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The H2020 project EXCITING (EU-China Study on IoT and 5G) is organizing its first conference that will be held on March 9th, 2017 in Beijing, China with strong support from Huawei, one of the partners of the project consortium. The one-day event aims to present and showcase some of the latest developments of 5G and IoT in both the EU and China, from perspectives of policy-making, research and industry and identify potential ways forward towards better cooperation between both [...]

The PICASSO project is organizing an interactive webinar on "EU-US collaboration on the Internet of Things & Cyber Physical Systems”, planned to be held on the 2nd of February 2017 (17.00-18.30 CET/ 11:00 -12.30 ET).  PICASSO will explore how EU-US collaboration in IoT and CPS research and innovation can be served best in the upcoming [...]

During the meeting of the IGF Dynamic Coalition on Internet of Things during the Internet Governance Forum in Guadalajara, Mexico, earlier this month, the PICASSO policy brief on Data Protection and Privacy was very helpful to point out the fundamental differences in approaches of data protection in the world. With technologies that are truly global [...]

The PICASSO Consortium gathered on December 1-2, 2016 in Dresden Germany, to discuss the project advancement made since the public meeting in Washington and plan the next steps. A lot of project work has been going on during the last months – several analysis reports have been published, first webinars have been organized and in-depth [...]

The UK Government is expected to provide funding for a new programme of 5G trials aimed at transforming mobile communications, bolstering the efforts of a 5G Innovation Centre at the University of Surrey which was launched last year. Read the related article at E&T The IET

The PICASSO Policy Expert Group chaired by Maarten Botterman (GNKS) and Dave Farber (Carnegie Mellon University) just released a Policy Brief on Data Protection and Privacy and its interrelation with EU-US collaboration on ICT development, specifically related to developments in 5G Networks; Big Data and Cyber Physical Systems (including IoT). In view of the current [...]

On Nov 16th and 17th, 2016, PICASSO was invited to join as experts to the DISCOVERY project’s   Transatlantic ICT Forum Workshop in Brussels, Belgium. The workshop brought together senior policy analysts, policy influencers keen on facilitating transatlantic ICT collaboration, and high-level experts in data-driven innovation, data privacy, IP, cybersecurity, IoT (Internet of Things) and smart [...]

The European Commission launches a new initiative on the Next Generation Internet. Check out the related website for all the details, take part in their open consultation  and contribute to their  debate section.

A short summary of the recent Webinar on EU-US policy recommendations on Data Protection and Privacy and its outcomes is now available. Check it out on the related webpage.

Science|Business has published an article "How 5G wireless networks will change Europe",  reporting on the important features and possibilities 5G technology will provide, as well as on needs remaining to be satisfied on European level, according to experts, to secure the applications. Read the article here.