IEU.Monitoring: The EU DIGITAL Telegram 1 March 2016

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# SPECTRUM

  • The Wider Spectrum Group urges Andrus Ansip to support creative producers and distributors of European cultural content in upcoming EU legislation on the UHF frequencies
  • BNE Issues its Position Paper on the UHF Proposal
  • Report about AER 2016 General Assembly
  • Space spectrum strategy – UK Ofcom Consultation

# DSM

  • Digitaleurope: Advancing the Transatlantic Digital Agenda, Scaling up Digital Single Market ambitions
  • DIGITALEUROPE and JEITA met in Brussels to discuss data agenda
  • CCIA Concerned About Pictures Tax in France

# AI

  • Machine Intelligence: Blessing or Curse? It Depends on Us! – Deutsche Telekom

# DATA PROTECTION

  • EU General Data Protection Regulation Article 8: Has Anyone Consulted the Kids? – The LSE Media Policy Project
  • Antwort der Bundesregierung auf die Kleine Bundestagsanfrage - Drucksache 18/7484 - Ausbau vernetzter EU-Datenbanken von Justiz und Polizei - 18/7698 (PDF)

# E-PRIVACY

  • Stakeholder workshop: "Towards a future proof ePrivacy legal framework"

# CYBERSECURITY

  • ENISA: Cyber Europe 2016 will help organisations test cybersecurity capabilities

# E-TRUST

  • Questions & Answers on Trust Services under eIDAS

# INTERNET GOVERNANCE

  • Library of the U.S. Congress: Global Legal Monitor  - Russian Federation: State Control of Internet Proposed

# BEREC

  • Erste BEREC-Vollversammlung unter Vorsitz der Bundesnetzagentur

# BBC

  • Independent report: BBC television, radio and online services: An assessment of market impact and distinctiveness

# EBU

  • EBU Head of Radio speaks in Asia on importance of digital radio
  • Eurovision opens new Dubai office

# EU REGISTERS

# EU COUNCIL

  • St 6561 2016 Init Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites. - Examination Presidency text

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