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Here’s an excellent clip shown in the ICT event 2010 in Brussels. The clip is about the benefits of ICT in everyday life (society, business, research). I like it when broadband is not explicitly mentioned rather taken for granted. Check it out; it is fun and absolutely futuristic! I liked it.
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In an interesting discussion about the cost of the NBN (National Broadband Network) during the Cebit Australia 2010 some part of the focus kept on the opportunity cost of not building the network, especially in terms of competitive disadvantage that Australia would suffer in comparison to other national economies. In a similar and more provocative […]
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In late 2008, the e-inclusion awards were established for the first time by the European Commision to recognise excellence and good practice in using ICT and digital technology to tackle social and digital exclusion across Europe. The Greeks got home with the Inclusive Public Services Award for a pilot e-health project run by Sotiria Hospital. […]
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It seems that the French plans for the infamous law to enforce telcos to disconnect users from the Internet when they are caught distributing/downloading copyrighted material after having been warned twice about, did some good for the telecom reform in the continent after all. EU assembly has initially compromised for a softer understanding of user […]
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More and more I see people realizing that blogging is in fact an essential tool for marketing, for communicating results, ideas and concepts and for influencing decision making in the industry and beyond. European Commissioners are starting their own personal engagement in blogging too. What’s even more interesting though is that just a few months […]
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As part of the European Economy Recovery Plan, European Commission presented last week an investment proposal of 5 billion euros in energy and broadband infrastructure sectors for the following 2 years. A 20% of the total budget (1 million) is targeted to extending and upgrade of rural broadband infrastructures in EU areas that are in […]
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A few days ago I came across the work of Alexandre de Streel on EU telecommunications regulation, published in the latest issue of the Journal of Telecommunications Policy. In light of the contemporary review of EU regulatory framework, the author attempts a review of the EU policy in electronic communications and provides some powerful insight. […]
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The first time I’ve heard about Europeana was in a Gordon Cook’s presentation. He was explaining how Internet can be exploited to help people experience foreign cultures without travelling by allowing access to digital forms of cultural items. As is always the case, it is not a matter of technology rather a matter of determination, […]
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Joeri inform us on his blog in FTTH Council Europe web site about the Council’s comments on the recent public consultation on Next Generation Access networks issued by the Commission in October. FTTH Council has made public the document which can be downloaded here . I would like to point out a couple of things […]
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This open workshop on regional broadband will bring together regional ICT stakeholders so as to address the issue of universal access to internet services. Keynote speakers presentations will raise awareness on new Commission’s initiatives, namely the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and the Next Generation Access (NGA) consultation. More information on regional broadband issues is available […]
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