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4 November 2009
Breaking News:
Telecoms package to end uncontested  

The EU is reportedly on the cusp of undermining Internet users' fundamental freedoms for good as the European Council is putting pressure on MEPs to agree to a watered-down version of the telecoms package tomorrow (4 November), making it possible to cut off the Web connections of suspected illegal downloaders without a fair trial.


Brussels backs telecoms against TVs in frequency fight  

The top radio frequencies freed by technological updates should be devoted to new services, such as wireless Internet and high-definition mobile offers, rather than being allocated to extra broadcasting uses, the European Commission will propose today (28 October).


LinksDossiers

Digitisation of published works  [FR] [DE]

The EU has been busy scanning books and documents to improve citizens' access to culture and history, but its efforts have been overshadowed by Google's commercial push to digitise Europe's book heritage. (read more)

ICT & climate change: Problem or solution? 

Information and communication technologies can help curb global warming, but the sector is also coming under growing pressure from the EU to lead by example by cutting its own emissions, which are now comparable to that of the aviation sector. (read more)

Copyright protection of online content  [FR]

As cultural content migrates online on a massive scale, legal battles are multiplying to prevent piracy, protect copyright and make money out of this growing business. (read more)

 
Opinion & Analysis
ICT-based innovations for a greener economic recovery 
Peter Johnston, Chair, European Policy Centre
Telecoms reform and inter-parliamentary convergence 
Davor Jancic, PhD fellow, University of Utrecht / Sciences Po Paris
How the Internet is Changing Government Agendas 
Žiga Turk, Secretary-General , Reflection Group on the Future of Europe
IT is not green and never ever will be! 
Stefan Heng, DB Research
How Europe could leapfrog the US in productivity 
Robert Atkinson, President, Information and Technology Innovation Foundation
 
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