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More and more Europeans going mobile, but many still without computer skills

The Internet is now present almost everywhere in Europe, with more and more Europeans accessing it on mobile devices, shows the latest overview of digital progress in the EU. This fact lies in stark contrast with another finding, namely that almost half of the same population has little or no computer skills.
June 14, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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European eGovernment improving, but citizens ask for more

The latest results on the use of online public services in the EU have shown positive trends in the development of eGoverment, however more work still remains in making eGoverment more user friendly. Find out more in Aphaia's infographic.
May 29, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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Protecting and improving Europe’s natural capital via green infrastructure

The EU has recently adopted a new strategy for encouraging green infrastructure and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of European spatial planning. But why exactly is green infrastructure and why is it important?
May 17, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2013

Today we are celebrating the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. The day helps raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide.
May 17, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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Aphaia at FTTx Summit 2013: resolving the rural FTTx investment gridlock

Aphaia’s Chief Consultant Boštjan Makarovič spoke today at the IQPC FTTx Summit Europe 2013 conference in Berlin about the policy and regulatory options of resolving the European rural FTTx investment gridlock.
April 24, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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Nature of teens’ internet use transformed with always-on connections

Do you know how your teenager is accessing the internet? The Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project has published a new study that looks at USA teens and their use of computers, tablets and smartphones.
April 12, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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ICT sector examines how to measure its impact on environment

Several information and communication (ICT) technology organisations from around the world, among them Nokia, Ericsson, Dell and HP have joined forces to measure their carbon footprint as part of the ICT footprint initiative launched by the European Commission.
April 12, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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40 years of the mobile phone: infographic

How time flies: yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of the first ever call on a mobile phone, made by Motorola employee Martin Cooper in New York in 1973 on a Motorola DynaTAC.
April 4, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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Aphaia and Ventura Team prepare strategy for developing high-speed broadband in rural areas

Together with London consultancy Ventura Team, Aphaia has prepared a study with the optimal strategy for developing high speed-broadband in the rural areas of Slovenia, an example of a country with early mass market FTTH investment and competition that, however, remained limited to urban areas.
March 28, 2013 Comments (0) Share
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Mobile apps must obtain meaningful consent from user, limit the purpose of collecting data and minimize data collected

European privacy watchdogs have published an opinion addressing the key data protection risks of mobile apps. The document clarifies the EU legal framework applicable to the processing of personal data in apps on smart devices and outlines several obligations in developing and distributing apps on smart devices.
March 26, 2013 Comments (0) Share