Introduced in the Italian Chamber of Deputies by Enrico Nardelli (Informatics Europe), in the presence of deputies Antonio Palmieri (Fi), Flavia Piccoli Nardelli (Pd) and Paolo Lattanzio (M5S), the ‘Declaration of Rome’ to promote the introduction in schools of informatics education as a scientific subject. An appeal to institutions to include Informatics (known as “computer…
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A new European industrial strategy: 20 measures for more investments, more growth and therefore less taxes
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‘Informatics has to become a school subject’: the call to Italian politicians
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JMA’s XRAN Receives Innovation Award at SMAU Milan
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Audiovisual piracy, interview with Stan McCoy, (MPA EMEA)
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JMA Marks Development Milestone on its Path to the First 5G Millimeter Wave Solution Designed for In-Building Use
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JMA’s XRAN Receives Innovation Award at SMAU Milan
JMA Marks Development Milestone on its Path to the First 5G Millimeter Wave Solution Designed for In-Building Use
‘5G…NOW!’ JMA Wireless launch of the world’s first 5G millimetric-wave in-building solution
‘5G…NOW!’ On July 11 the launch of the world’s first 5G millimetric-wave in-building solution
November 19, 2019
ChinaEU, on the 11th and 12th of December will take place the first Cross-Border and E-Commerce Forum
Cross-border e-commerce environment is changing rapidly, both in Europe and Asia, but especially in China. In less than one month, the 1st edition of the EU Cross-Border E-commerce Forum (EU CBEC FORUM) will take place in Liege and give the audience a clear overview of what cross-border e-commerce will be in the years to come…
November 13, 2019
A new European industrial strategy: 20 measures for more investments, more growth and therefore less taxes
Document elaborated by: Riccardo Cappellin – University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Leonardo Becchetti – University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Enrico Ciciotti – Catholic University, Piacenza, Gioacchino Garofoli – University of Insubria, Varese, Enrico Marelli – University of Brescia, Luciano Pilotti – University of Milan The work done in recent years in economic research and the…
French presidential candidate declares privacy war on tech giants
Boosting growth and competiveness through digitalisation: the model and the role of the wholesale only fiber company
ChinaEU at the Digital Regulation Forum 2017
Digital Regulation Forum: 28-29 March at Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill
June 23, 2017
IGAW 2017, speeches of Fabrizio Rauso (Sogei) and Gian Gherardo Calini (GSA)
IGAW 2017 (International GNSS Advances Workshop) is dedicated to the evolution of satellite navigation technology and the new opportunities provided by the availability of multiple constellations (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, Beidou). IGAW 2017 is organised and hosted by Sogei, a company always at the forefront of research and development activities in the delivery and use…
May 30, 2017
EU institutions agree on the WiFi4EU initiative
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached last night a political agreement on the WiFi4EU initiative and its funding which supports installing free public Wi-Fi hotspots in local communities across the EU: in public squares, piazzas, parks, hospitals and other public spaces. As stated by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the WiFi4EU initiative will…
December 12, 2016
Telefonica Deutschland promotes COO Haas to CEO
Markus Haas, the current COO of Telefonica Deutschland, will take over as CEO of the group from 01 January 2017. Haas has been appointed as the successor of Thorsten Dirks, who recently announced plans to join Lufthansa as the head of Eurowings. Haas has held a number of leadership roles since joining Telefonica in…
Technology
June 19, 2019
Win-win prospects for big data China-Europe teamwork
By Chen Meiling in Guiyang China and Europe can find more business potential in big data to create mutual benefits, an industrial insider said. Despite the yearlong trade frictions between China and United States that have cast a shadow on the global economy, Europe can increase cooperation with China, especially in technological areas, where a…
September 9, 2016
ViaSat, Eutelsat in-flight Internet partnership wins European service contract with SAS
ViaSat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) and Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) continue to execute on their strategy to deliver high-quality satellite-based Internet connectivity to the commercial airline market in Europe with a new service contract for SAS, Scandinavia’s leading airline. SAS is equipping its short and medium-haul fleet to offer on-board WiFi speeds of at…
July 4, 2017
Internet of Humans – How we would like the internet of the future to be
Bruno Kessler Lecture by Roberto Viola, Director-General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology at the European Commission. “I am very honoured to be the 2017 Bruno Kessler lecturer and I am also humbled to be following previous talks held in former years by world famous international scholars like Jared Diamond, Marcus du Sautoy, and…
November 16, 2017
Amazon sells off parts of its cloud business in China for $300m
Amazon has sold off hardware from its public cloud business in China to Beijing Sinnett Technology. Amazon signed an agreement in August 2016 to let the Chinese tech firm operate cloud technology and related services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS) around the Beijing area in China, based on Sinnet’s own internet infrastructure around the…
Content
July 31, 2019
Audiovisual piracy, interview with Stan McCoy, (MPA EMEA)
Interview with Stan McCoy, (President and Managing Director of the region encompassing Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for the Motion Picture Association), during the presentation of the ‘Ipsos‘ data for ‘Fapav‘ on audiovisual piracy in Italy.
March 16, 2018
EU telecoms regulators examine whether app stores restrict internet access
The regulators are starting to examine whether “the gatekeeper role of app stores” like Google and Apple’s might conflict with the EU’s law guaranteeing net neutrality, Johannes Gungl, the head of the BEREC group, said at a meeting in Brussels. Europe’s net neutrality legislation came into effect in 2016 and prevents internet service providers from…
October 12, 2017
Making Europe digitally fit
This article is part of our special report ‘Working’ toward healthy eating. Time is at a premium and many people simply don’t have enough of it to shop, cook and eat healthily. How can new technologies induce change in the eating habits of workers? It can be hard to make the right food choices in…
July 31, 2019
Audiovisual piracy, interview with Stan McCoy, (MPA EMEA)
Interview with Stan McCoy, (President and Managing Director of the region encompassing Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for the Motion Picture Association), during the presentation of the ‘Ipsos‘ data for ‘Fapav‘ on audiovisual piracy in Italy.
May 2, 2018
Netflix, Amazon Would Be Forced to Maintain 30% European Content Quotas Under Proposed EU Law
Streaming-video providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video would be required to dedicate at least 30% of their on-demand catalogs to European content, under a proposed European Union law announced Thursday. Under the revised rules, internet-streaming services also will be required to fund TV series and films produced in Europe, either through direct commissions or…
European Commission: ‘We want to make it possible for EU/EEA citizens to register a .EU website also outside of the EU’
EU eyes tax on tech giants closer to 2 percent than 6 percent of revenue: Le Maire
Moscovici asks tech industry to be ‘part of the solution’ before digital tax proposal
European Parliament bans geo-blocking for e-commerce
October 22, 2018
CNIL publishes initial assessment on Blockchain and GDPR
Recently, the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) published its initial assessment of the compatibility of blockchain technology with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and proposed concrete solutions for organizations wishing to use blockchain technology when implementing data processing activities. What is a Blockchain? A blockchain is a database in which data is stored…
January 26, 2018
Facebook cuts back on news to give you more time with advertisers
Dear friends, it’s not us, it’s you. You are the problem. You’ve stopped sharing every intimate detail of your lives and we can’t monetise you as well as we’d like. So we’re changing our relationship to convince you to share more, so we can show you more ads. Not an exact quote from Mark Zuckerberg,…
Security
July 24, 2018
China, Blockchain Group From Three Telecoms Giants Begins Exploring Use Cases
China’s three major telecoms operators launched a blockchain research group, which has held its...
Infographics
April 7, 2017
Broadband Internet: Are you getting what you pay for? You may be surprised!
Source: HighSpeedExperts ...
Papers
October 3, 2016
Movie Piracy and Displaced Sales in Europe
A new study published by the European Commission shows that online movie piracy hurts...