10/05/2010

Radio spectrum: harmonised EU rules to foster high-speed wireless web.

The European Commission has adopted a Decision establishing harmonised technical rules for Member States on the allocation of radio frequencies in the 800 MHz band that contribute to the deployment of high-speed wireless internet services by avoiding harmful interference. [COM-060510].

03/05/2010

Web science experts join forces to shape Net's future.

A network of international, world-class web researchers has created an alliance to support research and education programmes into web science. The Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) will count some of the leading academic researchers in web science among its members and will help enhance the growing influence of the Web. [COR-280410].

29/04/2010

Web science experts join forces to shape Net's future.

A network of international, world-class web researchers has created an alliance to support research and education programmes into web science. The Web Science Trust Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) will count some of the leading academic researchers in web science among its members and will help enhance the growing influence of the Web. The announcement of the network's creation was made at the WebSci10 conference, held in Raleigh, South Carolina, US, on 26 to 27 April [Cordis-2010-04-28] .

23/04/2010

How MONNET will help make web multilingual.

A new EU-funded project is building multilingual internet programmes that will facilitate the presentation and retrieval of online information across a range of languages. The programmes will meet government, industry and business needs to make full use of the Internet's information dissemination potential [Cordis-2010-04-21] .

31/03/2010

Study: Internet piracy taking big toll on jobs.

Over a million jobs and up to 240 billion euros in business could be lost in the European Union over the next five years as a result of illegal downloading, according to a new study into Internet piracy [IMP-220310].

08/03/2010

ICT firms pledge to measure their carbon footprint .

Leading associations in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT) have teamed up to measure the sector's energy consumption and coordinate action on deploying technologies that contribute to the EU's climate and energy goals [TREU-250210].

Internet: Google faces new EU antitrust probe.

The European Commission asked Google to defend fresh antitrust complaints amid accusations that the search engine buries competitors' adverts in places that are less visible to users [TREU-250210].

Internet: EU clears way for Microsoft Yahoo! bid.

As expected, the European Commission approved Microsoft's bid for Yahoo Inc.'s search advertising business, saying the deal did not challenge EU antitrust rules given Google's dominance in the market.[TREU-250210].

24/02/2010

EU online library needs 'more and better' content.

Europeana, the EU's online library, needs more and better content if it is to be a success, EU lawmakers said yesterday (22 February), calling for more cooperation between governments and cultural institutions in contributing to the archive [TR-EU240210].

16/02/2010

Communication: Iceland bastion for press freedom.

Iceland could become a 'haven' for global press freedom, if a proposal inspired by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks is approved by the country's parliament today (16 February), the BBC reports [TR-EU160210].

15/02/2010

Ten principles of climate change communication.

Successful communication of climate change needs to be tangible, relevant and tailored to its audience, according to new research. The study established 10 key principles for effective communication using a brainstorming exercise between scientists and local government [AM-110210].

18/01/2010

Eu Commission: hearing of Neelie Kroes - Digital Agenda.

Members of the committee on industry, research and energy questioned the Dutch Commissioner-designate for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, on net neutrality, protection of intellectual property rights in cyberspace, distribution of the digital dividend and ways to transform a patchwork of national online markets into a single one in order to improve the everyday life of European citizens.[PE-14010].

12/01/2010

CURRENT COPYRIGHT SYSTEM DELIVERS POSITIVE MARKET RESULTS.

In a submission to the European Commission concerning a Reflection Paper on a reform of the copyright system from October 2009, the Association of Commercial Television in Europe (ACT) stresses its opposition to some possible reforms flagged in the paper [EN-EU-080110] .

Bridging the science-policy gap: New website for health and environment professionals.

A new online portal, designed to facilitate the interaction among the actors participating in the health and environment decision process, was launched. The HENVINET is a powerful new networking tool designed specifically for the global Environment and Health community[AM-HE110110].