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14 May 2020 - Edition no.197
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CONNECTING PEOPLE in the time of COVID-19

Orange recommends appointment for customers visiting French stores

TELEcompaper – 13 May 2020

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Cisco teams up with golf, NFL legends for Covid-19 relief

Telecompaper – 12 May 2020

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Telefonica to pay EUR 650 bonus to critical workers in May

Telecompaper – 8 May 2020

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POLICY

Connected cars – watch out for the bumps

Mobile Europe – 11 May 2020

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Sefcovic calls for fair EU market access in China to ‘increase trust’ after COVID-19

Euractiv – 12 May 2020

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MEPs chart path for a European approach to Artificial Intelligence

EURACTIV - 12 MAY 2020

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U.S. FTC indicates it is looking at Zoom privacy woes

Reuters – 11 May 2020

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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

Reuters – 9 May 2020

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EU looks for evidence to rein in U.S. tech giants

REUTERS - 8 MAY 2020

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Focus on

10 technology trends to watch in the COVID-19 pandemic

 
The World Economic Forum has identified 10 key technology trends which have been accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis. What all have in common is the digital component which relies on resiliant and ubiquitous networks.

Digital tech allows businesses to stay open while reducing the risk for further contagions, empower students to keep on remotely learning or accelerate telehealth. Building the necessary infrastructure to support a digitised world and stay current in the latest technology will be essential for any business or country to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19 world, as well as take a human-centred and inclusive approach to technology governance. As much as these trends are accelerated now, they also will make our societies more resilient in the future and continue to evolve well beyond this crisis.
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Video

The world's first voluntary industry standard for fighting disinformation

In October 2018, online platforms signed the world's first voluntary industry standard for fighting disinformation, The Code of Practice on Disinformation.

An independent study was conducted on the code and it revealed that while it is the first step in the fight against disinformation, it can be improved and should be fully and uniformally implemented. In response to the study's findings, the European Commission plans to assess the code of practice and keep fighting disinformation.
 

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Reports

STUDY FOR THE “Assessment of the implementation of the Code of Practice on Disinformation”

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – MAY 2020


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European Commission research projects on Coronavirus

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – MAY 2020

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Facts & Figures

Coronavirus: a common approach for safe and efficient mobile tracing apps across the EU

Twitterati
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@ETNOASSOCIATION

The @EU_Commission’s Vice-President for Digital, @Vestager, has urged EU telecoms ministers to “limit as much as possible” any delays to their #5G #spectrum assignments: https://bit.ly/2Lu57GN
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@Lisefuhr

In the midst of #5G - #FakeNews stories, the @EU_Commission reassures that #5G will not have a negative effect on people’s health. This is confirmed with the existing #scientific evidence: https://bit.ly/2Wwvx0Q
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@ThierryBreton

Europe is not naive 
We are fighting the flow of foreign #disinformation and manipulation, which target our democracies.
As explained in today’s EU #Defence Council, we monitor 24/7 the corona #infodemic to rebute false narratives.

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@ETNOASSOCIATION

Ambitious commitment from our colleagues at @deutschetelekom as they envision over 50% of the nation’s population to have access to #5G by the end of 2020. More here: https://bit.ly/2KJCdlT @DT_Brussels
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@EU_Commission

We set the record straight on some of the false stories around the #coronavirus, like misleading healthcare information, consumer fraud, and more.
Facts can save lives. #FactsMatter #StrongerTogether

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TECH

The lockdown live-streaming numbers are out, and they’re huge

THE VERGE – 13 May 2020

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Hackers are impersonating Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet for phishing scams

THE VERGE – 12 May 2020

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Tech to reshape post-Covid cities

Financial Times – 11 May 2020

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Lidl owner launching its own rival to Amazon Web Services

CHARGED – 11 MAY 2020


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Roaming 'robodog' politely tells Singapore park goers to keep apart

REUTERS – 8 MAY 2020

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France is using AI to check whether people are wearing masks on public transport

THE VERGE – 7 MAY 2020

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Events
MAY
FERMA
19 May 2020, WEBINAR

Why risk managers should look at Artificial Intelligence now?

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CEPS,
25 MAY 2020, ONLINE DEBATE

COVID-19 and The Use of Electronic Data: Trust, Privacy and the Rule of Law

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JUNE
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
8 June 2020, WEBINAR

LIABILITY FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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ACADEMY OF EUROPEAN LAW
24 - 26 JUNE 2020, ONLINE DEBATE

Annual Conference on European Data Protection Law 2020

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FORUMEUROPE
30 June 2020, Brussels

EU INTERNAL SECURITY CONFERENCE

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