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Climate agreement reached in Durban

A climate agreement was reached at the UN climate talks in Durban. Delegates from 194 countries, after tense discussion, agreed on a second commitment period for Kyoto and decided to set up a new legally binding treaty on climate change that is to be implemented in 2020.
December 12, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Facebook found to have ‘deceived consumers’ in regard to privacy

The USA Federal Trade Commission (FTC), an independent agency of the United States government charged with consumer protection, has forced Facebook to overhaul its privacy practices, as the privacy policy in place was found to be ‘deceptive’.
December 2, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Climate Change conference begins in South Africa

The United Nations Climate Change Conference 2011 has begun in Durban, South Africa. The conference is to last from 28 November to 9 December, and will bring together representatives of the world’s governments, international organizations and civil society.
November 29, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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European Court of Justice upholds the openness of the Internet

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Internet service providers can’t be made to install monitoring systems to prevent illegal downloads of copyrighted material, as this method of intellectual property rights protection would breach European law.
November 25, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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European Commission stops prices proposed for Polish mobile operator

The European Commission has, in line with its powers under the 2009 Telecoms Directive, put a stop to Polish telecommunications regulator UKE’s intention to set mobile termination rates for the Polish operator AERO2. The case marks the first time the Commission has expressed an intention of using its new powers of vetoing proposed regulatory remedies.
November 24, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Five new European online public services introduced

The European Commission has presented five new online European online public services at the ‘Borderless eGovernment Services for Europeans’ conference, that took place in Poznan, Poland on 17 and 18 November. Participating in the projects are several partners from different EU Member States, with  Commission providing half the funding for the projects (€62.67 million out
November 21, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Controversial new US anti-piracy bill under fire for enabling government censorship

The United States of America are attempting to introduce new anti-piracy legislation, the ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’, or SOPA. The bill was introduced by members of the US House of Representatives in late October and would see the disappearance of alleged copyright-infringing websites from the Internet.
November 17, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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First trans-Atlantic cyber attack simulation conducted

The European Union and United States of America have for the first time conducted a joint test of trans-Atlantic responses to cyber incidents. The joint test took place in Brussels in early November and featured a simulation of how cyber security authorities on both sides of the Atlantic would cooperate in response to cyber attacks.
November 10, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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EU Radio Spectrum Policy to come into force

The first European Radio Spectrum Policy Programme, setting up a comprehensive EU radio policy and thus providing the platform for further improvements to wireless services is to come into force after being endorsed by Member States.
November 8, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Europe to invest 9 billion in broadband and 9 billion in energy development

The European Commission has proposed to spend €9 billion from 2014 to 2020 on high-speed broadband deployment projects in Europe and an additional €9 billion on trans-European energy infrastructure.
October 21, 2011 Comments (0) Share