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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 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
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 Suppose the Commission is simply corrupted. Perhaps somebody should start "following the money".
[March 1, 2005, 9:06]
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]
Blair Opens Up Commission For Africa Online
Talkback What is Wrong with the Commission's Approach? If these two countries are to avoid future conflicts, shouldn't Ethiopia be required to abide by the decision of the International Border Commission first rather than reward it by holding such a...
[November 18, 2004, 14:02]
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]
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]
Mobile Phone Firms Referred To Competition Commission
News Oftel announced on Monday that it has formally asked the UK's Competition Commission to investigate whether Vodafone, mmO2, One2One and Orange are charging too much for mobile phone calls between their networks.
[January 7, 2002, 14:34]
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 7, 2005, 23:00]
Georgia Forestry Commission: Agency Develops Interoperable Statewide Network
White Papers Georgia Forestry Commission uses Cisco IPICS for reliable communications with personnel throughout the state using any type of radio or a PC.
[January 6, 2008, 23:00]
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]
Electoral Commission Hopes For Email Voting Next Year
News The chairman of the Electoral Commission revealed on Sunday that Internet voting could be a reality for local council elections next May. The Home Office and Electoral Reform Commission however dispute the likelihood of this happening, and argue...
[April 30, 2001, 15:41]
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]
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]
Oftel Faces Wrath Of European Commission
News Telecoms regulator Oftel finds itself under scrutiny Tuesday as the European Commission considers whether the watchdog has breached European telecoms rules. The EC's telecoms directorate has written to the UK government to request details of how...
[May 24, 2000, 14:16]
Unisys Case Study: The Texas Workforce Commission
White Papers Much more than the "unemployment office," the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is dedicated to developing the workforce of Texas, providing a wealth of services to employers and job seekers. The Texas Workforce Commission turned to Unisys for help...
[May 7, 2005, 0:00]
European Commission: Data Roaming Is Next
News Fresh from its victory over the issue of voice-roaming costs, the European Commission has again warned mobile operators that they could be forced to cut data-roaming charges. These price drops followed Reding's warning, expressed at the start of...
[July 19, 2007, 17:06]
Blair Opens Up Commission For Africa Online
News A commission set up by Tony Blair to search for solutions to Africa's problems is running an online debate in an attempt to get new ideas from the public on key issues such as debt, corruption, aid and the causes of conflict.
[November 15, 2004, 12:20]
