October 2015 Digital Economy Reports
12 nov, 2015
The autumn came with new digital economy reports providing interesting data about the evolution of the digital economy in Europe at a time when the EU is reviewing the applicable public...
October 2015 Digital Economy Reports
12 nov, 2015
The autumn came with new digital economy reports providing interesting data about the evolution of the digital economy in Europe at a time when the EU is reviewing the applicable public...
September 2015 Digital Economy Reports
26 oct, 2015
The beginning of the autumn has been very active concerning the launch of new and interesting reports covering from the potential contribution of ICTs to the new SDGs to the relevance of...
Why should you bother about WSIS+10 Overall Review?
18 ago, 2015
For those who are not very familiar with Internet Governance issues, WSIS (World Summit on the Information Society) is one of the most difficult processes to understand and follow up. With...
150 Aniversario de la UIT: Madrid, pieza clave en su historia
07 may, 2015
La agencia de las Naciones Unidas especializada en las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación es, curiosamente, más longeva que la propia ONU. La Unión Internacional de...
¿Hacia dónde va la Gobernanza de Internet?
29 abr, 2015
Bajo este sugerente título se celebró el pasado 27 de abril en Madrid una jornada organizada por ESGlobal, ICANN y Telefónica . El evento se articuló alrededor de dos sesiones y una ponencia...
Próximo evento: ¿Hacia dónde va la gobernanza de Internet?
24 abr, 2015
[caption id="attachment_7931" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fuente: Fundación Karisma https://karisma.org.co/foro-gobernanza-de-internet-en-bogota/[/caption] La gobernanza de...
La importancia de la Ciberseguridad
23 abr, 2015
[caption id="attachment_7902" align="alignleft" width="300"] Fuente: Foto de Dustball[/caption] Las empresas hoy en día se enfrentan con dos realidades contradictorias. Tienen...
Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015 (GCCS 2015)
15 abr, 2015
Tomorrow will start the Global Conference on Cyberspace 2015 (GCCS2015) following the Conferences held in London (2011), Budapest (2012) and Seoul (2013). It’s taking place almost exactly one...
From diversity to consensus: The outcomes of NETmundial Initiative´s 1st Coordination Council worki...
10 abr, 2015
The first working meeting of the NETmundial Initiative (NMI) took place on March 31st at Stanford University in Palo Alto/California and served to discuss the Initiative's organization, role...
The UNESCO contribution to WSIS +10 review process
20 mar, 2015
This is an important year for the Internet Governance as the WSIS+10 review process will take place at the end of the year and is involving not only the UN agencies but also the whole...
Telefónica I+D champions the Data Transparency Lab in order to promote greater transparency and priv...
04 mar, 2015
Barcelona.- When a user browses the Internet, they are often not aware that they are leaving behind a whole trail of personal information that can be exploited by companies to customise their...
Towards the improvement of transparency on the web
04 mar, 2015
Glass is considered as the transparent material by excellence. It was discovered almost by accident by Phoenician merchants who visited current Syria. Then, in the Middle Ages, glass suffered a...
Internet Governance Multi-stakeholder approach: the solution for Net Neutrality
02 feb, 2015
The multi-stakeholder approach is to the best solution for dealing with Internet Governance related issues. Having all stakeholders involved –civil society, education/technical community,...
What is new in Davos for Telefonica?
23 ene, 2015
The World Economic Forum was created over four decades ago as an informal non-profit institution with the mission of “improving the state of the world”. To accomplish such an...
NETmundial Initiative Coordination Council launched: Telefónica is in!
16 ene, 2015
Just before leaving our offices for a short Christmas holiday, the NETmundial Initiative (NMI) Transitional Committee (integrated as you perhaps know by Virgilio Fernandes Almeida -CGI.br-, ...
An update on Big Data and Privacy: a US and EU concern
29 dic, 2014
This month, the Executive Office of the US President released the report “ BIG DATA: SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES, PRESERVING VALUES ” that focuses on how the public and private sectors can maximize...
Which kind of Right to be Forgotten?
12 dic, 2014
On 26 th November, the Art. 29 WG, which gathers 28 national Data Protection Authorities, adopted its Guidelines on the implementation of the European Court of Justice Judgment of 13 May 2014...
ITU Plenipot in a glance
18 nov, 2014
After three weeks of work and discussions in Busan (South Korea) and several months of preparatory meetings in all regions of the world, the PP14 has got an end. More than 2,500 participants...
Why current data brokering is simply not sustainable
10 nov, 2014
Changes must be made to the way businesses and individuals understand and more critically, manage personal data. This was the idea behind a talk I delivered (as part of the Policy and Advocacy...
ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2014
30 oct, 2014
The first week of the ITU’s Plenipotentiary 2014 was mainly taken up with the elections of the new ITU officers Council Members and Radio Regulations Board Members for the next four years...