Public Policy Blog

On next Thursday 10th of May the Internet Governance Forum Spain will meet in Madrid for its 2nd Annual Conference.

7th February, a day celebrated by more than 70 countries around the world as Safer Internet Day, marks the official launch of the eSafety Label. The eSafety Label is an online safety support and accreditation system that will bring schools across Europe together in a learning and resource exchange community to tackle the many challenges they [...]

After more than one year involving hard work by many companies in the new technologies sector, companies as diverse as search engines, mobile handset manufacturers, social networks, ISPs, telecom operators, etc., the principles governing the safe use of Internet-connected devices and services by children and young people in the European Union have been published today. [...]

Today’s launch of the CEO Coalition reinforces our strategy and commitment to foster the safer and responsible use of ICTs by children and teenagers. Last summer, Telefónica, among other ICT companies, was invited to join the “Coalition to make the Internet a better place for kids” promoted by the Vice-President of the European Commission in [...]

After the summer break, public policy issues are numerous for the ICT sector in this beginning of autumn 2011…Here is a brief overview of some of the main events and issues we will follow during the next weeks:

As part of its digital responsability, Telefónica tries to foster the debate and ideas towards a better and safer use of new technologies. That´s why Telefónica Czech Republic decided to be partner of the conference “Prevention of Internet crimes against Children: Technology, Legislation and Education” in the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic on 7th June.

After having launched almost a year ago the Digital Agenda for Europe , one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy and a roadmap for the increased usage of ICT services in Europe, the European Commission is organising the first Digital Agenda Assembly for the next 16-17 of June in Brussels.

On Thursday 14 April 2011, the Auditorium in the Telefónica Flagship Store in Madrid will host the public meeting presenting the basic issues that will be dealt with in the annual event of the Internet Governance Forum in Spain (IGF Spain) on the next 12 May in Madrid.

Today, from 8.45 am to 13.00 pm, there is a conference organised by our operating business in UK related to children and how to best protect them online.
To this purpose, O2 UK has invited different stakeholders and policymakers closely involved on privacy and protection online for children.
You can follow the discussions and debate online!

Ana Luisa Rotta, Vice-Chairperson of PROTEGELES, welcomes the proposal for a European Directive to combat sexual exploitation and child pornography and comments on it.