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US Wants To Make It Easier To Develop Green Tech | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] In a wide-ranging speech, Locke told the delegates that innovative government policies alone would not stem the tide of global warming. Instead, he said, a preeminent goal of government energy policies needs to be making it as easy as possible for private-sector people to develop new energy solutions and bring them to market. [...] The message here is simple. When you get the incentives right, the private sector can respond with solutions that are both more effective and more affordable than anyone would have imagined, Locke said. [...] Locke also said, Perhaps the original idea for these innovations will come from a government research lab. But if history is any guide, the commercialisation and real-world application of these technologies will be pioneered by private-sector innovators and entrepreneurs. . [...]
Obama Pressured To Appoint Cyber-security Chief | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Further, we are greatly encouraged by the Administration's strong commitment to develop its cybersecurity privacy policies in a collaborative manner with those in the private sector. . [...] It's clear that the White House review team was committed to building privacy into these cybersecurity policy recommendations from the beginning of the process, CDT President and CEO Leslie Harris said in one of the dozens of statements flooding e-mail boxes after Obama's speech. [...]
President Obama’s Take On Cyber Security | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] It's clear that the White House review team was committed to building privacy into these cyber-security policy recommendations from the beginning of the process. Further, we are greatly encouraged by the administration's strong commitment to develop its cyber-security privacy policies in a collaborative manner with those in the private sector. . [...]
EC: Nobody Must Be Left Behind By Digital Media | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Europe's digital economy has tremendous potential to generate huge revenues across all sectors, but to turn this advantage into sustainable growth and new jobs, governments must show leadership by adopting coordinated policies that dismantle existing barriers to new services, said Reding. [...] The commission announced that it has adopted policy guidelines which call on EU countries to promote new media literacy and help citizens evaluate online content such as advertisements and TV and film. One example is the UK's kidSMART website which teaches children and young people how to use social networking sites safely. [...]
The “Digital Natives” Are Restless Warns EC | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Europe's digital economy has tremendous potential to generate huge revenues across all sectors, but to turn this advantage into sustainable growth and new jobs, governments must show leadership by adopting coordinated policies that dismantle existing barriers to new services, said Viviane Reding, EU commissioner for Information Society and Media. [...] The UK is working to stimulate UK tech start-ups. The UK Innovation Investment Fund (UK IIF), announced by the Prime Minister on 29 June, will receive public funding from £150 million alongside private sector investment on a pari-passu basis , according to DBIS. [...]
Mobile Tech Must Be On Copenhagen Agenda Says GSMA | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] With the right public policies in place, the mobile industry can make a major contribution in the fight against global warming, lowering emissions in other sectors by more than 4.5 times mobile's own footprint, which is the equivalent of taking one in every three cars off the road, said Rob Conway, chief executive and member of the board, GSMA. [...]
Microsoft SharePoint Secured | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] In this case (an all-too-common occurrence today), communication and customer objectives are being met, while security and compliance policies are exposed. [...] Centralise management to reduce administration costs and support shared ownership of policies across networking, security, applications and business teams. [...] Easily define and enforce policies that control access to specific areas of a Microsoft SharePoint portal. [...]
Dell Tightens E-waste Policies
[...] Computer maker Dell claims that it is tightening up its policies around the export of so-called e-waste to the developing world but critics say this does not go far enough. [...] Kyle said that IT makers and end-users should ask hard questions to their recycling providers and where they send waste equipment. Many of the companies that call themselves recyclers don't actually recycle at all. Instead they export them to developing nations like China, India, Ghana, Nigeria, where they end-up in the informal recycling sector - basically backyard recycling operations where workers use very primitive and basic practices to smash and burn the products to take them apart, she said. [...] You are here. Home News Desktops & Notebooks Dell Tightens E-waste Policies. [...]
UK Rural Broadband Faces Political Limbo | eWEEK Europe UK
[...] Labour's policies are based on industrial activism , while Conservative policies are gradually coalescing towards market activism , said Antony Walker, the chief executive of the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG). If there is a hung parliament, and no resolution to this, then that starts to raise questions. . [...] Given the difference between these two policies, operators are effectively considering investing in a policy vacuum, said Walker, which could result in delays and lack of investment in further broadband coverage. [...] Radically different policies from Labour and Conservatives could stall investment this side of a general election, the Broadband Stakeholders Group has warned. [...]
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