SAVE THE DATEMore details to be announced soon. Date: Monday 1st March 2021Time: 9am to 11:30apm (AEST)Sydney – Hybrid event – In person & Virtual attendance
In Conversation: Sofia Mancilla, Sección Legal, Mexico and Emanuele Vadilonga, BT Global Services
Sofica Mancialla, founder of Sección Legal, the first Mexican digital marketplace for legal services, is the winner of the 2020 IIC Future Leaders’ Competition. Here she speaks with her mentor, Emanuele Vadilonga, Director of Regulatory Affairs Europe, BT Global Services, on why she entered the competition and how winning the competition has impacted her professional… [Read More]
Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act
Unpacking the European Commission’s Proposals Digital markets players in the European Economic Area (EEA) potentially face new regulation to deliver greater competition and innovation for the use of data, while protecting consumers’ rights. Social networks, search engines and e-commerce sites are just some of the digital platforms that will likely be most affected by these… [Read More]
Annual Asia Telecommunications & Media Forum (Online)
Tuesday 2 – Wednesday 3 February, 20211400 SGT / 1700 AEST / 0600 GMTDuration: 4 hours each day The IIC’s well respected annual Asia Telecom & Media Forum returns, albeit online. Regulators and policy makers from across the region will discuss the initiatives taken in response to the pandemic and how that will translate into objectives… [Read More]
Regulation in times of pandemic and lessons for the future: African responses – East Africa
Tuesday, 19 January 20210000 AEST / 1400 GMT / 0900 EST / 1600 CAT / 2200 SGTDuration: 2 hours Regulation in times of pandemic and lessons for the future: African responses – East Africa In the final part of this 3-part series looking at the response of regulators and industry across Africa to the COVID-19 pandemic,… [Read More]
Australia introduces media bargaining code
‘Fair remuneration’ to address power of digital platforms The Australian government will introduce a binding code, designed to address the power imbalance between news media businesses and digital platforms, says telecompaper. The ‘News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code’ code establishes a negotiating framework enabling parties to bargain in good faith and reach binding agreements. If… [Read More]