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Fujitsu Case Study: RED.ES
White Paper To support its role, ONTSI needed Fujitsu to implement a solution that would provide citizens, businesses and other institutions with transparent access to a compilation of data, taken from various official and unofficial sources, about... [01 Sep 2009]
'ICT going green is key to economic recovery'
News At the event last week, Reding said that upcoming European Union telecoms legislation would also make Europe more green. The European Union member states have pledged to... [13 Mar 2009]
Legal Eye: Are IBM's patent woes justified?
Comment After much talk and speculation, rival mainframe maker T3 Technologies recently filed a lawsuit against IBM with the European Union's antitrust authority. The theory behind them is that to encourage... [11 Feb 2009]
BCS signs up to e-Skills body
News BCS chief executive David Clarke: "There is now a clear imperative for increased joint action and engagement of European ICT industry stakeholders, and for partnership at the highest level within... [29 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News However, broadband provision differs widely across the Union - with Demark having the highest penetration of GPs using broadband (91 per cent) and Romania the lowest (around five per cent). Viviane Reding, EU... [28 Apr 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Monday
Comment This was an event being held by the mobile operator body the GSM Association (GSMA), who may not be the Mighty Finn but they had promised to rustle up Viviane Reding - European Union commissioner for... [12 Feb 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News The European Union (EU) has threatened to introduce regulation if mobile operators fail to bring down mobile data roaming costs voluntarily by July this year. EU commissioner for information... [11 Feb 2008]
Tech fuels half of Europe's growth
News The tech industry contributed almost 50 per cent of the European Union's total productivity growth between 2000 and 2004. Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for information society and... [03 Apr 2007]
Brussels calls for mobile TV unity
News EC information society and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, said the countries within the European Union need to work together on mobile TV, rather than all pursuing their own... [19 Mar 2007]
Roaming rates to fall by up to 70 per cent
News The proposals seek to ensure the EU becomes a "home market" for mobile phone users, where crossing a border within the union will not lead to higher call costs. The spokesman for information society and... [14 Jun 2006]
European IT investment 'lacks ambition'
News In its first progress report on i2010 - the digital economy element of the European Union's strategy for growth and jobs - the European Commission warns that member states need to... [22 May 2006]
Broadband and mobile not your right, says EU
News The Union announced the universal service obligation that currently covers fixed landline telecoms - ensuring every European has access to landline service if they want it - won't be extended to cover... [12 Apr 2006]
EU backs €2.7bn 'invisible computing' research
News The European Union wants member states to back an industry-led €2.7bn research programme into the invisible embedded computer systems that control everyday household appliances, consumer gadgets and... [07 Mar 2006]
Safer internet 'blogathon' circles the globe
News The European Union's Safer Internet Plus programme aims to promote safer use of the internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal and undesirable content. [06 Feb 2006]
Websites make poor showing on e-accessibility
News The latest estimates of internet usage in the European Union show that nearly 48.1 per cent (222 million of the 460 million population) have access to the internet. For the next five years the Commission... [28 Nov 2005]
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