IEU Monitoring: EU DIGITAL Telegram - 9 March 2016

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# DSM

  • Updated Agenda and Background brief - Justice and Home Affairs Council 10 – 11 March 2016 (including DSM)
  • Commissioner Navracsics to call for stronger efforts to boost good governance at the EU Sport Forum
  • Are Virtual Reality experiences safe from an ethical point of view?
  • Digitaleurope: “Digital in Practice workshop on Bright Lights, Big City: smart cities with human touch”

# CYBERSECURITY

  • ENISA: Guidelines on assessing the impact of incidents in the telecom sector
  • Cloud security workshop: Building trust in cloud services – certification and beyond
  • Cybersecurity Capacity Portal - Call for Correspondents
  • 15 Data Security Policies Ignored by Modern Workers - Cloud Security Alliance Blog

# E-SKILLS

  • European eSkills for jobs Conference – MEP Marietje Schaake (ALDE/D66)

# ICT

  • Call for stakeholder endorsement of the Quantum Manifesto

# SPECTRUM

  • Das Erwachen der Länder? - Save Our Spectrum

# PUBLIC BROADCASTING

  • EU-Abgeordnete Martina Michels (DIE LINKE):  WDR setzt Rotstift bei der kulturellen Vielfalt an!

# EBU

  • Eurovision Song Contest to receive prestigious Charlemagne Medal for European Media

# EU REGISTERS

# EU COMMISSION

  • COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION on the harmonisation of the 2010-2025 MHz frequency band for portable or mobile wireless video links and cordless cameras used for programme making and special events

# EU COUNCIL

  • Cm 1761 2016 Rev 1 Coordination Committee for Communication and Information Systems (CCCIS)
  • St 13022 2015 Rev 1 Dcl 1 EvaIuation report on the seventh round of mutual evaluations "The practical implementation and operation of European policies on prevention and combating Cybercrime" - Report on Romania

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