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RSS society ecMake haste with the analogue-digital switch, urges EC
News Viviane Reding, information society and media commissioner for the EC, said she wants EU countries to have made the move by 2012. The European Commission has called for EU members to speed their... [30 Oct 2009]
Exploiting Cryptography for Privacy-Enhanced Access Control: A Result of the PRIME Project
White Paper The EC-funded project PRIME (Privacy and Identity Management for Europe) envisions that individuals will be able to interact in this information society in a secure and safe way while retaining control... [16 Sep 2009]
'Phorm's questions will be answered': EC
News Information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK in Brussels on Thursday that she had discussed the trials of the technology with UK communications minister Lord Carter. [09 Mar 2009]
Viviane Reding
AS Profile Viviane Reding, the formidable European commissioner for information society and media, makes her second appearance on the Agenda Setters list. But it's her 'information society and media' portfolio that... [07 Oct 2008]
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 Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. Speaking at a Westminster... [22 Jul 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)... [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... [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. In-flight mobile calls have been given the green... [08 Apr 2008]
Women told: Tech isn't 'boring'
News The European Commission's (EC) commissioner for information society and media, and ambassador against rip-off roaming charges, Viviane Reding, has set her sights on debunking geeky IT stereotypes which... [07 Mar 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News EU commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, speaking today at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, said: "What I want to achieve is very simple - that sending a text message or... [11 Feb 2008]
Data security a top priority for Europe
News Also speaking at the event in Brussels, the European Commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, said the software industry has a large role to play in Europe. Speaking at the Microsoft Innovation Day... [05 Dec 2007]
Mobile TV: Europe switches on to DVB-H
News Viviane Reding, the EU commissioner for information society and media, said in a statement: "European mobile TV is a step closer to success following [the] endorsement by the Council of the Commission's strategy for... [30 Nov 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Mobile TV
Cheat Sheet Viviane Reding, the European commissioner for information, media and society, has talked of the importance of the region backing one standard so it doesn't get overtaken by the rest of the world. And the... [22 Nov 2007]
