Tagged: Neelie Kroes
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EU open data strategy could reap €40bn annually News
12.12.2011 The European Commission has today kick started an Open Data Strategy for Europe, in a move that could deliver an annual €40bn boost to the EU’s economy.Categories: Government, Global CIO, Economy, Digital Media, Digital 21, Data Management, Communications, Apps -
EU seeks 1,500 Irish volunteers to help with broadband study News
08.12.2011 The European Commission is seeking 1,500 volunteers in Ireland to help provide broadband performance benchmarks to help guide the commission’s €9bn investment in broadband...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Education, eCommerce, Communications, Economy -
Ireland to tap EU €9bn telecoms fund to get super-fast broadband News
24.10.2011 EU Commission delegates have met with the Irish Government and members of the Next Generation Taskforce to seek funding from the EU’s €40bn Connecting Europe infrastructure... -
Commissioner Kroes ‘worried’ about low percentage of women in ICT News
08.07.2011 Neelie Kroes, the EU Commissioner responsible for Europe’s Digital Agenda, has expressed her concern that not enough women are pursuing careers in ICT. She is also worried the...Categories: Upskilling, Training, Software & Web Development, Jobs, Education, Economy, Digital 21, CIO, Careers and Employment -
EU acts to cap mobile roaming rates by 2014 News
07.07.2011 Responding to what it considers outrageously high and uncompetitive roaming rates still being foisted on consumers by mobile operators, the European Commission has proposed...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Commissioner wants to abolish roaming charges News
06.07.2011 The European Commission has said it wants to completely abolish so-called “roaming charges” across the mobile phone industry by 2015. -
‘Data is the new oil’ News
23.06.2011 The Government’s new taskforce is focused on delivering 30Mbps broadband for all, and 100Mbps for half of Ireland’s citizens. But will it succeed?Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobility, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Government, Economy, Digital 21, Communications -
Ireland far behind EU average on broadband speeds News
31.05.2011 Despite making considerable progress in recent years in getting broadband numbers up, Ireland is showing signs of falling behind on broadband speeds and quality. -
EC cancels €22m Symbian embedded OS project News
24.05.2011 The European Commission has cancelled its planned €22m research project SYMBEOSE, designed to turn mobile OS Symbian into the embedded operating system for Europe. -
EU reveals e-govt action plan to boost services 50pc News
15.12.2010 The European Commission has revealed a new action plan under the Digital Agenda to move governments to increase services to citizens online by 50pc and to businesses by 80pc. -
EC keen to cut off roaming charges News
09.12.2010 The European Commission (EC) believes that mobile roaming charges within the European Union are still too high, there is a lack of competition, and would eventually like to see... -
EU-wide phone numbers could reinforce single market News
06.12.2010 The European Commission (EC) is investigating the benefits of allowing businesses to use the same telephone number in all EU Member States, which it believes could reinforce the... -
Broadband is 'digital oxygen' for Europe's prosperity News
25.11.2010 The European Commission (EC) vice-president for the Digital Agenda has described broadband as "digital oxygen" and essential for Europe’s prosperity following the publication of...Categories: Web, Support, Multimedia, Mobile, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Digital Business -
EC website hosts more than 14m European cultural items News
19.11.2010 Europe’s digital library, Europeana – a website that enables anyone to access millions of digitised books, maps, photographs and more from all cultural institutions across... -
Simulated cyber attacks being tested across Europe News
04.11.2010 The first ever pan-European simulated cyber security attack is being tested by experts.Categories:Tags: Cyber Attack, Online, Identity Fraud, Security, IT, Hackers, European Commission, EU, Ireland, Neelie Kroes, Digital Agenda -
New Vodafone CEO interview: The perfect mobile storm News
28.10.2010 It’s the best and the toughest of times for the mobile industry in the face of vast technology and financial upheaval, Vodafone Ireland’s new CEO Jeroen Hoencamp says. -
17th annual TIF Conference News
20.07.2010 The 17th annual TIF Conference will take place at Dublin Castle on Tuesday, 12 October, and will feature Ireland’s most senior telecoms executives debating a number of key... -
Europe’s Digital Agenda - interview with Neelie Kroes News
06.10.2010 The European Commissioner responsible for driving Europe’s digital agenda answers Siliconrepublic’s questions on Europe’s digital society. She says that interoperability,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Research, R&D, Networking & Telecoms, Government, Digital 21, Communications -
Driving the Digital Agenda News
20.07.2010 European Commissioner Neelie Kroes, who will be keynote speaker at the 17th annual TIF Conference on 12 October, has outlined her vision of a Single Market to allow Europeans to... -
Telecoms industry will struggle to meet Digital Agenda targets News
13.10.2010 Ireland’s telecoms sector will need to be able to invest an additional €300m per annum in telecoms infrastructure if it is to get close to EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ target...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Economy, Digital 21, Communications