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Johann Höchtl

EUROPA - Press Releases - Viviane Reding Member of the European Commission responsible ... - 0 views

  • It is my firm belief that we cannot expect citizens to trust Europe if we are not serious in defending the right to privacy
  • The first is our work with social networking sites.
  • The second example is RFID
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  • My third example is behavioural advertising
  • Businesses must use their power of innovation to improve the protection of privacy and personal data from the very beginning of the development cycle. Privacy by Design
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    Information Society and Media Privacy: the challenges ahead for the European Union
thinkahol *

Protesters take to the streets of 100+ European cities | Reflections on a Revolution ROAR - 0 views

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    An online call for a European Revolution was heeded en masse today as over 100 cities throughout the continent witnessed tens (if not hundreds) of thousands 'indignants' mobilizing to demand real democracy now.
Johann Höchtl

EUROPA - Press Releases - Digital Agenda: Commission outlines action plan to boost Euro... - 0 views

  • A new Single Market to deliver the benefits of the digital era
  • Improve ICT standard-setting and interoperability
  • Enhance trust and security
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  • Increase Europeans' access to fast and ultra fast internet
  • Boost cutting-edge research and innovation in ICT
  • Empower all Europeans with digital skills and accessible online services
  • Unleash the potential of ICT to benefit society
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    European digital agenda
Johann Höchtl

Wikileaks publishes documents on plan to curb free software in the European Union - 0 views

  • Wikileaks (website) publishes documents that show a plan to curb the free software in the European Union.
  • This file shows that Jonathan Zuck, president of Association for Competitive Technology (ACT) –an organization with close ties to Microsoft–, and founder of Americans for Technology Leadership, had influenced the change of working documents of the European Union.
  • This publication shows how pressure groups influence or attempt to influence the decisions made by the European institutions, but in this case is particularly striking one of these groups trying to influence against free software (ACT) has close ties Microsoft,
Parycek

Why the EU need new personal data protection rules - 0 views

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    Speech from Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Privacy matters. The European Data Protection and Privacy Conference Brussels, 30 November 2010
Parycek

European PSI Scoreboard | European Public Sector Information Platform - 0 views

  • The scoreboard The PSI Scoreboard is a tool to measure the status of Open Data and PSI re-use throughout the EU.
Johann Höchtl

EU Calendar - The European Commission proposes an open data strategy - 0 views

  • The European Commission will adopt an Open Data Strategy - a set of measures aimed at increasing government transparency and creating a €32 billion a year market for public data.
Johann Höchtl

EUROPA - Press Releases - European Commission sets out strategy to strengthen EU data p... - 0 views

  • How do you permanently delete profile information on social networking websites? Can you transfer your contacts and photos to another service?
  • Individuals
  • should have the "right to be forgotten" when their data is no longer needed or they want their data to be deleted
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  • Ensuring high levels of protection for data transferred outside the EU by improving and streamlining procedures for international data transfers.
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    European Commission sets out strategy to strengthen EU data protection rules
Johann Höchtl

IDABC - European Union Public Licence - EUPL v.1.1 - 0 views

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    The EUPL is the first European Free/Open Source Software (F/OSS) Licence. (Not to confuse nor suitable for open content or open data!)
Johann Höchtl

EUROPA - Press Releases - Digital Agenda: Commission's Open Data Strategy, Questions & ... - 0 views

  • What are the elements of the Commission's Open Data package
  • A revision of the Decision governing re-use of Commission's own information
  • the Communication will support the creation of Europe-wide open data portals, making public data easily useable.
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  • move to a presumption of openness
  • In 2012, the Commission will set up an Internet portal for its own data.
  • In 2013, the Commission will establish a pan-European portal, bringing together data from different Member States as well as from the European institutions.
Daniel Medimorec

European Union starts project about economic effects of open government data - 0 views

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    Start eines EU Projekta zu Open Government.
Parycek

Innovative and Creative Applications (INCA10) - 0 views

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    applications that contribute to overcoming exclusion, and improving economic performance, employment opportunities, quality of life, social participation and cohesion. In keeping with the European spirit of the competition, this refers to the 2006  declaration on 'ICT for inclusive society (Riga)
Parycek

E-Petition Application 4 Facebook - 0 views

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    would be great if we could combine it with an european eID app
Johann Höchtl

Our Data | Giving an European overview of public government data, existing mash-ups and... - 2 views

  • Giving an European overview of public government data, existing mash-ups and policy initiatives
thinkahol *

Live Coverage: Occupy Wall Street - 0 views

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    Along with the movement in America, 'Occupy Wall Street' protests are planned in Japan, Israel, Canada and a half-dozen European nations. The aim of #OCCUPYWALLSTREET is to draw 20,000 protesters to New York's financial district in a non-violent protest to spark a mass movement against corporate dom…
Johann Höchtl

Manage Real Improvement in Online Projects - Input Output - 0 views

  • Substantial businesses have long "re-purposed" what's available from court proceedings, census publications, CIA atlases, and agency scientific and commercial compilations. It seems plausible that release of, say, crime statistics in Cook County, or water flows of the Colorado River, will be valuable to someone. Which datasets are worth processing first, though?
  • Specialists widely believe what European Commission VP Neelie Kroes and others have said: "Your data is worth more if you give it away." As with many other IT issues, though the people in the best position to make such measurements are too busy creating the future to invest time rigorously justifying it.
Johann Höchtl

THE OPEN DECLARATION « Co-creating an open declaration on public services 2.0 - 0 views

  • An Open Declaration on European Public Services
  • The needs of today’s society are too complex to be met by government alone. While traditional government policies sought to automate public services and encourage self-service, the biggest impact of the web will be in improving services through collaboration, transparency and knowledge-sharing.
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