society commissioner
Red tape hampering tech research
News The information society and media commissioner warned that Europe faces serious challenges in energy, health and with an ageing population, and said these areas can only be tackled by innovative use of ICT. [05 Sep 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Durie also said data-roaming prices were coming down, "not just because commissioner [Viviane] Reding said they should but because [operators] want to encourage people not to be afraid [to use such services]". [22 Jul 2008]
Privacy chief fights UK-wide database
News Speaking at the launch of the Information Commissioner Officer's Annual Report 2008 Information Commissioner Richard Thomas said the rumoured database of UK phone and internet communications would be "a step too far for the British way of life". [15 Jul 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News The European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has urged the European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile operators to cut mobile termination... [26 Jun 2008]
Ailsa Beaton
CIO Profile After her first CIO position at ICL, she joined the Met three years later, where she sits on the management board and reports to the Commissioner. Away from work, she is heavily involved in developing professionalism benchmarks within the British... [11 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Earlier this year, the European Commission's information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, called for "a credible but also doable price reduction by the whole industry on a voluntary basis before 1 July" - or threatened to introduce... [11 Jun 2008]
ID cards: The "surveillance society" risk
News A Home Office spokesperson said: "The government has put in place a robust supervisory regime to oversee the use of surveillance powers, which includes the roles of the intelligence services commissioner, interception of communications... [09 Jun 2008]
Orange cuts voice and data roaming costs
News Earlier this year, the European information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding threatened the mobile industry with regulation if it did not voluntarily reduce the costs of mobile data roaming by 1 July and make fees "transparent" to the... [20 May 2008]
Critics attack gov't email, phone database plan
News And Jonathan Bamford, assistant information commissioner, warned in a statement: "We are sleepwalking into a surveillance society. All email, blogs, instant messaging and VoIP calls could be monitored under government proposals - but critics warn... [20 May 2008]
EC backs tech for green future
News Commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, said the move to a high growth, low carbon economy is essential to achieve European efficiency goals by 2020. The European Commission (EC) is backing the use of technology to cut... [15 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information society and media, said in a statement: "Europe is starting to reap the benefits of broadband connections in the e-health sector. An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of... [28 Apr 2008]
Europe embracing speedy fat pipes
News EU Commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, said the fact all 27 EU states are promoting IT is helping Europe to compete internationally, while also modernising every day life for European citizens. [18 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News But the EC's information, society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, has already sounded a pre-emptive warning to operators about sky-high prices. The commissioner has previously made it her mission to slay rip-off mobile roaming rates - for... [08 Apr 2008]
Heathrow 'temporarily delays' fingerprint checks
News Plans to introduce biometric fingerprint checks for domestic passengers travelling through Heathrow Airport have been delayed after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) raised privacy concerns about the system.silicon.com's A to Z of... [26 Mar 2008]
We need more tech training, says small business
News There will be an increased funding rate for SMEs," said Rudolf Strohmeier, who heads the cabinet office of information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding. European associations representing small and medium-sized enterprises have called... [09 Mar 2008]
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