European Commission at CeBIT 2007
European Commission at CeBIT Event
Hanover (Germany), 15 and 16 March 2007
Mobile television, Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and the ICT Prize are the three highlights of the European Commission (Directorate-General for Information Society and Media) presence at CeBIT 2007 (Hanover, Germany):
Mobile TV
Thanks to media convergence, it’s becoming possible to watch television anywhere
and anytime. Yet the success of mobile television services depends on spectrum
availability, interoperable technologies, a favourable regulatory environment…
Commissioner Viviane Reding, key industry stakeholders and regulators will address these issues and many others at the Mobile TV Conference at CeBIT. Find out more
Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID)
Last year at CeBIT, the European Commission launched a wide-ranging public
consultation on the challenges and opportunities of RFID for government, industry and society at large.
Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media, will now unveil
possible plans for a RFID policy in Europe. Find out
more
ICT Prize
The grand prize winners of the European Information and Communications
Technologies Prize will be announced by European Commissioner Viviane Reding at
CeBIT. The EICTP prize is awarded annually to innovative ICT products or
services with outstanding market potential. Rigorous evaluation by independent
technical and business experts have reduced the 450 candidates for the 2007
Prize to 20 finalists, who will be present at CeBIT. The three grand prize
winners will be revealed during the award ceremony by Mrs Reding and will each
receive €200.000 and the EICTP trophy. All CeBIT visitors are invited to the
Prize ceremony - an opportunity to sample the best of recent European innovation
in ICT-based market ventures.
The EICTP is supported by the European Commission and run by Euro-CASE.
More details: http://www.ict-prize.org