 June 2006 (8 June 2006)Background Memo
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Policy, technology and applications towards the Single
European Information Space
21 June 2006 Brussels, BelgiumAfter some years of work disseminating
the concept for a Single European Information Space -SEIS-, and getting
contributions from over 1500 stakeholders representatives from the EU
and worldwide, the SEEMseed project is coming to an end.
This workshop aims to introduce the i2010 strategy updates, and then
discuss how the selected ongoing projects are contributing to the i2010
strategy implementation, and more specifically to the i2010 concept of a
Single European Information Space.
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CALL FOR TENDERS
Study "Impact assessment of IPv6 on vertical markets"
(Deadline: 13/06/2006) This assessment study is aiming at identifying
the impact of a wider adoption of IPv6 on the EU industries, service
providers, users and citizens in different markets and ultimately its
impact on EU competitiveness in line with the Lisbon Agenda. The Study
will also provide recommendations guidance for further policy action.
CALL FOR TENDERS
Study "Towards a European eInfrastructure for eScience
digital repositories"
(Deadline: 14/06/2006) The subject of the Contract is to provide a
reliable overview of the situation in Europe concerning Digital
Repositories of eScience information, data and knowledge. To achieve
that, the Contractor will interface relevant scientific communities in
different Member States and analyse their approach in developing Digital
Repositories of experimental data sets, journals, theses and associated
information. An important aspect of the study will be to collect
information and analyse the degree of interoperability of the different
approaches and technologies and study possible scenarios to build upon
common requirements and synergies so that a layer of Digital
Repositories can develop as part of the European Research
e-Infrastructure.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
IADIS International Conference e-Society 2006
13 June 2006 - 16 June 2006 Dublin, IrelandThis conference aims to
address the main issues of concern within the Information Society,
covering both the technical as well as the non-technical aspects of the
Information Society. Broad areas of interest are eGovernment,
eGovernance, eBusiness, eCommerce, eLearning, eHealth, Information
Systems, and Information Management. A call for papers has been
launched (deadline : 30 January).
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
IANIS+ Annual Conference 2006
15 June 2006 - 16 June 2006 Blekinge, SwedenConference organised by
IANIS+, the Innovative Actions Network for the Information Society. The
event will offer a platform to share regional good practices on issues
relating to the development of the information and knowledge-based
societies and the threats posed by global competitors - and will seek to
address these in the frame of existing and emerging EC policies.
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/cf/newsbytheme.cfm?dis
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SPEECH
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Information Society and Media: Audiovisual media services directive: the
right instrument
to provide legal certainty for Europe's media businesses in
the next decade
Seminar "Regulating the new media landscape", Brussels, 7 June 2006
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