The new college of European Commissioners is expected to assume office on 1st November. While the whole college of Commissioners-designate presented by President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker will have to be approved by the European Parliament, we already have certainty about the future priorities of the next Commission. Digital policy will be one of them. The truly…
Brussels — The European Commission’s incoming President Jean-Claude Juncker today announced how he would allocate portfolios among the 28 nominated Commissioners. Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip will be responsible for the Digital Single Market and Gunther Oettinger for Digital Economy and Society. The new Commission is expected to take office on 1st November 2014. The…
We need to distinguish between technical and regulatory debates in Internet governance discussions. Failure to do so will make it harder to find solutions to either. Istanbul provides the exotic backdrop for a major UN conference on the governance of the Internet on September 2-5. The annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) sets the scene for…
The Computer & Communications Industry Association signed a joint letter welcoming European Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker and offering support and assistance on his goal of creating a fully digital Europe and a single digital market. The letter endorses appointing a Digital Commissioner to review policies from an innovation perspective and to ensure EU policies are…
Achieving a modern copyright regime that is apt for a digitally connected continent requires a strategic vision. The leak of the European Commission’s White Paper on copyright policy which appeared this week has a strategic vision – unfortunately, one which seems to see copyright as an instrument of industrial policy designed “to ensure a balanced…
Brussels — Intel has lost its appeal in a case finding anti-competitive abuse five years ago. The European Commission found the company had abused its dominant market position and issued its largest antitrust fine ever — 1.06 billion Euros ($1.44 billion US dollars) for offering rebates to customers on the condition they buy all x86…
Brussels – Some taxi drivers have organised a strike today to disrupt European cities in protest against new competitors, particularly Uber. Uber’s application allows consumers to order a car ride from their smartphone, something previously done by dispatchers. The Computer & Communications Industry Association represents a range of technology companies from telecommunications to Internet services and has advocated for decades…
Brussels — What do social ridesharing, e-commerce and 3D printing have in common? It seems far more than most people would expect. At least this is what became very clear during an event organized by the CCIA at the European Parliament on ‘Disruptive Innovation’, hosted by MEP Ró?a Thun und Hohenstein. To be more precise,…
Brussels — Today the European Parliament voted on protections to the open Internet as part of a legislative package on telecommunications. This is the first phase in the process of adopting this legislation, as agreement must now be sought with Council. An open Internet requires that Internet service providers should treat equivalent types of Internet…
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