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Ursa

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Scoreboard shows progress of the Digital Agenda

The European Commission has published a scoreboard covering the period from May 2010 to May 2011 of how successfully Member States are delivering the agreed targets of the Digital Agenda for Europe after the first year of its existence.

New telecoms rules to be implemented

Europeans will enjoy new rights and services regarding phones, mobile and Internet, thanks to the revised EU rules on telecoms networks and services. The rules, adopted by the European Parliament and Council in late 2009, had to be implemented into national laws of the EU-27 countries by 25th May 2011.

British super-injunction controversy raises questions about freedom of speech and new media

In England and Wales, super-injunctions, gag orders that prohibit the press from reporting the details of a legal case are at the center of a country-wide controversy that raises questions about freedom of the press, freedom of speech, online censorship, the effect of European treaties on the UK legal systems and fundamental constitutional issues regarding

Majority of EU citizens use foreign language when online

A pan-EU Eurobarometer survey showed that 44% of Internet users feel they are missing  interesting information because web pages are not in a language they understand. The survey, released in May 2011, shows that 90% of Internet surfers in the EU prefer to access websites in their own language, while 55% at least occasionally use

Children using social networks at a younger age, unaware of basic privacy risks

A survey of social networking, age and privacy commissioned by the European Commission and published by the EU Kids Online network has showed that 77% of 13 to 16 year olds and 38% of 9 to 12 year olds in the EU have a profile on a social networking site like Facebook.

Aphaia at the FTTx Summit Europe conference

In April 2011 Aphaia’s Chief Consultant, Boštjan Makarovič, LLM spoke at the FTTx Summit Europe 2011 conference on fibre optic networks that took place in London, United Kingdom.

ACER to become operational on Thursday

On 3 March 2011, the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) will take up its duties.

Aphaia to present at the FTTx Summit Europe 2011

On 12 April 2011 Aphaia’s Chief Consultant, Boštjan Makarovič, LLM will speak at the FTTx Summit Europe 2011 in London, United Kingdom.

Data Protection Day 2011

This year, the Council of Europe is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data, known as “Convention 108”.

Get Online Week 2011

Following the success of “Get Online Day 2010” when 68,000 people were reached, Telecentre Europe, a network dedicated to sharing knowledge and forming partnerships committed to increasing the impact of telecentres in Europe, is organizing a Europe wide campaign to get new computer users online.