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Fwd: (AE) DIGITAL: New raft of measures for digitalisation industry
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 7, 2016

April 7, 2016

(Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any)) Begin forwarded message: > > Subject: (AE) DIGITAL: New raft of measures for digitalisation industry > > > Brussels, 06/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission's non-legislative package seen by EUROPE, seeks to help industry, researchers and public authorities take full advantage of new technology. > > It consists of four communications and three working documents and will finally be unveiled on Monday 18 April, given the currently heavy workload, although it was initially programmed for Wednesday 6 April. > > During a conference organised by DigitalEurope on Tuesday 5 April, Commissioner Andrus Ansip stated, "The European Commission wants to make industry as digital as possible". The Commissioner provided a preview of the proposals he intends to elaborate and added "We want to encourage innovation in new domains of growth: the data economy, the Internet of things and high-performance cloud computing. We want to stimulate innovation in traditionally strong European sectors such as engineering, health, and logistics. We also want to promote common technical standards and online administrative services". > > The draft package is centred around four communications on the following themes: a European digital business leadership strategy; the creation of a European research cloud; the development of common standards in priority areas such as 5G in mobile telephony and an online administration action plan. > > European digital business leadership strategy > > Tackling market fragmentation. The communication heading calls for better coordination and improved integration of national level digitalisation for industry. The Commission points out that, "Any delay in this domain would lead to massive GDP losses to the EU of more than €600 billion a year by 2020, in comparison to an unchanged situation". > > In practice, it is proposing to organise high-level roundtable talks twice a year, which bring together representatives from member states, industry and social partners, in addition to a European Forum for stakeholders once a year. It is also committed to producing a report to the Competitiveness Council on the progress accomplished. Three legislative initiatives are expected: an initiative on the free movement of data in the EU (in view of getting rid of unfair localisation criteria introduced in national legislation); clarification of the notion of ownership, access and the reuse of data, particularly with regard to industrial data; and revision of the legislative framework governing autonomous systems and applications relating to the Internet of things (in particular, rules on security and responsibility), accompanied by a reflection into the legal conditions that will allow for more broad ranging tests in real conditions. > > €50 billion strategy. The text particularly calls for getting more partners on board and increasing resources. According to the Commission, equal effort must be made by the public and private sectors. The Commission explains that "The actions proposed in the communication will require around €50 billion over the next five years, of which a third should come from the public sector". It is receiving €35 billion from the Horizon 2020 programme, the Cosme programme and public and private sources for the 5 billion in regional investments for innovation poles and 10 billion from co-investments in primary production capacities. > > The document highlights the added value of public-private partnerships (PPP) that are expected to include inter-sectoral technological projects. The draft text also explains that "The private sector should invest at least four times more than the EU in the PPP". It is also encouraging the development of enterprise groups to stimulate innovation. In this connection, the Commission is committed to mobilising €500 million from the Horizon 2020 Research Framework Programme in an effort to support the development of regional digital innovation polls over the next five years. Its initiative will emphasise network development, cross-border collaboration, the sharing of best practices, involving the regions that do not have digital innovation poles yet and improving the way in which public procurement contracts are awarded. > > Creating a European research cloud > > The communication accompanying the working document on high yield computing and quantic technologies seeks to facilitate the exchange and storage of large-scale scientific data. The draft text identifies several barriers to the digital revolution including the limited sharing of data, lack of interoperability, digital infrastructure fragmentation and the demand for high-quality global computing infrastructure. > > The Commission is therefore developing two kinds of responses to these difficulties: the creation of a European cloud that will initially at least provide scientific services ("European open science cloud"), and the development of infrastructure adapted to this objective by way of high-performance computing resources. The future European cloud is expected to provide a virtual space to "1.7 million researchers and 70 million professionals working in the field of science and technology, to store, manage, analyse and reuse research data". In practice, the Commission intends to work with member states and stakeholders to facilitate data sharing. It also intends, unless required otherwise, to make all scientific data produced in the context of Horizon 2020, "open by default" as from 2017. It will also develop specifications for interoperability and data sharing between business sectors and set up a European governance body for linking scientific data bodies. With regard to infrastructure requirements, the Commission has set itself a deadline of 2020 for establishing the European framework and releasing quantic technological potential, a crucial tool in this domain. It estimates that €4.7 billion will be necessary for creating European data infrastructure (3 billion for very powerful computers, 1 billion for the quantic technologies flagship initiative and 700 million for cloud access-related action). > > Prioritising ICT standards in digital single market > > The communication on standardisation accompanying the working document on the Internet of things, seeks to establish common standards in five areas judged to be priorities (5G, cloud computing, the Internet of things, mega data and cyber security). The objective is to allow systems, devices and networks "speak to one another" and for data to circulate without hindrance. In this perspective, the Commission has announced the presentation by the end of 2017 of a recommendation to ensure that security and private life criteria are taken into account during the development of supranational standards. It is also proposing to promote a European/international digitalisation area for the development of connecting things and to support a "fair and flexible" intellectual property system for essential patents. Five flagship projects are also expected to be launched in the domain of future markets. This initiative is expected to have an impact on emerging sectors such as e-Health, autonomous and connected vehicles, as well as Smart energy. > > Online administration action plan (2016-20) > > Operating as a "coordination tool", an action plan will encourage online administration the public authorities to make their data available and stimulate the development of cross-border services. Unsurprisingly, it will include the "once only" principle according to which, individuals and companies will only have to provide the same information once to the administrative authorities. It also adds, however, the principle that all services will be online "by default". > > The communication will be based on six key principles: the primacy of the user; reliability and security; inclusion and access; interoperability; openness and transparency; and the culture of innovation. It will have four working areas and for each of these areas it sets out a specific target. (1) Regarding the introduction of information and communication technologies in public administration, the Commission would like 65% of information already available to be reused publicly rather than requested again by 2020. (2) On the subject of connectivity, the Commission would like online cross-border administrative services to equal those provided by national services by 2020. (3) With regard to contact between administrative services and third parties, the Commission would like transparency in the operations carried out by the public administrations, procedures for providing services and personal data access to involve 70% of services (as opposed to the current 56%). (4) In 2018, citizens and enterprises should be able to access administrative services an outside national borders online. > > To achieve these targets, the Commission will produce a citizen's charter in the digital era by 2017. This will elaborate the principles to follow for the public administrative services working with citizens. It will also work on a raft of measures to speed up the use and take up by users of reliable e-services. It will also set up a, "management committee for the online administration action plan" in an effort to assess progress and rethink additional measures. (Original version in French by Sophie Petitjean) > >

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Internet & Jurisdiction Project – A global multi-stakeholder dialogue process
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 6, 2016

April 6, 2016

http://www.internetjurisdiction.net/jurisdiction-on-the-internet-global-com… (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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WhatsApp è adesso criptato e2e
by Giovanni Testa April 6, 2016

April 6, 2016

https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/ Con tecnologia open source peraltro. Saluti -- Avv. Giovanni Testa Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 74 10121 Torino - Italy g.testa(a)avvnet.it +39 340 6836408

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Carter May Elevate CYBERCOM to a Full Combatant Command
by Alberto Cammozzo April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

Defense Secretary Ash Carter is considering turning U.S. Cyber Command into a full combatant command, an acknowledgment that cyber warriors are today not just defending military networks but joining in combined-arms attacks on the enemy. Pentagon leaders long have said that cyber has joined land, sea, air, and space as a new warfare domain. Especially in cyberspace, Carter said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, “our reliance on technology has given us great strengths and great opportunities, but also led to vulnerabilities that adversaries are eager to exploit,” It is time, Carter said, to “consider changes to cyber’s role in DOD’s Unified Command Plan.” The military is currently organized into nine COCOMs: six geographic commands (Pacific, Europe, Africa, Middle East, etc.) and three that field specialized capabilities: special operations, nuclear (strategic) forces, and transportation. U.S. Cyber Command, or CYBERCOM, is currently a sub-unified command under U.S. Strategic Command. [...] <http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2016/04/carter-may-elevate-cybercom-fu…> - http://cammozzo.com @dontTag

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Workshop sull'IoT dell'11 aprile: webcast live + Programma
by Miryam Bianco April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

Carissimi, vi informo che il CPS Week Workshop on Consumers and the Internet of Things, organizzato dal Centro Nexa, sarà trasmesso in streaming dalla IoE TV (http://www.ioetv.it/) L'11 Aprile p.v., dalle ore 9 alle ore 17.15, potrete dunque seguire l'evento live, nonché formulare domande/osservazioni da remoto, tramite Twitter (hashtag: #consiot). Entro questa settimana mi premurerò di diffondere tramite la Lista Fellows il link diretto alla pagina del webcast live. In ogni caso, l'evento sarà altresì accessibile tramite la homepage della IoE TV. In allegato alla presente mail, trovate inoltre il Programma definitivo del Workshop, corredato delle descrizioni degli interventi dei singoli partecipanti. Fra i vari temi che verranno trattati, abbiamo: i Big Data nella platform economy; intelligenza artificiale e umana nell'IoT; un'analisi delle sfide che l'IoT pone per i policy-makers; un'analisi dell'IoT sotto la prospettiva del diritto dei consumatori europeo; questioni etiche dell'IoT for Medical Things. Il Programma dell'evento può altresì essere consultato al seguente link: https://nexacenter.org/consiot2016. Sentitivi liberi di diffondere la notizia all'interno delle vostre cerchie: il webcast è aperto a tutti, ed una più ampia partecipazione da remoto sarebbe da noi fortemente gradita. Per ulteriori informazioni sono a vostra disposizione: miryam.bianco(a)polito.it. Cordialmente, Miryam

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giovedì a Roma evento sul superamento del modello SIAE
by Simone Aliprandi April 5, 2016

April 5, 2016

Questo giovedì sera a Roma presso l'Angelo Mai Spazio Occupato si terrà l'evento "Tutta un'altra musica. Prospettive future per il mercato del diritto d'autore in Italia dopo la Direttiva Barnier". La Direttiva Barnier è una direttiva europea in vigore dal 2014 che vuole fissare alcuni principi comuni per tutti gli stati membri dell'UE in merito alla gestione collettiva dei diritti d'autore, e dunque va ad impattare direttamente sull'assetto della SIAE. Il termine ultimo per recepire la direttiva sarebbe il 10 aprile 2016 e il legislatore italiano (salvo sorprese dell'ultimo minuto) sembra essersene bellamente infischiato, esponendo quindi l'Italia all'ennesima procedura di infrazione. In questo evento molti tra i soggetti interessati al tema si troveranno a discutere dei temi oggetto della direttiva e in generale delle nuove frontiere per la gestione del copyright nel mercato italiano ed europeo. L'ingresso è libero e gratuito e ci sarà possibilità di partecipare attivamente al dibattito portando il proprio punto di vista. L'evento sarà diviso in due parti ideali: una parte più tecnico-giuridica con giuristi ed esperti del settore (in cui compaio anch'io); e una parte più di dibattito e confronto sulle nuove prospettive del mercato culturale, con gli stakeholders e i rappresentanti delle varie community coinvolte. Maggiori informazioni: http://aliprandi.blogspot.it/2016/04/tutta-altra-musica-roma-siae.html. Un caro saluto. -- Simone Aliprandi - http://www.aliprandi.org | http://www.array.eu

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Presentazione del libro: "Internet, i nostri diritti" - 5 aprile, ore 18.30 - Circolo dei Lettori (Torino)
by Giuseppe Futia April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016

Gentilissimi, abbiamo il piacere di segnalarvi la presentazione del libro "Internet, i nostri diritti" (Laterza) che si svolgerà domani 5 aprile alle ore 18.30 presso il Circolo dei Lettori di Torino. Alla presentazione parteciperanno gli autori del libro Anna Masera, giornalista e Garante del Centro Nexa su Internet & Società, e l'avv.Guido Scorza. Durante l'incontro interverranno l'avv. Carlo Blengino, fellow del Centro Nexa, e il prof. Juan Carlos De Martin, co-direttore del Centro Nexa. Maggiori informazioni sono disponibili all'indirizzo: http://www.circololettori.it/internet-diritti-cittadini/ Cordiali saluti, -- ------------------------------------------------- Giuseppe Futia Communication Manager Nexa Center for Internet & Society Politecnico di Torino - DAUIN Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 - 10129 Torino web: http://nexa.polito.it mail: giuseppe.futia(a)polito.it tel. +39 011 090 7219

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Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to View and Understand - NYTimes.com
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 4, 2016

April 4, 2016

Website Seeks to Make Government Data Easier to View and Understand - NYTimes.com (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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Brazill bill proposals attack important aspects of the “Marco Civil da Internet”
by Alberto Cammozzo April 2, 2016

April 2, 2016

Politicians want to censor the Internet in Brazil with the excuse of fighting “cyber crime” Pay attention to what just happened: the National Congress has just released the final report of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) of Cybercrime. The report proposes the creation of 8 bills to control the Internet. These projects are bombastic: they attack fundamental rights directly, such as freedom of expression, the right to privacy and important aspects of the “Marco Civil da Internet”, precisely those that protect against Internet surveillance and censorship. Among the proposals that are set out in the final report of the CPI of Cybercrime are: a) Turning social networks censorship bodies to protect the honor of politicians. If anyone speak ill of a politician in a social network, the social network will be required to remove the content within 48 hours. If its is not removed, the company will be co-responsible for that content and will have to compensate the offended politician. In other words, social networks will become permanent agent of surveillance and censorship of its users. b) Send to jail for two years people who simply violate the “terms of use” of a site. Entered into a website or application and disregarded any provision of that huge document that everyone clicks without even having read: jail for you for two years. c) Divert 10% of the Fistel funds, which aim to improve the quality of telecommunications in Brazil to finance the police. Telecommunications that are already expensive and of low quality in Brazil will be even worse. The funds that are collected to monitor the quality of Internet access, telecommunications and other services will be diverted to fund the police. Of course, this funding is important. But for that we have already paid our taxes. There is no need to divert essential resources for this. d) Assigning responsibility to the federal police for any crime committed using a computer or mobile phone. In other words, a boy or a girl that download a music from the Internet may receive the visit of a federal police agent. Someone who writes something that is considered “defamatory” or “libelous” against a politician in social networks may have to give explanations to the Federal Police. In other words, several million Brazilians who do these activities every day can be monitored and even arrested by federal police on suspicion of having committed “crimes by computer use,” even if they are low offensive potential crimes. e) Require Internet providers to automatically reveal who is behind each IP address on the network, informing the police the name, affiliation and home address of the person without the need for prior judicial order. In other words, everyone will be presumed “guilty” in the Brazilian Internet and can be constantly monitored. If you criticized a politician on the Internet, it will be possible to know your identity and the Federal Police can be called to act against you. f) Establish outright censorship on the Internet. The bill amends the Marco Civil, which prohibits censorship, creating a new article that will “determine blocking connection providers access to Internet applications for users” to “curb services that are considered illegal.” In other words, any site can be blocked of Brazilian Internet. Remember WhatsApp blockage? This will be nothing close to what may happen. Any application, website or service may be blocked and censored directly by internet providers and Brazilians will be deprived of access it without any defense, affecting the lives of millions of people. [...] <https://medium.com/@ITSriodejaneiro/politicians-want-to-censor-the-internet…>

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Bloomberg: "How to Hack an Election"
by J.C. DE MARTIN April 1, 2016

April 1, 2016

http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-how-to-hack-an-election/ (Sent from my wireless device; please excuse brevity and typos (if any))

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