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State aid: Commission launches public consultation on the future
framework for State funding of public service broadcasting (10 January
2008)The European Commission has published a consultation paper on the
future framework which will apply to State funding of public service
broadcasting. This consultation gives Member States and stakeholders the
opportunity to submit their views at an early stage, before any
Commission proposal, on the possible revision of the Broadcasting
Communication - first adopted in 2001 (see IP/01/1429). Comments should
be submitted by 10 March 2008. The consultation documents include a
questionnaire as well as an explanatory memorandum which gives an
overview of the current rules, the relevant Commission decision-making
practice and the possible scope for amendments. Key issues for
discussion are the public service remit in the new media environment and
control of overcompensation. Having reviewed the comments, the
Commission may come forward later this year with a proposal for a
revised Broadcasting Communication, with a view to its adoption in the
first half of 2009.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
The Future of the Internet
31 March 2008 Bled, SloveniaThe internet underwent far-reaching changes
and became today a critical infrastructure for economy and society.
Todays' 1 billion users will soon be joined by 3 billion more when
mobile devices will make use of a fully pervasive wireless Internet
infrastructure, anywhere, anytime.
This open conference identifies the long term societal and economic
trends of future on-line societies, how they will impact the underlying
network and service technologies and how they subsequently drive
research and technology requirements towards a "Future Internet", hence
defining future actions at European level in a domain that has now
become a global issue, with bold initiatives started in the US and in
Asia. The conference will assemble European and international key
speakers and bring together more than 40 EU research projects
instrumental in defining the Future of the Internet. This event is
organized under the Slovenian Presidency of the EU with support of the
European Commission.
ICT Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service
Infrastructures:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/programme/challenge1_en.html
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Internet of Things 2008
26 March 2008 - 28 March 2008 Zurich, SwitzerlandThe term "Internet of
Things" has come to describe a number of technologies and research
disciplines that enable the Internet to reach out into the real world of
physical objects. The conference will be the first that brings leading
researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry together
to facilitate sharing of applications, research results, and knowledge.
The event will feature keynotes from industrial and academic
visionaries, technical presentations of cutting-edge research, reports
on the user-experience from seasoned practitioners, panel discussions on
hot topics, poster sessions summarizing late-breaking results, and
hands-on demos of current technology.
ICT Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service
Infrastructures:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/programme/overview1_en.html
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
CIP Information Day: Total Conversation and e-Accessible Emergency
Services 30 January 2008 BrusselsHow can we address the challenges of
when real-time multimedia inclusive technology meets electronic
communications (Total Conversation) and Emergency Services to offer an
accessible user experience ( e.g. "112 accessible for all"). The
Commission intends to co-finance in the 2008 ICT-PSP programme a pilot
on 'total conversation'. Contribute your ideas - hear what others are
thinking.
Issues can include:
Delivery of accessibility by a multimedia service like Total
Conversation; Technical, organisational and regulatory issues; Criteria
for technology and solutions to realise Total Conversation and
accessible Emergency Services for all groups of users; State of play in
Europe and internationally; Opportunities for total conversation /
emergency services deployment pilots validating innovation,
interoperability, cost-effectiveness, and user acceptance.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Enabling better care through sustainable satellite-based Telemedicine
Solutions
5 March 2008 Cannes, FranceThe workshop will showcase the most
successful pilot applications within the HEALTHWARE project and thereby
connect telemedicine user communities across Europe. Teleconsultation
and remote expertise demonstrations will be run together with project
partners at hospitals and universities in Cyprus, France, Poland and the
United Kingdom. The selected scenarios and practical examples will
highlight the state of the art of deploying satellite telecommunications
in support of healthcare and medical teaching.
eHealth website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/ehealth
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
World of Health IT
4 November 2008 - 6 November 2008 Copenhagen, DenmarkThis event aims to
connect leading health information and communication technology experts
from Europe and beyond in educational sessions, vendor exhibitions,
interoperability demonstrations, exchange of experiences and networking
sessions, and other professional development opportunities. A call for
papers has been launched (deadline 31 January)
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