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Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
Talkback The only way to punish the commission for this. Send them a message they understand ! Vote NO to the referendum for the constitution in your country. Make your politicians know that you intend to vote no for this reason.
[February 28, 2005, 21:26]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
News The European Commission (EC) has rejected requests to rewrite the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID), sparking a furious response from campaigners who accused the EC of acting undemocratically.
[February 28, 2005, 15:45]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
Talkback The problem is that the Commission is unaccountable since it is not elected. The Parliament has shown some initiative in limiting this stupid idea to patent software. There have been suggestions that McCreevy (the Commissioner in question) is...
[February 28, 2005, 20:52]
Commission silent on details of Vista probe
News The European Commission confirmed on Tuesday that it still has a range of concerns over Microsoft's upcoming Vista operating system, but declined to reveal full details. On Monday, the Financial Times reported that the European Commission had...
[October 3, 2006, 17:00]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
Talkback Suppose the Commission is simply corrupted. Perhaps somebody should start "following the money".
[March 1, 2005, 9:06]
Commission extending without remit
Talkback I am of the considered opinion that this is a matter well outside the remit of the European Commission and that the EC should not expend public funds nor employ publicly funded staff interfering in such as this.
[January 16, 2007, 17:01]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
Talkback Decisions in the EU are not made by the Commission but by the Council of Ministers. Some comments on this article are very ill-informed about how the EU works. Voting "no" to the Constitutional Treaty will not make things any better.
[March 1, 2005, 23:35]
Electoral Commission attacks election e-counting
News The Electoral Commission has expressed concerns over the electronic counting of votes in London's recent elections. The Electoral Commission also expressed concern at the high level of technical knowledge required to understand and properly...
[August 4, 2008, 11:32]
Commission refuses to rewrite patent directive
Talkback A "computer implemented invention" is as pure a software solution as a software solution can get, and by saying that it is an Invention in the sense of patent law, you subscribe to the partisan view of the Commission on this matter.
[February 28, 2005, 22:12]
Audit Commission signs Thus for next-gen network
News Thus has inked a £5m deal with the Audit Commission to supply the government agency with a next-generation network. The agreement will see Thus provide the Commission with a wide area network (WAN), which will carry all of the organisation's voice...
[May 5, 2006, 15:20]
European Commission keeping an eye on RFID
News The European Commission may have decided against imposing new rules on radio frequency identification tags for now, but a top official warned on Monday that regulations are likely if future uses of the technology don't protect fundamental privacy...
[April 3, 2007, 9:17]
The Forestry Commission Logs on to assystNET
White Papers Responsible for protecting and expanding Britain's forests and woodlands, the Edinburgh-based Forestry Commission employs more than 3,000 staff spread throughout the UK and has an annual budget of some £100m.
[July 29, 2004, 3:00]
European Commission denies favouring open source
News The European Commission has distanced itself from a report it commissioned that endorsed the use of open-source software. The Commission contacted ZDNet UK this week to insist that it is "technology neutral" and that it did not therefore support...
[January 30, 2007, 11:48]
Lib Dems set up Commission on Privacy
Blog The Commission on Privacy was announced on Tuesday. Other members of the Commission will include Shami Chakrabarti, director of Liberty, and Simon Davies, director of Privacy International. The Commission will examine] the privacy of the individual...
[January 14, 2009, 10:45]
US commission to recommend ban on Net gambling
News A U.S.government commission is set to raise the stakes in the high-profile battle over Internet gambling. On Friday, the nine-member National Gambling Impact Study Commission will recommend a complete ban of online wagering, and laws that wipe out...
[June 17, 1999, 9:27]
European Commission to fund 'Safer Internet' hotlines
News The funding awarded by the European Commission will form the final part of the Safer Internet Action Plan, originally set up to tackle illegal and racist content on the Internet. A European Internet safety project has received six million euros to...
[November 12, 2001, 17:06]
European Commission report endorses open source
News The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software. The European Commission has taken several strides towards...
[January 15, 2007, 13:20]
A Patriotic Day: 9/11 Commission Recognizes Importance of the Patriot Act
White Papers That is why the 9/11 Commission's work? Though often derided by its detractors as a knee-jerk reaction to the September 11 tragedy, the law represented reforms that, as witnesses before the commission correctly noted, had long been needed to...
[February 8, 2005, 2:00]
9/11 Commission Report: More Hits Than Misses
White Papers The Commission received unprecedented access to documents and administration officials, access that was reflected in the breath and thoroughness of the final report. The Commission's analysis makes clear that many of the nation's failures in...
[February 8, 2005, 2:00]
BT signs European Commission IT deal
News The contract with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Informatics (DIGIT) will see BT providing internet access and related services for the EC and ten other high-level European organisations, including the European Parliament and...
[April 3, 2007, 14:37]
