EU - State aid for broadcasting- June 29, 2008 (RAPID) Speech by Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition Policy, Medienforum, Cologne, 9th June 2008http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/eu-state-aid-for-broadcasting.htm EU - Being open about standards- June 29, 2008 (RAPID) Speech by Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition Policy. 0penForum Europe - Breakfast seminar, Brussels, 10th June 2008. See Kroes calls for open standards in eGovernment (EurActiv). In an unusual move, EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes backed the use of open software for eGovernment and called on public authorities not to impose proprietary standards on citizens. She clearly suggested that public authorities should use open standards rather than proprietary...http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/eu-being-open-about-standards.htm OECD releases new recommendations on PSI- June 29, 2008 (Open Access News) The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development released a new Recommendation of the Council for Enhanced Access and More Effective Use of Public Sector Information at its recent Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy (Seoul, June 17-18, 2008).http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/oecd-releases-new-recommendations-on.htm Social applications driving the mobile web- June 29, 2008 (vnunet.com) New research suggests that global mobile web users will jump from 577 million today to over 1.7 billion by 2013. Juniper Research attributes the growth primarily to surging demand for collaborative applications, and greater penetration of next-generation mobile infrastructure. Accessing social networking, user-generated content, instant messaging and location-based services on the go will drive more and more people to the mobile web, the report claims. However, this shift towards..http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/social-applications-driving-mobile-web.htm Blog standard- June 29, 2008 (Economist) Authoritarian governments can lock up bloggers. It is harder to outwit themhttp://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/blog-standard.htm Microsoft after Gates- June 29, 2008 (Economist) Microsoft knows what it wants to do when Bill Gates leaves but the road ahead will not be easy.http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/microsoft-after-gates.htm FR - Riposte gradue : la France propose son modle ses homologues europens- June 28, 2008 (ZDNet) Le 1er juillet, la France prendra la prsidence de l'Union europenne pour six mois. La ministre de la Culture entend en profiter pour dgager un consensus gnral sur la lutte contre le tlchargement sur les rseaux peer-to-peer. Christine Albanel, ministre de la Culture, veut transposer le modle franais de lutte contre le tlchargement illgal l'ensemble de l'Europe. Elle a prsent la presse ses objectifs en la matire, alors que la France s'apprte prendre la prsidence de l'Union europenne ..http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/fr-riposte-gradue-la-france-propose-son.htm Spam fighters lay down gauntlet- June 28, 2008 (BBC) New guidelines for how internet service providers should combat spam have been published. The advice, from the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) recommends ISPs use separate servers for received and forwarded e-mails. It also recommends ISPs block the port - known as port 25 - through which spam travels.http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/spam-fighters-lay-down-gauntlet.htm 2008-10-20 CoE, Strassburg, Europischer Dialog zur Internet Governance geplant- June 28, 2008 (Heise) Fr den 20. und 21. Oktober ist erstmals ein "European Dialog on Internet Governance" (euroDIG) geplant. In den Rumen des Europarats wollen sich dann europische Regierungen, Unternehmen und Zivilgesellschaft auf das dritte Internet Governance Forum (IGF) im Dezember in Hyderabad vorbereiten. Es gehe weniger darum, eine gemeinsame europische Position zu formulieren, als europische Regierungen, Unternehmen und Zivilgesellschaft zu befhigen, mit verschiedenen Positionen und Ideen zum...http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/2008-10-20-coe-strassburg-europischer.htm EU - Internet phone calls getting popular in European homes- June 28, 2008 (RAPID) An EU-wide survey of 27,000 households has revealed the emergence of new consumption patterns in telecoms services in Europe. Technological progress and competition have brought more choice to European consumers; 24% of households have given up their fixed telephone in favour of mobile phones while 22% of them are using their computer from home to make phone calls over the Internet. In an increasing number of Member States, European households are using wireless access to connect to...http://www.qlinks.net/update/2008/06/eu-internet-phone-calls-getting-popular.htm |