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PRESS RELEASE
EUR 1bn in digital technologies for Europeans to age well (14 June
2007)Responding to the needs of Europe's growing ageing population, the
Commission has today adopted a European Action Plan for "Ageing Well in
the Information Society". This Action Plan is accompanied by a new joint
European research programme raising to over EUR 1bn the research
investment on information and communications technologies (ICT) targeted
at improving the life of older people at home, in the workplace and in
society in general. These new EU initiatives will contribute to allowing
older Europeans to stay active for longer and live independently.
Together they promise a triple win for Europe: improved quality of life
and social participation for older people in Europe, new business
opportunities for Europe's industries and more efficient and more
personalised health and social services.
NEWS ARTICLE
Public consultation on the future of ENISA (13 June 2007)A public
consultation has started on the future of ENISA, the European Network
and Information Security Agency. This public consultation was announced
on 1 June in a Commission Communication on the evaluation of ENISA.
ENISA was established in order to enhance the capability of the
Community, the Member States and consequently the business community to
prevent, to address and to respond to major network and information
security risks, from 14 March 2004 for an initial period of five years.
The ENISA Regulation mandates an evaluation of the Agency by 17 March
2007, notably with the aim to determine whether the duration of the
Agency should be extended beyond the period of five years.
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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Safer Internet Forum 2007 - Safer Internet and online technologies for
children
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007 LuxembourgThe purpose of this event is to
contribute to improving the common understanding of Safer Internet and
online technologies issues at European level as well as feeding into the
process of assessing whether to propose a follow-up programme to the
Safer Internet plus Programme, together with the online public
consultation that is currently open for contributions. The Forum will be
composed of three workshops and a plenary session. The three workshops
focus on: online-related sexual abuse of children, in particular
grooming ; assessing the need for awareness-raising for creating a safe
online environment for children ; the impact and consequences of
convergence of online technologies for online safety. Participants will
include industry representatives, law enforcement authorities, child
welfare organisations and policy makers.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
TER@TEC 2007 conference
20 June 2007 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FranceThis symposium is
dedicated to promoting High Performance Computing and Simulation. This
year, the conference will present the challenges and the perspectives of
High Performance Computing at an international level. The objective is
to exchange views on two important topics : the Strategic vision of the
USA, Europe and France in particular in the field of High Performance
Computing ; Applications in the field of aeronautics, automotive and
natural and technological risks.
Decision makers, scientific experts in the field of High Performance
Computing and Simulation coming from industry and the academic world,
representatives of the ministries and competitiveness poles are expected
to take part in the event. Registration is free but compulsory.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Knowledge by Networking: Digitising Culture in Germany and
Europe
21 June 2007 - 22 June 2007 Berlin, GermanyThis international
conference in Berlin will explore the current state of digitisation in
the worlds of culture and scholarship. The conference will focus on
diverse initiatives in the field of digitisation across Europe,
addressing a series of underlying questions. The event will encourage
cooperation among the different cultural organisations for the creation
of a wider European digital network. A special attention will be given
to the Michael project (funded under the eTEN programme) which is
extending its service beyond France, Italy and UK to eleven additional
Member States.
Michael project website: http://www.michael-culture.org/
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SPEECH
Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for
Information Society and Media: Europas Telekommunikationsmarkt vor der
Reform des EU-
Rechtsrahmens
13. Internationale Handelsblatt Jahrestagung "Telekommarkt
Europa", Duesseldorf, 12 June 2007
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