Dubai government sets up firm to develop ports internationally
Dubai has set up a company to develop and operate medium-sized, multi-purpose ports in emerging economies. Read Complete Article
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‘Innovative financial and commercial models’ could be used to deliver ultrafast broadband, says UK government
“Innovative financial and commercial models” could be used to encourage investment in telecoms infrastructure and help deliver ‘ultrafast’ broadband services to businesses and communities in the UK, the government has […]
Continue Reading →UK government: ‘detailed framework’ for standardised bank APIs due by end of the year
The UK government will publish detailed plans to create a standardised method of giving consumers access to their banking data in order to compare providers by the end of this […]
Continue Reading →Mixed views expressed about ‘double patenting’ through new unitary patent framework
Businesses, trade groups and intellectual property (IP) specialists are split on whether UK rules should allow inventors to obtain both a UK national patent and a new unitary patent for […]
Continue Reading →German ruling on ‘cease and desist’ obligations lacks clarity for website operators, says expert
Website operators in Germany forced to remove infringing content from their site must also ask Google to remove the content from their search engine cache, a court in the country […]
Continue Reading →MITLA Conference on Data Protection
Attend MITLA’s first Conference, supported by Microsoft by visiting this page. Conference Abstract: The proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation aims at bringing current data protection legislation in line with […]
Continue Reading →Huawei teams with SAP to cooperate on internet of things development
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is to collaborate with German software developer SAP to create new products for the internet of things (IoT), or ‘industry 4.0’. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →US and EU must create coherent laws on net neutrality, says expert
Governments in the US and the EU are considering regulations to do with net neutrality, the principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally, and technology law expert Luke […]
Continue Reading →Health system could benefit from greater pharmacist input if legal challenges can be addressed, says expert
The health system in England could benefit if plans to involve pharmacists more in delivering treatments and care in GP surgeries are implemented, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Expert anticipates ‘high profile’ EU competition probes in digital markets
The European Commission is likely to take on “high profile cases” to demonstrate that it is serious about regulating competition in digital markets, an expert has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →HMRC: IR35 ‘disguised employment’ tax provisions worth over £500m annually
Abolishing rules designed to ensure that contractors in ‘disguised employment’ pay their full share of employment taxes would cost the UK Treasury £550 million a year, according to HM Revenue […]
Continue Reading →Which contracts do the 2015 Public Contracts Regulations for contracting authorities apply to?
The 2015 Public Contracts Regulations implement the EU’s 2014 Public Sector Procurement Directive in England, Wales and Northern Ireland by essentially ‘copying out’ the articles of the EU directive Read […]
Continue Reading →Ofcom to conduct ‘overarching review of the UK’s digital communications’
The UK’s telecoms regulator has launched an “overarching review of the UK’s digital communications” in a move aimed at future-proofing investment and competition in the market. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Final talks to commence on EU telecoms market reforms
Final negotiations are set to begin on new EU telecoms laws that would curb cross border mobile data roaming charges and set a new ‘net neutrality’ framework. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK does not want online services to be subject to new cyber security rules, says official
FOCUS: The UK government does not want online services such as shopping or search websites to be included in cyber security rules designed for essential services such as electricity or […]
Continue Reading →Search engines and directory services in France have 48 hours to de-list terrorist and child abuse content
A new process designed to ensure the speedy removal or blocking of websites that incite terrorism from search engine and directory results has effect in France from today. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Indonesia seeks foreign investors for port expansion
Indonesia is seeking US$7 billion in foreign investment to upgrade its ports as part of a five-year, Rp5,519.4 trillion (US$429 million) plan to improve its ports network, FinanceAsia said . […]
Continue Reading →Office of Tax Simplification: ‘lack of clarity’ around self-employment status for tax purposes must be addressed
The UK government and tax authorities need to produce clearer guidance, with more real-life examples, to help firms decide whether a worker is employed or self-employed for tax purposes, according […]
Continue Reading →Twitter warns of IT costs if EU-US data transfer framework is revoked
Twitter has warned that any move to revoke the EU-US Safe Harbour framework could be “potentially expensive” for it. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The future of digital business – legal and commercial implications
FOCUS: Businesses will need to perform a radical rethink of the way they operate if changes predicted by technology market analysts Gartner come true. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Rise charted in use of ‘mobile money’ services
Consumers around the world are using ‘mobile money’ services more regularly than ever, according to a new report by global mobile operators’ association GSMA. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →European Commission to work with Japan, China and the US on 5G mobile standard
The European Commission aims to create a single global 5G standard and global spectrum harmonisation, EU digital economy commissioner Gunther Oettinger said in a speech at Mobile World Congress in […]
Continue Reading →NTT Communications buys majority of e-shelter to expand presence in Europe
NTT Communications (NTT Com) has acquired most of German data centre operator e-shelter, making it the third biggest data centre operator in Europe. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Mobile operators back standardised device-based ID authentication
Mobile users in the UK, France and Germany will be able to use a single mobi device-based identity for health, banking and government services under a new scheme being backed […]
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