And the next Wayra Academy will open in... Germany!
31 May, 2012
On 21st May, Wayra announced that it will launch its 12th Academy on September in Munich, Germany . After having launched its 10th and 11th academies in the UK and Ireland...
And the next Wayra Academy will open in... Germany!
31 May, 2012
On 21st May, Wayra announced that it will launch its 12th Academy on September in Munich, Germany . After having launched its 10th and 11th academies in the UK and Ireland...
Wayra academy arrives to Ireland!
21 May, 2012
Continuing with its expansion and as mentioned in previous posts , on 10th May Telefónica launched the Wayra Academy in Ireland . Here are some images of the launch: ...
Looking for privacy’s sweet spot
23 Mar, 2012
“Government should lead by example instead of dictating European models of regulation that could stall US-based growth and innovation in our thriving tech sector.” This quote, from...
EU Commissioner Kroes visits Wayra in Madrid
07 Mar, 2012
The European Commission ’s Vicepresident and European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda , Neelie Kroes , visited last week the facilities of the Wayra Academy in Madrid ,...
First year for our Public Policy Blog!
06 Mar, 2012
This month, we celebrate our 1rst Public Policy Blog Anniversary! It is a pleasure to have shared these last twelve month with all of you and to celebrate today our one year milestone. ...
Report on ICTs and the Financial Sector of the Future
23 Feb, 2012
This evening, Fundación Telefónica will present the “ICTs and the Finacial Sector of the Future” report, which analyses innovation in the financial sector. What is the...
Seasons greetings for the year ahead!!!
30 Dec, 2011
The Telefónica Public Policy Blog Team wants to share with all our followers & readers our best wishes for this end of year 2011....
How to finance innovation today?
23 Dec, 2011
It’s taken by every State and even international organizations that technological innovation should be one of the main leverages to overcome the current economic situation. The challenge is,...
Presentation of the report “Smart Cities: a first step towards the Internet of Things”
19 Dec, 2011
Today, Fundación Telefónica is presenting in Barcelona a new report untitled " Smart cities, a first step towards the Internet of Things" (only in Spanish). As it was explained...
Views from the London Conference on CyberSpace
04 Nov, 2011
With such a grandiose and sweeping event title one immediately wondered how much could be achieved in just two days (1st and 2nd of November ). The agenda that slowly seeped out in the...
The European Union and Brazil: opportunities ahead
14 Oct, 2011
The EU-Brazil Business Summit , organized by BusinessEurope and sponsored by Telefónica , was the occasion for business leaders from both sides of the Atlantic ...
Good bye, Steve Jobs
14 Oct, 2011
Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and technology industry visionary, has unfortunately passed away at the age of 56, last week on the 5th October, victim of a terrible illness. He...
Wayra: we want to break the rules!
23 Sep, 2011
Do you know what Wayra means? It means “wind” in Quechua and it is a recently new and innovative initiative launched by Telefónica. Gonzalo Martín-Villa ,...
Easy solutions for complex realities?
22 Sep, 2011
At an event on broadband connectivity organised by Erisa (the European Regional Information Society Association), Malcolm Matson, Director of Open Planet, explained his solution for the...
What isn’t connected these days?
16 Aug, 2011
Some already predict that the number of around five billion Internet capable devices globally in 2010, will rise to over 20 billion Internet capable devices by 2020 . Or even up to 50 billion...
Campus Party is back in Spain!
08 Jul, 2011
As a yearly meeting, from the 11th to the 17th July, the Spanish City of Arts and Science , Valencia, will be hosting the XVth Anniversary of Campus Party and Telefónica is part of this...
Cloud Computing isn’t just a buzzword
19 May, 2011
“Cloud computing, cloud computing, cloud computing …” the two magic words that have had Brussels buzzing over the past few months. We have witnessed policy makers’ madness on the issue as a new...
President Lula visits Telefónica Headquarters
29 Apr, 2011
On Friday 15th April, the former President of Brazil, Luis Inácio Lula da Silva visited Telefónica´s Headquarters, Distrito C , in Madrid. On this occasion Telefónica awarded to him the...
Everything we do today is obsolete
15 Mar, 2011
Everything we do today is obsolete.' You hardly can imagine a better starter for a lecture on Innovation. The quote comes from Sam Pitroda who spoke in Brussels at the Economist’s Innovation...
Welcome to our Telefónica Public Policy Blog
22 Feb, 2011
On this Blog we would like to share with you our thoughts and perspectives on the topics which we believe will shape the future of our digital world. Mobile...
Mobile World Congress 2011: attractive video on mobile services
20 Feb, 2011
During the Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona , GSMA prepared a nice video for the opening session. The video shows the evolution of mobile telephony, the main applications already...
A European Single Market of Innovation for 2015
04 Feb, 2011
That´s the proposal made by our CEO, César Alierta , during the lunch shared yesterday by the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and the German Chancellor, Angela...