I’ve just submitted our JANET response to the latest Ofcom consultation on the draft Code to implement the Digital Economy Act. The Code contains a lot of the detail that was missing from the original Act and has some significantly different proposals in areas that had been previously discussed in Parliament and elsewhere. In particular: […]
I was asked at very short notice to provide input into the joint Treasury and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills’ review of how to promote growth in the Digital and Creative Industries. Sadly, the briefing paper’s only mention of the Internet was as a “threat to our ability to protect and monetise creativity”, so […]
I had an interesting day in Brussels yesterday, providing input for the Commission’s revision of the 1995 Data Protection Directive. Invitations had been sent to those who responded to the consultation last year, so a wide variety of organisations were present, including banking, marketing, medical, consumer rights, content industries and telecommunications operators. There was general […]