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TF-MSP Document Store - Policy

Documents Relating to Networking Policy Development

• Court Ruling on case of SURFnet brought by the Dutch Regulator (OPTA).
  
  The Board of the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA) took SURFnet to court maintaining that SURFnet was offering a public service. On 27 March 2009 the Dutch Court in Rotterdam did not uphold this view and found in SURFnet's favour.
  
  In order to make the decision more accessible to members of the community, TERENA has worked with SURFnet to obtain an English translation of the judgement. RedIRIS has provided a translation into Spanish. Please note that these translations are not certified as legally definitive rulings, but are provided for informational purposes only.
  • Original Dutch
  • English translation
  • Spanish translation
  Please note that members of the NREN community can find information on the current public/private status of many NRENs via the regulatory section of the protected wiki. If you are a member of the community and would like access please send a request to John Dyer
• Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union (6 October 2010)
  
  The "Innovation Union" is one of the seven flagships announced in the Europe 2020 Strategy. It aims to improve conditions and access to finance for research and innovation, to ensure that innovative ideas can be turned into products and services that create growth and jobs. The communication notes that the biggest challenge for the EU and its Member States is to adopt a much more strategic approach to innovation. The first of the concrete steps it suggests is "In times of fiscal constraints, the EU and Member States need to continue to invest in education, R&D, innovation and ICTs. Such investments should where possible not only be protected from budget cuts, but should be stepped up".
• Riding the wave - How Europe can gain from the rising tide of scientific data - Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Scientific Data (October 2010)
  
  The report describes long term scenarios and associated challenges regarding scientific data access, curation and preservation as well as the strategy and actions necessary to realise the vision. The High-Level Group is composed of twelve top-level European experts in different fields of science and is chaired by Prof John Wood, also chair of ERAB.
• E-Infrastructures: building on the past, preparing the future (June 2010)
  
  This presentation was made to the E-IRG Workshop 17 June 2010. It displays the change in emphasis between FP6 and FP7 in terms of funding of topics and move from infrastructure to user community support. It goes on to explore the new political landscape in terms of the Conclusions of the Competitive Council and the EU2020 Digital Agenda. It concludes with details of the planned 95 million euro call 9 which closes 23 November 2010.
• A Digital Agenda for Europe: Communication from the European Commission (May 2010)
  
  This 41 page document provides and overarching framework action items and key targets for the period 2010-2012. The introductory text states that: "The overall aim of the Digital Agenda is to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits from a digital single market based on fast and ultra fast internet and interoperable applications". The document is a must read for networkers. The Digital Agenda for Europe is one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, set out to define the key enabling role that the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will have to play if Europe wants to succeed in its ambitions for 2020. A more extensive summary is provided here.
• Conclusions on the future of information and communication technologies research, innovation and infrastructures
  (Dec 2009)
  
  This document is the output of the 2982nd COMPETITIVENESS (Internal market, Industry and Research) Council of the European Union meeting. The first three pages of the document look to previous decisions and actions. In remaining three pages the council (amongst other things): invites the Commission to examine areas where public-private partnerships can accelerate innovation; invites Member States and the Commission to explore how to extend the benefits of e-Infrastructures to industrial research and innovation, to public services and to SMEs and; explore governance models for e-Infrastructures that enable the provision of efficient, seamless and technologically leading public services for research Europe-wide, in consultation with the e-IRG, where appropriate.