Digital Agenda for Europe

Pan-European Forum on Media Pluralism and New Media

27 June 2012 , Brussels, Belgium

The new media revolution seems to have overturned many old certainties. But is the technological change matched by fundamental shifts of power and influence, or will the traditional big players continue to wield vast influence? Do the new media contribute to, or undermine, a pluralistic public sphere? Do new technologies overcome bottlenecks related to traditional media – do they create new information gatekeepers? The event will offer a forum to discuss opportunities and risks for media pluralism resulting from new media. It takes place in the European Parliament and will bring together politicians, traditional and new media, academics, NGOs, judges and leaders from the music, film and book industries. Deadline for registration is 12 June.

Arctic Light e-He@lth Conference 2012

19 - 20 June 2012 , Lulea, Sweden

This event will focus on the latest developments in e-health. How and why should regions implement e-health policies and tools to shape tomorrow's care? Regional decision-makers, policy officers, business and university experts are expected to attend.

Call 116 000 – efforts to save missing children

Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda 30 May 2012

Missing Children conference: Closing the gaps - 116 000 hotlines and child abduction alert systems, Brussels, 30 May 2012

Vice-President Kroes urges member states and citizens to endorse 116 000 hotline for missing children

30 May 2012

116 000 is an easy-to-remember and free-of-charge phone number to report missing children. In a recent survey, 91% of Europeans find this service useful. But that overwhelming support is not translating into awareness. Even in member states where the number is operational, only one in five people feel they have enough information about it. That is why, in a dedicated Conference today, Vice-President Kroes urged Member States to make the hotline fully operational and to take any action to boost awareness.

Making Open Access a reality for Science

Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda 29 May 2012

Publishing and the Ecology of European Research (PEER) Project Conference, Brussels, 29 May 2012

Vice-President Kroes to propose action on consumer choice and "net neutrality"

29 May 2012

"When it comes to the issue of "net neutrality" I want to ensure that Internet users can always choose full Internet access – that is, access to a robust, best-efforts Internet with all the applications you wish. But I don’t like to intervene in competitive markets unless I am sure this is the only way to help either consumers or companies. Preferably both. In particular because a badly designed remedy may be worse than the disease - producing unforeseen harmful effects long into the future. So I wanted better data before acting on net neutrality."

IT: #Telehealth monitoring project allows liver transplant patients to go home

25 May 2012

The Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and High Specialisation Therapies (ISMETT) has recently launched a tele-health monitoring project for 30 Sicilian liver transplant patients during the post-transplant follow-up period. The new system will allow transplant patients to leave the hospital early and recover at home thanks to a telehealth monitoring system, which comes with an integrated camera, microphone and speakers for interactive video-conferences. Patients can now be monitored and supported from their homes, with the possibility of collecting biometric data, managing their treatment and offering face to face support via video conferencing.

Statement by Vice-Presidents Viviane Reding and Neelie Kroes on International Missing Children's Day

25 May 2012

Vice-President Neelie Kroes, responsible for the Digital Agenda stated: "I urge every parent or carer to keep the number 116 000 within reach. 82% of Europeans have never heard of this life-saving 116 initiative. That is a shame that national governments must work with the European Commission to fix, to make Europe a safer place for all children."

Electronics for Europe

Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda 24 May 2012

IMEC Technology Forum, Brussels, 24 May 2012

Study on benchmarking of parental control tools for the online protection of children - SIP-BENCH III (SMART 2012/0044)

Deadline: 18 July 2012

The objective of this study is to help end users (notably parents and child carers) to chose the most appropriate parental control tool that best fits their needs. This will be done by means of eight-monthly objective, vendor/supplier-independent expert assessments of products, tools and other systems and services that allow users to control children's access to inappropriate content online.

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