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EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News The telecoms package will, however, need to pass a vote in the European Parliament in September before it can be enacted. A set of telecommunications laws has been given the green light by a European parliamentary committee, which includes... [09 Jul 2008]
The European Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions: History, Implementation, and Lessons for Canada
White Paper Following a decade of depate and controversy, the Council of the European Union and the European parliament finally adopted the "Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (the Biotech Directive) on July 6, 1998. [03 Jul 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News In Parliament, Brown also outlined the establishment of a National Security Forum, drawn from the business, education and military sectors. Brown said: "To harness a much wider range of expertise and experience from outside government and help us... [20 Mar 2008]
Data breaches misunderstood by gov't, say Lords
News The government's reply to the committee's wide-ranging report on personal internet security, published on 10 August, was presented to parliament last week. The government has failed to understand the threat to the continued growth of the internet... [01 Nov 2007]
Computer games 'can help plug IT skills gap'
News At the 2007 Parliament and the Internet Conference in Westminster, the minister said schoolchildren's enthusiasm for computer games should be harnessed to encourage the development of skills in maths and science, the proliferation of which would... [22 Oct 2007]
Tech to suffer in Brown's new look Whitehall?
News Parliament wouldn't do it to the depth that the science and technology select committee have done it in the past. Parliamentary scrutiny of ID cards and other technological and scientific issues could be seriously undermined by the new... [13 Jul 2007]
European tech academy under scrutiny
News Members of the European parliament industry committee will meet to discuss the findings of a report on the proposal to determine whether the new institution would add value to the economy or undercut other research.silicon.com Public Sector [09 Jul 2007]
Europe makes the call on roaming caps
News The proposed legislation will be put before the European parliament's industry committee for approval later this month. The European parliament has finally agreed the maximum pricing mobile operators will be able to charge customers for making... [16 May 2007]
No roaming data price cuts - Brussels
News In a key vote in the European parliament, MEPs on the Industry Committee have agreed to exclude data from the proposed roaming caps which will limit how much operators can charge each other - and their customers - to make calls from abroad. [13 Apr 2007]
Roaming cuts: Only for mobile newbies?
News Following backing given this week by the Economic and Monetary Committee, two more European Parliament committees have given their approval to the legislation, which calls for retail and wholesale price caps on call charges - although some of the... [23 Mar 2007]
Mobile roaming cuts move a step closer
News The committee-stage votes will help shape the final draft of the legislation, which will be finally voted on by the European Parliament in mid-May. The promise of 70 per cent cheaper roaming calls has moved closer after the European Parliament... [22 Mar 2007]
Carrot and stick to lower roaming rates
News The European parliament met yesterday to discuss the European Commission's proposed action on roaming and came out in favour of regulating prices. The parliament is also proposing a single 'Euro-tariff' to govern the per-minute tariff of all calls... [27 Feb 2007]
YouTube and texts to rock the vote?
News The Citizen Calling project has been developed by the Hansard Society to help parliament explore ways in which mobile phones might support consultations. MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee are using the trial to get views from young people... [31 Aug 2006]
MPs blame IT for late payments to farmers
News In parliament on Monday, Liberal Democrat Christopher Huhne asked the Secretary of State, Margaret Beckett, why the cost of a new IT system for the RPA had increased from £18.1m to £37.4m. During the debate, Simpson asked the government why it had... [29 Mar 2006]
Houses of Parliament IT "really sucks"
News He added that he knows of at least 10 other members of parliament who feel they have been forced to take matters into their own hands. In January this year, a report by the House of Commons Administration Committee called for secure wireless... [20 Mar 2006]
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