We continue our participation in the Accelerator program of HIGGS
We continue our participation in the Accelerator program of HIGGS. The team of Homo Digitalis has been participating in the Accelerator program of HIGGS since October 2024, and now the second cycle of intensive seminars is starting with the aim of training us to improve our organizational structures as well as the management of our operations.
Specifically, the Accelerator program helps us learn, improve, and shape a better strategy for our future. The opportunity to participate in this program gives us access to high-level information that will help us improve the management and actions of Homo Digitalis, as well as the chance to develop a unique network of contacts with other organizations in the public sector and experts in the field!
Joint Statement of 18 organisations about EU’s White Paper on “How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs”
Homo Digitalis joined epicenter.works and other 16 organisations, supporting an open internet and a competitive telecommunications market in the European Union!
With our statement, we express our concerns and observations on the current discussions on the future of the EU telecoms sector regulatory framework. Following the publication of the European Commission’s White Paper on “How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs” (the “White Paper”), and ahead of the upcoming Telecommunications Council of 21 May 2024, we call on EU Member States to take a pro-competitive, consumer centric approach and oppose any proposals for premature and unjustified changes to the EU telecommunications regulatory framework.
We are especially concerned that the European Commission’s White Paper, in its proposed scenario 5, second bullet point 2, suggests “recommending no markets for presumptive ex ante regulation”. This would amount to a removal of obligations for former monopolist Telecoms incumbents, measures which would result in reduced competition, hinder rollout of high-capacity infrastructure and limit the availability of affordable options for European consumers and businesses.
We therefore regret such considerations of the European Commission in the White Paper and in various public statements since its publication, including that “rules on interconnection should apply to everyone”, or that “an arbitration mechanism could be foreseen”.
We call on EU ministers to take a pro-competition, positive innovation, and consumer centric approach, strongly opposing any policy scenario that may result in legal uncertainty and detrimental consequences for European consumers, businesses and the open internet.
You can read our joint statement here.