Posts Tagged ‘white paper’

Invitation: Online Forum 2 Sept 2009

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Please join our online discussion about the Commission’s White Paper on ICT standardization at talkstandards.com on Wednesday September 2, 4-6 PM Central European Time.

The purpose of this event is to exchange views and ideas about the Commission’s suggestions before the ending of the public consultation period by mid-September.

To post comments – please register.

The Commission´s White Paper is available here:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/document.cfm?action=display&doc_id=3152&userservice_id=1&request.id=0

Optional reading:
http://www.talkstandards.com/?p=1237

Reactions to the ICT standardization White Paper

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The EU Commission’s white paper on ICT standardization (see “Modernizing ICT Standardization in the EU”, http://www.talkstandards.com/?p=1237, for a summary) has initially met a positive response.

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Modernizing ICT Standardization in the EU

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The EU Commission´s long expected White Paper on ICT standardization has finally been published. The proposal (“Modernizing ICT Standardization in the EU- The Way Forward”) suggests an update of Council Decision 87/95/EEC which lays down the current EU standardization policy in the field of ICT.
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Whitepaper on ICT standardization, open source and software makers held liable for code

Monday, May 11th, 2009

In this blog, I outline two EC initiatives that I follow with interest: A whitepaper on ICT standardization and a proposal to deem software makers liable for code
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Five Questions for Europe

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

With a few days perspective on Tuesday’s forum and the European Commission’s forthcoming White Paper on Standardisation (comments welcome!), I have come to the conclusion that Europe faces five main questions:
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The European Commission’s forthcoming White Paper on ICT standardization

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Several interesting themes can be expected in the European Commission’s forthcoming White Paper on ICT standardisation. This was evident after a speech by Anne Lehouk, Principal Administrator at the European Commission, at the Talk Standards event in Brussels today.
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The European Commission's forthcoming White Paper on ICT standardization

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Several interesting themes can be expected in the European Commission’s forthcoming White Paper on ICT standardisation. This was evident after a speech by Anne Lehouk, Principal Administrator at the European Commission, at the Talk Standards event in Brussels today.
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