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	I2010 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This endeavour profits from the fact that Viviane Reding has been appointed Commissioner for Information Society and the media, two fields that were previously under the responsibility of different Commissioners.
		Reding has thus argued that the “i” in i2010 stands for information space, innovation and investment and inclusion.
		Commissioner Reding has drawn attention to the fact that i2010 was the first concrete initiative taken under the renewed Lisbon agenda.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/I2010 (313 words)

	Viviane Reding urges on opening of foreign investment in Media \| Televisionpoint.com News
		The EU's Commissioner for Information Society and Media Viviane Reding on Friday urged India to do away with restrictions on foreign investments in print and broadcasting media to enable EU media houses to go in for joint ventures in India.
		Companies in Europe are keen to invest in the Indian media sector, both in print and audio-visual, and a higher FDI cap would enable EU players to enter into joint ventures, Reding, who's on her maiden visit to the country, said at a conference organised by the CII here on Friday.
		On higher FDI cap in media, Reding said she planned to take up the matter with the Indian government.
	www.televisionpoint.com /news/newsfullstory.php?id=1132924591 (322 words)

	EU threatens incumbents with structural separation - Computer Business Review
		Viviane Reding, the EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, has called for a number of changes to regulatory procedures, including the forced separation of an incumbent's retail services from its wholesale unit.
		Reding said that even though she understands the economic pressures facing incumbents, especially from technological developments such as VoIP, she believes the response to these challenges must be new and more successful business models, and certainly not protection, by regulators, from competition.
		Reding's proposals are to go before the European Commission at the start of July, as the EU is currently undergoing a Policy Review and a period of public consultation, which is scheduled to finish in October.
	www.cbronline.com /article_news.asp?guid=1166875A-4FEE-4D47-B26E-270BBA8D4EC1 (1101 words)

	Grid Hailed as Key to EU Competitiveness
		Reding stated that Grid will be a "crucial enabling technology" in achieving her i2010 (European Information Society 2010) initiative, which looks to promote cooperation between industry and Member States in order to achieve a borderless European information space, stimulate innovation, and make the European Information Society as inclusive, secure and accessible as possible.
		When speaking about Europe's investment in information and communication technologies (ICT), Reding said, "The message is clear: Europe is not sufficiently investing in its future." She was referring to Europe's 38 percent of private research spending being targeted at ICT versus the worldwide average of 60 percent.
		Reding also commended the proposed technology platform on service-oriented architecture that is currently being discussed as "an appropriate response to the trends in the ICT market, which are seeing a shift from the sales of products toward the provision of on-demand services." Grids, she said, are an excellent enabler of service-oriented knowledge utilities.
	news.taborcommunications.com /msgget.jsp?mid=393734&xsl=story.xsl (728 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		FIFA was pleased with the positive comments received from the European Commissioner, Viviane Reding, on 7 September regarding proposals that the football authorities had outlined in a letter to the European Commission on 6 September.
		EU Sports Commissioner Viviane Reding told a European Parliament debate on sport held in Strasbourg today that she was pleased football had finally accepted that its current transfer system was in need of some modifications, but added it was too early to comment on the new proposals sent to Brussels on Wednesday.
		Moreover, Mrs Reding met in the afternoon with representatives of UEFA and the professional leagues.
	www.fifa.com /en/organisation/index/0,1521,16209,00.html?articleid=16209 (437 words)

	EU Roundup: EU Digital Regulations Not Censorship: Viviane Reding; German Monopoly; EU Readiness \| paidContent.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		EU Media Commissioner Viviane Reding said in speech that EU proposals to regulate audio and video content on the Internet are aimed at protecting society not undermining free speech.
		She said the proposed regulations reflected “basic societal values” — the protection of young children and restrictions on incitement to hatred.
		Reding said without an EU-wide regulation there would be different rules in each of the 25 EU member nations, providing a barrier to the television industry, which would face a patchwork of rules.
	www.paidcontent.org /eu-roundup-eu-digital-regulations-not-censorship-viviane-reding-german-monopoly-eu-readiness (378 words)

	EU readies controversial telecoms regulation plans
		Reding is likley to propose greater powers for the EC in the form of an independent Europe-wide regulatory body.
		Reding believes the implementation of greater powers at an EC level would allow the Commission to ensure consistency in the remedies proposed by national regulators to enhance competition in markets dominated by one or more operators.
		Reding acknowledges this “may not yet be very popular" among the national regulators, and could potentially cause the biggest problems as money raised could go to Brussels, rather than national treasuries.
	eetimes.eu /germany/189602178 (574 words)

	eInclusion@EU : Viviane Reding: European ICT research and innovation agenda needs new impetus.
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		Viviane Reding: European ICT research and innovation agenda needs new impetus.
		Commissioner Reding raised in her speech the need for focussed and coordinated actions to support Europe's research and innovation in ICT.
	www.einclusion-eu.org /NewsItem.asp?CaseTitleID=1542 (163 words)

	ITworld.com - Reding discusses the EU's digital future
		According to Reding, the author of the strategy, the purpose of i2010 is to unite all the different tools of policy making, including smart regulation and investment in research, to spread the digital economy's benefits, while encouraging different industries to work together for their mutual advantage.
		Reding cites the example of two sides of industry working together as evidence of the "joined up" approach behind the i2010 strategy, where better content choices can drive demand for improved infrastructure services such as greater broadband capacity.
		While Reding wants to allow the market to determine which products and services are developed, she makes it clear that, as the overall regulator for the electronic communications sector, the Commission will intervene when necessary.
	www.itworld.com /Tech/2987/050523reding (1329 words)

	FT.com / World - Reding examines the arithmetic on phone tariffs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Ms Reding is the force behind three legislative shake-ups intended to reshape the industries she oversees.
		Ms Reding is based in Brussels, where she works in an office lined with copies of cartoons of herself, and photos of her meeting leaders such as Pope John Paul II and President George W. Bush.
		Ms Reding was a European parliamentarian before taking the culture and education portfolio in the European Commission from 1999-2004, where she always strove to make headlines.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/93854894-d936-11da-8b06-0000779e2340.html (930 words)

	Information Society News - Page 2
		The proposals by Viviane Reding, the EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, to bring down prices of international roaming on mobile phone networks, has received a setback after it emerged that two...
		Roaming Rip-Offs: It's Peter Mandleson versus Viviane Reding in the overseas roaming charges battle, and EC insiders believe opposition to Reding's proposals will be defeated A row is brewing in the European...
		Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding is being pressed by fellow commissioners to water down her proposal to regulate the fees mobile phone users have to pay when placing or receiving a call abroad.
	www.topix.net /who/information-society/page2 (961 words)

	Laser Focus World - European Commissioner Reding sees huge untapped potential for photonics in EU economic development ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		However, she warned that the photonics community must be realistic in its expectation; EU resources must be used strategically to realize those opportunities with the greatest potential to deliver a return on investment.
		Reding told a plenary audience of Photonics Europe attendees that public funding for research will continue to be more closely linked to applications with commercial potential.
		Reding finalized her comments with a challenge to industry to strengthen their investments in R&D to match the higher investments in other regions of the world.
	lfw.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=252070&p=12 (492 words)

	EU commissioners clash over mobile roaming - ZDNet UK News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The operators themselves are hugely opposed to Reding’s proposals, which would see the charge for using a mobile phone outside the user’s home country — but still within the EU — cut to a maximum of 30 percent above the wholesale price for the call.
		The industry commission is arguing that Reding is wrong to extend her proposals to retail rates, and says they should be limited to wholesale rates — the charges that operators levy on each other.
		Furthermore, Reding's desire to abolish charges for receiving calls while abroad depends on regulation at the retail level, as that is where the charge is made.
	news.zdnet.co.uk /communications/3ggprs/0,39020339,39278231,00.htm (619 words)

	Photonics21 - European Technology Platform (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		EU-Commissioner Viviane Reding accepted the first Strategic Research Agenda in Photonics from Alexander von Witzleben, President of Technology Platform Photonics21 and CEO of Jenoptik on April 4th in Strasbourg, France.
		Reding explained that while Europe already directly and indirectly employs over 2 million people in the photonics industry, the potential for photonics-enabled advancements in the areas of health care, lighting, security, and other applications offers unlimited potential for job creation and economic development in Europe.
		Reding concluded her comments with a challenge to industry to strengthen their investments in R&D to match the higher investments on other regions of the world.
	web13.vdi.net-build.de /index.php?content=news (674 words)

	EU Expects Rush for '.eu' Domain Name (Viviane Reding) - 10e20 Website Design Latest News
		Reding and other supporters believe such a domain will help promote European identity and create greater visibility for pan-European e-commerce.
		Currently, businesses must use domains for their particular country, such as ".fr" for France, or a global one like ".com," which is seen by some as mostly a U.S. suffix.
		Reding said the restricted periods were needed "to reduce considerably the risk of cyber-squatting" — the illicit use of domain names for fraudulent use.
	www.10e20webdesign.com /news/news_center_latest_technology_internet_news_03_december_05_EU_Expects_Rush_for_eu_Domain_Name.htm (363 words)

	CIOL : News : EU may scrap some mobile phone charges abroad
		Reding will unveil an outline regulation for cutting the cost of using handsets abroad on Tuesday -- a step that will raise a cheer among business travellers and tourists, but which analysts say could hit earnings of mobile operators hard.
		Reding said an EU regulation could also ensure that calls made abroad could be priced as if they were made back home.
		Reding hopes the European Commission will adopt the proposal for a regulation in June after further consultation.
	www.ciol.com /content/news/2006/106032806.asp (565 words)

	EU telecoms commissioner talks tough after German rift - Computer Business Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, has warned telecoms regulators across the continent over granting exemptions from regulation to domestic telecoms carriers investing in new technologies.
		The European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, was furious and sent a letter to Germany's Federal Networks Agency saying she had "serious concerns" about the German regulator's decision to take a hands-off approach to Deutsche Telekom's new network.
		However, in a speech on Thursday in Vienna, Reding, was unrepentant and issued a blunt warning to European member states, reminding them about the rules governing telecom investments.
	www.cbronline.com /article_news_print.asp?guid=F1375596-7DE8-4E64-92E5-BD373E908961 (499 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe
		Viviane Reding, European telecommunications commissioner, will outline the proposed regulations during a speech Feb. 8 in Paris before telecommunication regulators, an EU Commission spokesman said.
		Reding will propose that phone companies charge similar roaming fees for international and national calls, the spokesman said.
		Reding's proposal needs support from the other 24 members of the commission, the EU's Brussels-based executive.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=ali1qZbyae8U (316 words)

	EU's Reding gets tough on roaming \| The Register
		This is one of several points to emerge from Thursday's announcement by the EU's Viviane Reding that ERG, the European Regulators Group, has run out of patience with mobile operators who have failed to respond to the public outcry.
		Reding, the commissioner responsible for the Information Society and Media, told the regulators' meeting in Paris she foresaw that some regulatory tasks could be merged with the same tasks of regulators in neighbouring EU countries.
		The commission, said Reding, was committed to ensuring that Europe achieved its Lisbon objectives by promoting investment and competition.
	www.theregister.co.uk /2006/02/09/roaming_charges_law_proposal (584 words)

	Commissioner Reding calls for extension to RedCLARA-GÉANT2 partnership : News Archive : Newsroom : ALICE
		Commissioner Viviane Reding has called for an extension to the RedCLARA-GÉANT2 partnership, created by the ALICE project.
		Speaking at the IV EU-LAC Ministerial Forum on the Information Society held in Lisbon on 28th and 29th April 2006, she stated that the “RedCLARA-GÉANT collaboration has to be highlighted; has to have continuity; has to have an extension” and that this should be the main conclusion of the Forum’s declaration.
		In her closing words to delegates, Commissioner Reding said “It becomes clear that the interconnection of RedCLARA and GÉANT2 is a major success, and that’s why its important we ensure its reinforcement and its extension in time and towards regions such as the Caribbean, who are so eager to participate.
	alice.dante.net /server/show/conWebDoc.2000 (481 words)

	EU: One-year limit on phone logs, e-mail - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media, said a similar proposal put forward by four member states in 2004 wanted data to be stored for three to four years, which she said would impose a costly burden on phone and internet companies.
		Reding said legal advisers for the member states have concluded that such a bill should be proposed by the Commission rather than member states.
		On Tuesday, EU diplomats said justice and interior ministers may agree their own proposal when they meet in Luxembourg this week if they agree on some outstanding issues such as how long data should be stored.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8059997 (524 words)

	World Screen - Home
		LIVERPOOL, September 23: Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, has called for improved regulation of Europe's media industry.
		Speaking at the Audiovisual Conference—Between Culture and Commerce, Reding said that "pictures in general and moving pictures combined with sound in particular go right to the heart of how people think, act and decide.
		Reding termed as "nonsense" the rumors that Brussels intends to regulate the Internet, yet she asked her audience, "Who in this room is in favor of child pornography on the new media?
	www.worldscreen.com /newscurrent.php?filename=eu923.htm (465 words)

	Europa - Information Society
		Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media
		A growing series of Factsheets - short, non-technical presentations of both EU Information Society policies and programmes - are available to help you discover more about the work of DG Information Society and Media and the European Information Society in general.
		Under the authority of Commissioner Viviane Reding, the Information Society and Media Directorate-General is playing a key role in implementing the vision set by Europe's heads of state in Lisbon, 2000: "to make Europe the world's most competitive and dynamic economy, characterised by sustainable growth, more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, by 2010".
	ec.europa.eu /dgs/information_society/text_en.htm (548 words)

	Netherlands Corporate News - Europees Afgevaardigde Viviane Reding houdt openingsspeech op Photon..
		The presentation by Commissioner Reding, titled "Europe at Light Speed," is part of the Photonics Europe symposium organized by SPIE Europe.
		"We invite the optics and photonics community to join us, where the Tuesday plenary talk by Commissioner Reding is open to the public, followed by a comprehensive technical programme with 17 technical conferences spanning optics, photonics, imaging, optoelectronics, nanotechnology, solar energy and sensing, plus industry programmes focused on better performance at lower cost.
		They produced a vision document called "Photonics for the 21st Century," which was well received by Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, and the Directorate for Research.
	www.netherlandscorporatenews.com /archive/en/2006/04/04/v001.htm (1272 words)

	Laser Focus World - Viviane Reding to present opening address at Photonics Europe 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		February 16, 2006, Cardiff, UK--SPIE Europe today announced that Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, will be the keynote speaker at Photonics Europe, in Strasbourg, France on 4 April, 2006.
		At the same event, the Photonics21 Strategic Research Agenda which sets out priorities for photonics R&D in Europe will be handed-over to Commissioner Reding by Alexander von Witzleben, CEO of Jenoptik AG, Germany and President of Photonics21.
		They produced a vision document called "Photonics for the 21st Century" which was well received by Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, and Janez Potoenik, European Commissioner for the Directorate for Research.
	lfw.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=248318&p=12 (365 words)

	Mobile industry awaits roaming verdict - ZDNet UK News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Reports in the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal suggested that Reding's opponents — specifically trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and industry commissioner Guenter Verheugen — have won a victory over the contentious issue of forcing operators to abolish the cost of receiving a call while roaming.
		To enforce such a move would mean regulating the retail cost of roaming, one facet of Reding's proposals that is bitterly opposed by mobile operators.
		However, Pringle also argued that capping wholesale roaming charges would favour larger operators due to their enhanced economies of scale, saying the GSM Association was "concerned that that kind of pan-European cap could affect smaller players and new entrants".
	news.zdnet.co.uk /communications/3ggprs/0,39020339,39278499,00.htm (552 words)

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