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PRESS RELEASE
Commission formally requests Italian telecoms regulator to amend or withdraw its proposal for wholesale broadband price reductions
(12 December 2013) The European Commission has formally requested the Italian telecoms regulator (AGCOM) to withdraw or amend its proposal for the prices applicable to wholesale broadband access throughout 2013. These access prices are the fees that the dominant operator, Telecom Italia, can charge other operators who want to sell broadband services based on Telecom Italia’s copper access network.
PRESS RELEASE
Horizon 2020 launched with EUR 15 billion over first two years
(11 December 2013) The European Commission has for the first time presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s EUR 80 billion research and innovation programme.
Horizon 2020 – first calls: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1122_en.htm
PRESS RELEASE
European Commission urges MEPs and governments to cut red tape for telecom companies
(9 December 2013) As MEPs begin discussions on possible amendments to the draft regulation proposed by the Commission on a Telecoms Single Market, the Connected Continent legislation, Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes is urging both MEPs and national governments to support her drive to cut red tape for electronic communication providers.
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT
LINQ2014 – 3rd European Conference on Learning Innovations and Quality
7 May 2014 – 9 May 2014 Heraklion, Greece
The main goal of LINQ 2014 is to bring together a variety of academics and professionals active in the field of innovations and quality in lifelong learning (LLL). It will offer a platform for exchange on the latest developments in education and training innovations and quality on both a European and international level. Potential points of access to this field include new learning methods and design, technology-enhanced learning (TEL), quality standards and certification, human resources development, competences and skills, digital resources, learning materials, and online collaboration and communities.
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http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/newsroom/all/1375
SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda: Data isn’t a four-letter word
IAPP Europe Data Protection Congress, Brussels, 11 December 2013
SPEECH
Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda: Competition for a Connected Continent
ECTA Regulatory Conference 2013, Brussels, 5 December 2013
REPORTS AND STUDIES
ENISA – Mitigating attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS)
The EU’s cyber security agency ENISA has provided a new manual for better mitigating attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS), supporting vital industrial processes primarily in the area of critical information infrastructure (such as the energy and chemical transportation industries) where sufficient knowledge is often lacking. As ICS are now often connected to Internet platforms, extra security preparations have to be taken. This new guide provides the necessary key considerations for a team charged with ICS Computer Emergency Response Capabilities (ICS-CERC).
Press release: https://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/mitigating-attacks-on-industrial-control-systems-the-new-guide-from-enisa
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