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IPR and the use of open data and data sharing initiatives by public and private actors
This study analyses recent developments in data related practice, law and policy as well as the current legal framework for data access, sharing, and use in the European Union. The study identifies particular issues of concern and highlights respective need for action. On this basis, the study evaluates the Commission’s proposal for a Data Act. The study is commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee ...
Workshop on “Type-approval requirements for motor vehicles as regards their general safety and protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users”
In 2017, 25 300 people died in road accidents in Europe, while about a million were injured. Ms Róża THUN (MEP), the Chair of Digital Single Market Working Group of the IMCO Committee and the Rapporteur for the regulation on the “Type-approval requirements for motor vehicles as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users”, chaired this expert workshop in order to explore how technological means, including artificial intelligence, can reduce the number ...
Registration of persons on board passenger ships
The European Commission has evaluated existing EU legislation on passenger ship safety and presented three proposals for directives, aimed at simplifying rules and cutting administrative costs, while at the same time making sea travel safer. This proposal sought to amend the requirements set by Directive 98/41/EC for counting and registering passengers and crew on board passenger ships, and to remove any overlap in reporting obligations or disproportionate requirements. The main change introduced ...
Registrazione delle persone a bordo delle navi da passeggeri
Sebbene le acque dell'UE siano tra le più sicure al mondo per i passeggeri, in caso di emergenza le autorità di ricerca e salvataggio devono conoscere immediatamente il numero dei dispersi. A questo scopo, la Commissione europea ha proposto di digitalizzare la registrazione dei passeggeri a bordo delle navi che effettuano viaggi da e verso i porti dell'UE. La proposta rientra nell'ambito di un più ampio riesame della legislazione dell'UE in materia di sicurezza delle navi da passeggeri, che intende ...
The Commission’s Legislative Proposals on Smart Borders: Their Feasibility and Costs
This study examines the technical feasibility and financial soundness of the Commission legislative proposals to establish a EU Entry/Exit System (EES) and EU Registered Traveller Programme (RTP) for the external borders of the Union. It puts the impact assessment documents accompanying the proposals in comparative perspectives with likeminded initiatives in third countries (USVIST), at the national level in the EU (UK border checks and e-Borders), and with past European initiatives (SIS II, VIS) ...
Programmi di sorveglianza degli Stati Uniti e loro impatto sui diritti fondamentali dei cittadini dell'UE
Alla luce delle recenti rivelazioni correlate al PRISM la presente nota informativa analizza l'impatto dei programmi di sorveglianza degli Stati Uniti sui diritti dei cittadini europei. La nota esamina l'ambito di applicazione della sorveglianza che può essere compiuta in base all'US FISA Amendments Act 2008 e le pratiche pertinenti delle autorità statunitensi che hanno forti implicazioni per la sovranità dei dati dell'Unione europea e la protezione dei diritti dei cittadini europei.
Cloud computing: a potential job boost
The European Commission published its strategy on cloud computing on 27 September 2012. It predicts annual gains of €160 billion to EU GDP and the creation of 2.5 million new jobs by 2020, if the strategy is fully implemented. However, a number of obstacles could slow down progress.
Cloud Computing
Il cloud computing è un nuovo modello informatico che potrebbe portare importanti benefici ai consumatori, alle imprese e alle amministrazioni, anche se al contempo presenta nuovi rischi e pone nuove sfide. Il presente studio presenta una panoramica del cloud computing e dei suoi rapporti con la protezione dei consumatori nell'UE e gli obiettivi di un mercato unico digitale dell'UE. Dimostra che il cloud computing potrebbe consentire dei risparmi sui costi e agevolare servizi on line innovativi. ...
Does it Help or Hinder ? - Promotion of Innovation on the Internet and Citizens’ Right to Privacy
This study investigates the interplay between Internet innovation and privacy. We propose working definitions of innovation and privacy and review the literature about their interaction. We interpret the possible tensions and problems in terms of market and system failures and analyse the relevant legal and policy aspects in relation to examples of privacy invasion and/or protection by innovating companies. Using a four issue framework we analyse relevant case studies such as cloud computing and ...
RFID and Identity Management in Everyday Life - Striking the Balance between Convenience, Choice and Control
The purpose of this deliverable is to provide insight into real life experiences with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), draw a future scenario, and formulate challenges for this rapidly emerging technology.