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Commission proposes a reform of data protection rules to increase users' control of their data and to cut costs for businesses
The European Commission has today proposed a comprehensive reform of the EU's 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and boost Europe's digital economy. Technological progress and globalisation have profoundly changed the way our data is collected, accessed and used. In addition, the 27 EU Member States have implemented the 1995 rules differently, resulting in divergences in enforcement
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European Commission awards IBM for energy efficient data centers
IBM announced the European Commission (EC), the executive body of the European Union, has awarded 27 IBM data centers for energy efficiency, based on the European Union (EU) Code of Conduct for Data Centers. The honor represents the largest portfolio of data centers from a single company to receive the recognition
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Commission presses 16 Member States to implement new EU telecoms rules
The European Commission has written to sixteen Member States which have failed to fully implement new EU telecoms rules into national law, six months after the deadline to do so (25 May 2011). Partial implementation of the EU Telecoms rules limit consumers' rights in these 16 Member States
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EU & US conduct readiness tests for cyber attacks in "Cyber Atlantic 2011"
The first test of trans-Atlantic responses to cyber incidents, including cyber attacks, took place in Brussels last week. Experts from the US Government joined counterparts from EU Member States to simulate how cyber security authorities on both sides of the Atlantic would cooperate in response to attacks
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Commission proposes over €9 billion for broadband investment
The European Commission has proposed to spend almost €9.2 billion from 2014 to 2020 on pan-European projects to give EU citizens and businesses access to high-speed broadband networks and the services that run on them
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Top EU firms increase investment in innovation, but lag behind global competitors
The European Commission's 2011 "EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard" shows that R&D investment by top EU companies recovered strongly in 2010, with a 6.1% rise following a 2.6% decrease in 2009. However, data for the world's top 1400 companies show EU companies as a whole lagging behind major competitors from the US and some Asian economies on R&D growth
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