Information Policy

Huawei launches demo smart city

Huawei has announced the launch of a "demo city" in Weifang, China, to showcase its narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) smart city applications and OceanConnect IoT platform.

Smart Governance for Smart Cities

Smart governance or good governance are two sides of the same coin. The use of the internet and digital technology is creating a progressive government- public partnership, strengthening government institutions and integrating all sections of society.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an integral part of our lifestyle. Without the internet and digital technology modern lifestyle is unimaginable. Whether it is transportation, telecommunications, healthcare, security, education, almost every segment of society is dependent on ICT.

Smart cities or resilient cities. Does it make any difference?

Worldwide 55 percent of all people live in cities. They cover 4 percent of the landsurface, use 67 percent of all energy that is produced and are responsible for 70 percent of the emission of greenhouse gasses. Cities are not only the most important economic centres of the world, their political power is also increasing. Observers believe that growing sustainability will result in the first place from policies issues by the world’s largest cities instead of national governments.

IAB Europe: The dire unintended consequences of restricting data-driven ads

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Brussels, 7 September 2017 – Obstructing the collection and use of data in digital advertising would have serious and unintended consequences for the EU economy, for Europe’s independent media, and for the accessibility of the internet itself. These are the findings of new research exploring the likely impact of the ePrivacy Regulation proposed earlier this year by the European Commission as the next iteration of the infamous cookie law (Directive 2002/58/EC).
 

Freedom Online Coalition Publishes Program of Action for 2017

The FOC is proud to present its Program of Action for the rest of 2017. It sets out the Coalition’s mission statement, and objectives within this period.