Join the CEPIS Research Task Force!
 CEPIS would
like to call upon the knowledge and
experience that all CEPIS members
possess to develop a strong Research
Task Force. The first step of the
Research Task Force will be to establish
a work programme that may include a
review of common research issues and
concerns across Europe. Members are
invited to submit expressions of
interest to participate in this Research
Task Force by emailing Michel
Krmek.
CEPIS at
Second Digital Agenda Assembly
 The Digital Agenda Assembly (DAA)
is an annual event held by the EC in
Brussels on 21-2 2 June. This event brought together 800 stakeholders
from around Europe to discuss challenges
and assess progress in the implementation
of the targets specified in the Digital
Agenda for Europe (DAE).
The Assembly consisted of a plenary
session and 8 workshops on topics such as
cloud computing, social media and cyber
security. The Digital
Agenda online discussion platform
launched earlier this year is available
for your comments and the results will
feed into a mid-term review by the
European Commission.
Furthermore the recently published
Digital
Agenda Scoreboard 2012 that
evaluated the DAE progress reveals that
almost a quarter of the European labour
force has insufficient ICT skills, and
that many unemployed are not equipped with
digital skills to find a job. As a
consequence the European Commission
predicts growing difficulties to fill ICT
vacancies and highlights this area of
concern. Of the 101 actions of the DAE 34
are complete, 52 are on track and 15 are
delayed or at risk of delay. Find
Out More about the Digital Agenda for
Europe
CEPIS e-Competence Research
Presented at CISTI 2012 Conference
 The 7th Iberian
Conference on Information Systems and
Technologies (CISTI
2012) recently took place in Madrid and
included the 2nd European Workshop on Computing
and ICT Professionalism (EWCIP 2012).
CEPIS Vice President Declan Brady attended the
Workshop and presented the outcomes of the Professional
e-Competence project. EWCIP is a meeting
point for experts in professionalism initiatives
across Europe and is supported by the Spanish
Member Asociación de Técnicos de Informática
(ATI) and CEPIS. More
about the Professional e-Competence Project
CEPIS at EC Forum on
Vocational Training
 CEPIS Secretariat
staff attended the European
Business Forum on Vocational Training
organised by the European Commission on 7-8
June. This event aims to stimulate
discussions between the education and
training sector, business, and policy makers
on skills development and labour market
needs. In preparation of the Forum an EU-wide
survey was conducted to assess
challenges and trends in continuing the
development of skills of the European
workforce. The survey shows that the ICT
sector is facing a lack of highly specific
professional skills in areas such as ICT
security and cloud computing. Moreover the
sector is struggling to attract young
talents as it still faces an image problem.
Read
the Full Report
German Informatics
Committed to Increase Energy Efficiency
 German
Informatics (GI)
recently joined United Nation’s
Sustainable Energy for All
initiative (SEFA)
which aims to provide universal
access to modern energy services,
double the global rate of
improvement in energy efficiency,
and double the share of renewable
energy in the global energy mix by
2030. GI will provide its expertise
to contribute to the reduction of
energy consumption in all sectors,
including ICT which accounts for
1.8% of electric consumption in
Germany. For instance, computer
science can increase energy
efficiency through intelligent
control of machines and systems. Learn
More about this Initiative
CEPIS Supports the Annual
Privacy Forum
 The Annual
Privacy Forum 2012 will take place
on 10-11 October in Limassol, Cyprus.
This event provides a common platform
for academia, industry and policy makers
to discuss the impact of online
communications on society, in relation
to online privacy. The aim is to
strengthen ties between research and
policy on data protection. CEPIS
supports this event and will provide
visibility on its website and in the
next newsletters. The Annual Privacy
Forum is organised by the European
Commission, the European Network and
Information Security Agency and the
University of Cyprus. Find
Out More about the Annual Privacy
Forum 2012
CONFENIS
2012 - Registration Now Open!
The 6th International
Conference on Research and Practical Issues of
Enterprise Information Systems (CONFENIS
2012) will take place in Ghent, Belgium,
on 19-21 September. This conference is organised
by the CEPIS Member Society in Belgium, the
Federation of Belgian Informatics Associations (FBVI-FAIB), in
collaboration with Ghent University and the
Economic Council for East-Flanders. CONFENIS
brings together academicians and practitioners
to share ideas and present original research in
the field of enterprise information systems. The
programme
is now available and you can also register
online. For more updates visit the event’s
LinkedIn
Group and Twitter
account. Register
to CONFENIS 2012
Citizens
Demand Same Data Rights Across the EU – Survey
Reveals
 A new report
from the Institute for Prospective
Technological Studies (IPTS)
reveals the results of the largest
survey ever conducted on people’s
attitudes towards data protection,
privacy and electronic identity. As the
information society expands, three in
four Europeans accept that revealing
personal data is necessary to benefit
from online services such as social
networks or e-commerce. The study also
highlights that online users are very
much aware of the risks incurred on
their privacy by their online activities
and almost all Europeans (90%) favour
equal protection of their data
protection rights across the EU. Read the Full Report
EC Consultation
on a ‘Clean and Open Internet’
 The
European Commission recently launched a
consultation on the application of
procedures for notifying and acting on
illegal content hosted by online
intermediaries. The consultation focuses on
Notice-and-Action (N&A) procedures that
start when someone notifies a hosting
service provider about illegal content on
the Internet, and end when a hosting service
provider acts against the alleged illegal
content. The consultation addresses the
problems of conflicting jurisprudence and
the fragmentation of N&A procedures
across the EU, which can result in illegal
content staying online too long while legal
content might be taken down unnecessarily.
This consultation is open until 5 September.
Take
Part in this Consultation
Launch of Next Internet
Protocol IPv6
 Internet Protocol
version 6 (IPv6)
was formally launched worldwide on 6
June with the support of the European
Commission. The implementation of IPv6
is a key action of the Digital
Agenda for Europe in order to
upgrade the existing Internet
infrastructure and to safeguard the
development of new online services and
applications. IPv6 will provide a
virtually unlimited number of IP
addresses as well as higher security
levels. The new protocol should also
provide innovation opportunities for new
Internet applications and services.
However the deployment of IPv6 is costly
and therefore IPv6 and IPv4, the current
protocol in place, will run in parallel
until transition mechanisms allowing the
complete replacement of IPv4 are in
place. Read
More about IPv6
EC Regulation to Enable
Cross-Border Electronic Signatures
The European
Commission recently proposed new rules
to enable cross-border and secure
electronic transactions between
businesses, citizens, and public
authorities across Europe. The absence
of common EU rules on legal recognition
of electronic identification schemes
(e-IDs) causes inconvenience and extra
costs associated with time delays,
especially for citizens who undertake
business or work activity outside their
home country. The proposed Regulation
aims to guarantee the mutual recognition
of e-ID schemes in the EU so as to
ensure that people and businesses can
use their own national e-ID to access
public services in other EU countries. Learn
More about Electronic Identification
EC Funds Project on Digital
Preservation
 The Sustaining
Heritage Access through Multivalent
Archiving project (SHAMAN),
co-funded by the European Commission,
has developed a framework which enables
digital preservation of data in
virtually any format. This project aims
to address software and hardware
obsolescence which could potentially
prevent future generations from
accessing valuable information assets. A
holistic approach was used to develop a
reference architecture that provides a
unified view of digital preservation
enabling digital preservation to be
integrated seamlessly into the overall
architecture of an organisation. More
about the SHAMAN Project
Important Upcoming Events
19 - 21
September CONFENIS 2012 Ghent,
Belgium. Organised by: FBVI-FAIB
10
- 11 October Annual
Privacy Forum Limassol, Cyprus.
Organised by: European Commission,
University of Cyprus and ENISA. Supported
by: CEPIS.
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