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Subject: Information Society Newsroom Update 21-03-2003
INFORMATION SOCIETY NEWSROOM UPDATE
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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isind/index_
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-- EVENT
25 April 2003
Public Workshop on the study entitled:
Brussels, Belgium
"Assessment of the Member States measures aimed at fulfilling certain
general interest objectives linked to broadcasting, imposed on providers of
electronic communications networks and services, in the context of the new
regulatory framework"
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-- EVENT
23 - 27 March 2003
ICANN Meetings, Next Round
Hotel Sofitel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The meetings are free to attend, and open to any interested person. ICANN
encourages broad participation in its bottom-up consensus-development
process. You can take part in these meetings by attending in person, by
taking part in the webcast and remote participation opportunities, and/or by
joining one of the various ICANN-related mailing lists.
-- PRESS RELEASE
European Commission adopts Recommendation to promote public wireless
broadband services in Europe (20/03/03)
The European Commission adopted today a recommendation that calls upon
Member States to facilitate the use of Radio Local Area Networks (R-LAN) for
accessing public services. The Recommendation encourages Member States to
allow deployment of public R-LAN access networks without sector specific
conditions and subject only to general authorisations. The Commission
thereby implements the policy objective set by the European Council to
foster multiple broadband access platforms in support of the Information
Society.
--------------------------------------- Quality of Life
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/qualif/index
_en.htm
-- PRESS RELEASE
European public libraries results consolidated at landmark conference
(20/03/03)
On 13 and 14 March 2003, the PULMAN policy conference on "Public Libraries,
Museums and Archives Working Together in eEurope" was held in Oeiras,
Portugal. Some 170 participants from 41 countries agreed to four cornerstone
priorities and a ten-point action plan laid out in the Oeiras Manifesto, the
PULMAN agenda for eEurope. Commissioner Erkki Liikanen, attending the
conference, saw it as "a key event for public libraries in Europe, setting
the scene for exciting developments in the years to come".
The Manifesto underlines the vital role of public libraries, seen as vital
in the progress of the information society, for meeting the needs of
citizens in the information age and encourages cooperation at local level
with the other cultural institutions.
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-- 23 - 25 March 2003
ISSS/LORIS 2003 Local and Regional Information Society Conference
Town Hall, Prague
At the Town hall, Prague and Aldis Congress Centre, Hradec Kralove, Czech
Republic.
Promoting information society technologies and services in public
administration and increasing the number of local authorities participating
in European projects, promoting partnership between EU Member Countries and
CEE Countries in the process of European integration.
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-- 25 March 2003
Risk Management & Humanitarian Demining In 6th RTD Framework Programme
Conference Centre Albert Borschette, Brussels
An open workshop will take place to inform prospective participants in the
area of Improving Risk Management in Framework Programme 6 (FP6). This theme
forms section 2.3.2.9 of the 2003-2004 work-programme. It will be addressed
in the second call of FP6 which opens in June and closes in October 2003.
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-- 25 March 2003
IDATE releases 'DigiWorld'
Mr. Colasanti, Director General of DG INFSO, will attend DigiWorld on March
25 in Brussels. This event presents the state of the digital world and its
main trends during the last 12 months.
DigiWorld is a one-volume publication that gathers analysis and key
indicators for the telecom, internet and media industries.
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