The Europe Roundup: More Protests and Halts to ACTA Ratifications
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, February 7 2012
In Europe, protests against the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement are not stopping, while some EU countries are instead halting the ratification of the treaty. In the UK, the Supreme Court is using Twitter to update on the Supreme Court's judgments in real time. Read More
The Europe Roundup: Introducing GOV.UK
BY Antonella Napolitano | Friday, February 3 2012
The UK government has recently launched the beta version of GOV.UK as a "first step towards a single government website.", in Italy the Parliament has rejected a SOPA-alike bill, in Ukraine a charity develops an interactive map to fight AIDS. And if you're getting confused with ACTA, here's a list of the most useful resources. Read More
The Europe Roundup: A FixMyStreet Milestone for mySociety
BY Antonella Napolitano | Monday, January 30 2012
Another milestone for FixMyStreet, open data in Finland and privacy issues in Germany. And don't miss today's tweetchat with Commissioner for Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes Read More
The Europe Roundup: Twitter to Hire a Team in Germany
BY Antonella Napolitano | Monday, January 23 2012
Twitter is about to hire a team in Germany, the third in Europe; in France a map shows open data initiatives happening at any level. Meanwhile, an historical town in Wales is about to have its own Wikipedia. Read More
The Europe Roundup: Journalists Allowed to Livetweet in Courts
BY Antonella Napolitano | Thursday, December 15 2011
Live-tweeting in British courts, data visualizations in Slovakia, a Twitter account on the down-low for the French prime minister, and more in today's Europe roundup. Read More
The Europe Roundup: Can you Crack the Code for Your Next Job?
BY Antonella Napolitano | Friday, December 2 2011
UK | Can you Crack the Code for Your Next Job? UK intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) decided to go beyond the usual recruiting techniques by launching a code-cracking competition. ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: Debating "Life Hacking" on EU Websites
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, November 22 2011
EU | Debating "Life Hacking" on EU Websites: Useful Tips and Comments Did you know that Google and other searches can make your life much easier when you're trying to find relevant information in the messy EU websites? ... Read More
Governments Must Not Censor the Internet: A Strong Remark From UK Foreign Minister
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, November 1 2011
In the opening address of the London Conference on Cyberspace, UK Foreign Secretary William Hague took a strong stance on freedom of expression, declaring that governments should not censor activities in cyberspace. His ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: MPs Are Now Allowed To Tweet in Parliament
BY Antonella Napolitano | Wednesday, October 19 2011
UK | MPs Are Now Allowed To Tweet in Parliament With 203 votes in favour (and 63 against), British MPs are now officially allowed to tweet during their activities in the Chamber of Commons. The vote resolves ... Read More
The Europe Roundup: How the Indignados Movement is Redefining Politics
BY Antonella Napolitano | Tuesday, October 18 2011
Spain | How the Indignados Movement is Redefining Politics While the OccupyWallStreet protest spread around the world, it's time to rethink action and objectives for those who helped start this movement, the ... Read More