European Commissioner for Information Society and Media

Taking the web to new heights

Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for the information society and media. It was able to attract $8 billion in foreign direct investment over the last four years and offer mobile technology to 54 million subscribers, in addition...

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Telecoms: European Commission welcomes EU Ministers' approval of bro..

Brussels, 20 November 2009 Telecoms: European Commission welcomes EU Ministers' approval of broad reform to bring about a competitive single telecoms market Today, the Council of EU Ministers unanimously approved the EU's...

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112: European Commission sends Italy final warning and closes legal ..

Vrijdag 20 november 2009 | European Union ] The European Commission today stepped up legal action against Italy because Italian emergency services still do not receive information about the location of people who dial 112 -...

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EU ministers commit to smarter e-government resources

19.11.2009 EU ministers have committed to developing smarter online public services for citizens and businesses by 2015. more... UC4 set to dominate the CIO’s agenda in 2010 19.11.2009 CIOs and IT departments everywhere need to...

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Broadband internet continues to grow in EU

With more than 11 million new fixed lines laid in a year, the take up of broadband internet continues to grow in Europe. However, mobile broadband, not fibre or DSL, remains the key growth engine in countries like Ireland and...

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EU ministers: accessible, interactive and customised online public s..

Brussels, 19 November 2009 EU ministers: accessible, interactive and customised online public services in Europe by 2015 EU ministers have committed to developing smarter online public services for citizens and businesses by...

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EU a distant comfort for iiNet in AFACT case

The legal arguments in the iiNet-AFACT case being heard in the Federal Court in Sydney echo those that saw the creation recent 'internet rights' reforms in the European Union – and both sides have been watching these...

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Member states urged to nominate more women commissioners

A cross-party group of MEPs have said it is "inadmissible" that "so few" women have been nominated for places in the new commission. So far, only three of the 20 confirmed nominees for the new commission are female. They are...

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Broadband for all

EC calls for more fibre investment… earlier this month the redoubtable Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, called for the provision of ‘broadband for all’ and a...

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Opening speech at the Internet Governance Forum

Maandag 16 november 2009 | European Union ] I n her opening speech to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Sharm El Sheikh, EU Commissioner Viviane Reding says that the IGF must continue "as a unique forum where we can engage...

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