Tagged: EU & News
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EU hydrogen car plan just hot air? News
10.10.2007 The European Union has given the go-ahead on two proposals that will pave the way for cars that run on hydrogen. The EU will contribute over €470m to research that could see...Categories: Government -
Ireland falls behind in ‘Gov 2.0’ News
21.09.2007 A mere 50pc of public services in Ireland are fully available online in comparison with 89pc of our UK counterparts according to the 7th annual report by the European Commission...Categories: GovernmentTags: EU, European Commission, -
‘Dublin system’ catches 63,000 immigrants News
19.09.2007 The European Union’s EU-wide biometric tool, acting on the Dublin system whereby only one member state can examine an asylum application, has processed 63,341 sets of...Categories: Government, CIOTags: EU, -
EU court upholds Microsoft €441m fine News
17.09.2007 The European Court of First Instance has dismissed Microsoft’s appeal against a US$613m (€441m) fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the global software business.Tags: EU, European Commission -
Google calls for global privacy standard News
14.09.2007 Search giant Google yesterday called for the creation of a single set of global privacy standards to replace the patchwork of data protection rules around the world, a move it...Tags: EU, Data protection -
Nearly 40pc of Europeans ‘digital illiterates’ News
10.09.2007 Efforts to bridge the digital divide in Europe got a boost last Friday as the European Commission proposed a long-term e-skills agenda.Categories: Government, R&DTags: E-learning, EU -
Authority for mobile satellite to ‘speed up services’ News
23.08.2007 The European Commission yesterday adopted a proposal to select systems for mobile satellite services at EU level. If approved by the European Parliament and the Council of...Categories: CommsTags: EU, European Commission -
Internet and text roaming cap will be next big hurdle News
25.07.2007 With a single Eurotarrif for mobile roaming call costs across Europe set to launch next month, the next big hurdle will be harmonised internet downloading and text messaging...Categories: Comms, Government -
Single European telecoms market is years off News
13.07.2007 Despite significant progress through new European Telecoms Rules, European national telecom regulators face difficult challenges which are not being helped by the fact that...Categories: Comms -
European Institute of Technology promised News
10.07.2007 A proposal to set up a European Institute of Technology (EIT) has been backed by an EU Industry Committee but MEPs want the institute’s name to include ‘innovation’.Categories: Government, R&D -
EU begins consultation process on ICT News
02.07.2007 The European Commission today launched a public consultation with a view to strengthening the global position of the European ICT sector by ensuring access to international... -
EU goes down the ‘Tube News
29.06.2007 The European Commission has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube to make its audiovisual material more widely available.Categories: Government, New Media -
EU regulators pick DVB-H as mobile TV standard News
27.06.2007 Following long delays after a request by EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding for the mobile industry to pick a TV standard, the European Commission (EC) has itself chosen...Categories: Comms, Government -
Compliance driving IT growth in accession states News
25.06.2007 The 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004 have shown sustained growth in IT investment since entry, driven by compliance regulation and subsidies from national governments and...Categories: -
EU ministers back roaming cap News
07.06.2007 European ministers have voted to adopt the European Commissions proposal to put a 49c cap on roaming charges and reduce these charges by up to 70pc.Categories: Government -
EU to vote on cutting roaming by 70pc News
12.04.2007 UDATE: The Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament today voted 45-3 in favour of proposals to cut international mobile roaming charges by 70pc.Categories:Tags: EU -
Ireland a ‘mixed’ performer in EU rankings News
04.04.2007 Ireland’s information society development has been described as mixed in the latest European Union i2010 annual report for 2007, with first class use of technology among...Tags: EU -
Irish company tops .eu registrars News
28.03.2007 Dublin-based company, EU Internet, was listed yesterday among the top 3pc of worldwide .eu registrars, according to the European Registry of Internet Domain Names, EURid.Categories: GovernmentTags: domain names, EU -
Change to patent tax law urged in light of EU demand News
26.03.2007 A patent expert has warned that if the Irish Government removes the proviso in its patent tax law whereby patents registered in Ireland are free of income tax if the research...Tags: EU, E-government