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PRESS RELEASE
Commission asks Court of Justice to fine Portugal over exclusion of companies from providing universal service
(24 January 2013) The European Commission has asked the European Court of Justice to impose a fine on Portugal because it has not respected a 2010 Court judgment requiring it to follow EU telecoms rules when deciding who should provide universal service in Portugal. The Commission is suggesting a lump sum of EUR 5 277.30 per day for the period between the 2010 judgement and eventual second Court ruling.
January infringements package: main decisions: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-22_en.htm
PRESS RELEASE
Commission takes Bulgaria to Court over assignment of digital terrestrial broadcasting authorisations
(24 January 2013) The European Commission has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU’s Court of Justice over the assignment of digital broadcast spectrum. The Commission found that the procedure followed by Bulgaria was based on disproportionately restrictive award conditions, leading to the exclusion of potential candidates. This hampers competition in the future Bulgarian digital terrestrial television (DTT) infrastructure market, in breach of the applicable EU Directives on electronic communications.
January infringements package: main decisions: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-22_en.htm
NEWS ARTICLE
Selection of Future Emerging Technologies (FET) flagship initiatives
(23 January 2013) On Monday 28th January at 11.15, Vice-President Neelie Kroes will give a short press conference to announce the two research projects chosen as winners of the FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) Flagships initiative, which will potentially benefit from up to one billion euros of EU funding each. These two initiatives were chosen from a shortlist of six by a panel of experts including leading scientists, professors, Nobel prize winners, and industrialists. The press conference will be immediately followed by a technical briefing.
Commission selects six future and emerging technologies (FET) projects to compete for research funding (IP/11/530 from 04/05/2011): http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-11-530_en.htm
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
ECLAP 2013 – Conference on Information Technologies for Performing Arts, Media Access and Entertainment
8 April 2013 – 10 April 2013 Porto, Portugal
This event is organised by ECLAP, a Best Practice Network that aims to create a network of experts and media access service for performing arts institutions in Europe, along with an e-library for the performing arts. A call for papers has been launched (deadline: 31 January)
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
The 1st International Conference on Internet Science
10 April 2013 – 11 April 2013 Brussels, Belgium
This is a multidisciplinary conference combining Computer Science, Sociology, Art, Mathematics, Physics, Complex systems analysis, Psychology, Economics, Law, Political Science, Epistemology and other relevant disciplines. The conference aims to foster a dialogue among scholars and practitioners belonging to these disciplines. A call for papers has been launched (deadline: 15 February).
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Fifth International Conference on Internet Technologies and Applications – ITA 13
10 September 2013 – 13 September 2013 Wrexham, United Kingdom
The conference will draw together researchers and developers from academia and industry across all fields of Internet computing and engineering. A call for papers has been launched (deadline: 1 February)
NEWS ARTICLE
High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism
(21 January 2013) The final report of the High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism is now available. The report presents the findings and recommendations of the independent group chaired by the former President of Latvia, Professor Vaira Vike-Freiberga, with Professor Herta Daeubler-Gmelin, Professor Miguel Maduro and Mr Ben Hammersley.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
‘Build, Connect, Grow: Make Business in the Digital Single Market’
21 February 2013 Brussels, Belgium
Business and usage opportunities that are created by the Large Scale Pilot (LSP) projects for digital public services will be discussed. The event will give an insight on how to be active participants in the coming developments of new Pan-European cross border public services. Some of the topics that are going to be addressed are: What business opportunities exist for ICT industries under the new European Commission’s initiatives? What can we learn from LSPs past experience/results, especially concerning the promotion of the Digital Single Market? How can the ICT industry, through the facilitation of LSPs, contribute to economic growth within the EU?
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Future Internet Assembly Dublin 2013
8 May 2013 – 10 May 2013 Dublin, Ireland
The theme for FIA-Dublin will be «Future Internet accelerates Innovation». The event will focus on how European Future Internet research and innovation will support EU’s competitiveness and enable a new wave of technologies at the eve of Horizon 2020.
Contact: info@fi-dublin.eu
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