8252 Europe’s Information Society, Newsroom Update, Information Society Newsroom Update Weekly – 24/11/2011

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PRESS RELEASE
Commission presses 16 Member States to implement new EU telecoms rules
(24 November 2011) The European Commission has written to sixteen Member States which have failed to fully implement new EU telecoms rules into national law, six months after the deadline to do so (25 May 2011). Partial implementation of the EU Telecoms rules limit consumers’ rights in these 16 Member States. The new rules give EU customers new rights regarding fixed telephony, mobile services and Internet access. For instance, the right to switch telecoms operators in one day without changing their phone number and the right to clarity about data traffic management practices employed by Internet Service Providers. There is now also better protection of privacy and personal data online.
Overview of telecoms infringement proceedings: http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/11/824&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

PRESS RELEASE
Commission indicates no fundamental change to Universal Service
(23 November 2011) The European Commission today announced there is currently no need to change the basic concept, principles or scope of EU rules on Universal Service to include mobile telecommunications services and broadband connections at EU level. The Commission has come to this conclusion on the basis of a public consultation and its third periodic review of the scope of this service.

PRESS RELEASE
Commission halts plans to control prices for Polish mobile operator AERO2
(21 November 2011) Using new powers under Article 7a of the Telecoms Directive, the European Commission has halted plans by Polish telecoms regulator (UKE) to set mobile termination rates for AERO2, a Polish mobile operator, without conducting a market analysis first. UKE’s proposal would set rates at more than double the prices offered by AERO2’s four main competitors, without justifying why such rates are needed. The arbitrary nature of this proposal therefore violates a key EU regulatory principle.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Fostering EU-Latin America ICT Policy dialogue
28 November 2011 – 29 November 2011  Brussels, Belgium
European and Latin-American stakeholders will meet at this conference to discuss strategies to intensify EU-Latin America ICT cooperation. The final aim is to agree on a Joint Declaration in support of a reinforced EU-LA ICT cooperation to be presented to representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, Latin-American governments and the press during the closing session of the event at the European Parliament.

NEWS ARTICLE
Competition to reward the best eHealth solution developed by an EU SME
(23 November 2011) The objective of the Competition is to support business success of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) by giving them visibility, together with marketing opportunities to attract customers, partners and external capital. In order to participate, SMEs have to register by filling a simple form. Eligible SMEs will receive in January a template, and the received information will be evaluated to select the 30 SMEs that will enter into the European Final. The Final will be celebrated during the eHealth Week 2012 in Copenhagen (Denmark) on 7 May 2012. Please note that Associations (clusters, technological parks, etc) can also collaborate with the Competition management, and receive benefits for their work.

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
European Commission officials visit member states to present the Digital Agenda for Europe
29 November 2011 – 1 December 2011  Belgium and Spain
European Commission officials will participate in events organised in Belgium (Antwerp) and Spain (Seville) in order to present to stakeholders and the public the Digital Agenda for Europe. The events will focus on issues like eGovernment, eIdentity, re-use of public sector information, spectrum, social innovation, privacy and eSecurity, Green ICT, eInclusion. The visits are part of the Going Local exercise, run by the European Commission for the second year in a row, in order to foster a public dialogue on the Digital Agenda goals.

Digital Agenda Going Local 2011 – Upcoming meetings: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/cf/daelocal/meetings.cfm

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EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Future Network and MobileSummit – Call for Papers & Workshop Submissions
4 July 2012 – 6 July 2012  Berlin, Germany
In the context of convergence and innovation, the 21st Future Network and MobileSummit will address the challenges of building the Future Internet Infrastructures, based on mobile, wireless and fixed broadband communications technologies. High-quality scientific papers (up to 8 pages) and proposals for Workshop topics are invited for online submission from 9 November until 9 December 2011.

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POLICY AND LEGISLATION
Strategic Implementation Plan of the Pilot European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing
The European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing aims to bring together key stakeholders to define a positive vision for ageing well, establish common priorities for innovation, to identify and address the barriers to innovation and to accelerate and scale up the introduction of relevant innovative solutions across Europe. With this Strategic Implementation Plan, the Steering Group of the European Innovation Partnership on active and healthy ageing delivers its rationale, its vision and its suggestions for addressing the challenge of innovation for active and healthy ageing.

Frequently Asked Questions: http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/pdf/active-healthy-ageing/steering-group/press_memo.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=none

SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda : Supporting innovation and investment in ICT
European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), European Parliament, Brussels, 22 November 2011

SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda: Who feeds the artist ?
Forum d’Avignon, 19 November 2011, Avignon, France

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