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How is Europe implementing net neutrality guidelines?

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 14 February 2017 at 13:16

By Gonzalo López-Barajas (@Gonzalo_LB), Public Policy Manager, Telefónica This post was kindly republished from our Public Policy blog. The original post can be found here. Five months after the release of BEREC non-binding implementation guidelines on net neutrality, we are starting...Continue reading »

Fundación Tef. presents its employability programme

Initiatives

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 13 February 2017 at 13:19

(above image shows José María Sanz Magallón, Marianne Thyssen and Álvaro Retortillo) This post was kindly republished from the Public Policy blog. The original post can be found here. The aim of the programme is to improve the digital skills and abilities...Continue reading »

53% of the world is offline – and are mostly women

Business

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 9 February 2017 at 17:53

By Fernando Menéndez, Public Policy Manager, Telefónica This piece was republished from Telefonica’s Public Policy blog – the original article can be found here. The ITU (International Telecommunications Union) has recently published a relevant paper named “Connecting the unconnected” to highlight the...Continue reading »

The 6 challenges of Big Data for Social Good

Future Trends

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 17 November 2016 at 15:20

This article was first published on Telefonica’s Public Policy blog here By Richard Benjamins, Director External Positioning & Big Data for Social Good, Telefonica Many of us are familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations for 2030 and increasingly more...Continue reading »

The possibilities of technology are reshaping lives

Digital Life

By Carlos López Blanco, 7 November 2016 at 17:51

This article was first published on Telefonica’s Public Policy blog – see here What is technology? This might sound like a simple question, but the ongoing tech hype – largely by marketers – is confusing the answer. Let me re-state it...Continue reading »

Digital Life is life itself: A new way to view the Digital world

Digital Life

By José María Alvarez Pallete, 4 July 2016 at 21:00

Digital life is life itself, and technology has now become an essential part of being what it means to be human. More people in the world have access to a smartphone than they do running water, which is a phenomenal...Continue reading »

European Digital Job Fair in Madrid: opening speech by Carlos López Blanco

Initiatives

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 23 November 2015 at 14:15

This was originally published on Telefónica’s public policy blog here. Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted and proud to welcome this event here in Distrito Telefonica, in our company’s headquarters, here in Madrid. I wanted first and foremost to thank the European Commission and...Continue reading »

The city as a platform for Digital Transformation

Initiatives

By Carlos López Blanco, 13 November 2015 at 12:44

This post was originally published on Telefónica’s Public Policy blog here. Barcelona hosts the fifth edition of Smart City Expo World Congress 2015 (SCEWC 2015) from 17th to 19th November. Telefónica sees the City as a platform for Digital Transformation. The 21st century...Continue reading »

Telefonica welcomes regulation to protect the Open Internet and put an end to roaming charges

Initiatives

By Carlos López Blanco, 28 October 2015 at 15:30

This post was originally published on Telefónica’s Public Policy blog here. The European Parliament has approved the proposal by the European Council on a Telecom Single Market Regulation (TSM) to preserve an Open Internet and put an end to Roaming charges across...Continue reading »

New opportunities with converged ICT ecosystems

Initiatives

By Telefónica Public Policy Team, 27 October 2015 at 13:10

This post was originally published on Telefónica’s Publicy Policy blog here. Under the theme of Accelerating Innovation for Social Impact, the discussions at ITU Telecom World 2015 examined, during last week in Budapest, key developments and trends in technology, regulatory and...Continue reading »