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PRESS RELEASE
Commission calls for an all-inclusive digital society (29 November
2007)Despite technological progress and enhanced competition, more than
one in three Europeans are still excluded from fully benefiting from the
digital society. Benefits of EUR 35-85 billion over five years could be
generated if society would be made more inclusive, websites more
accessible and broadband Internet made available to all EU citizens. On
29 November, the Commission presents its e-Inclusion initiative to
Council, calling on Member States to support a number of key actions,
including an awareness campaign for 2008 "e-Inclusion, be part of it!"
e-Accessibility legislation, similar to that of the USA, is also under
consideration.

European initiative on an all-inclusive digital society: Frequently
Asked Questions:
http://www.europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/07/527&
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PRESS RELEASE
Commission strategy for Mobile TV in Europe endorsed by Member States
(29 November 2007)On 29 November the rapid deployment of mobile TV
services across Europe took a significant step forward as EU Member
States endorsed the European Commission three pillar strategy presented
in July : putting in place a joint approach to the licensing of mobile
TV in order to accelerate the rollout of services and to encourage
innovative business models; making available spectrum for these
services, possibly in the UHF frequency band; and promoting the use of
DVB-H as the mobile TV standard for Europe. Next steps will now include
the preparation of guidelines for authorisation procedures and the
addition of DVB-H to the official list of standards whose use all 27 EU
Member States have to support and encourage. This proactive European
strategy for mobile TV aims at giving European consumers the benefits of
television everywhere and anytime, as is increasingly the case in Asia
and the US. It also gives content creators, broadcasters, service
providers and hardware manufacturers the certainty they need to roll-out
mobile TV services across Europe in 2008.


PRESS RELEASE
Commission welcomes start of a new era for Europe's 
audiovisual media (29 November 2007)On 29 November the European
Parliament formally approved without amendments the Council's common
position on the new Audiovisual Media Services without frontiers
Directive. The Directive modernises the rules for Europe's audiovisual
industry and offers a comprehensive legal framework that covers all
audiovisual media services - including on-demand services. Less
detailed, more flexible and future-oriented rules on TV advertising will
allow audiovisual content to be better financed. Member States now have
two years to make the Directive national law.






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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
3rd Annual Meeting of Photonics21
5 December 2007 - 6 December 2007  Brussels, BelgiumThis annual meeting
will bring together industrial and academic members of the Photonics21
technology platform to report on the activities of the past year and to
determine a strategy for the next year. In addition to a meeting of the
Executive Board and the Board of Stakeholders on the 5th of December,
there will also be a general meeting of all members on the 6th of
December.					




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