HAKOM at the Future Internet Forum’s Meeting (FIF)
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The Future Internet Forum meeting was held in Brussels, and the Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) was represented by Mario Weber, Executive Director at HAKOM.
ZAGREB, April 28, 2017 - Within the framework of “Horizon 2020” the meeting of European Union's Research and Innovation Programme for the period 2014-2020, Future Internet Forum (FIF) was held in Brussels on April 27. The Future Internet Forum is consisted of representatives of 28 Member States and 11 countries in the accession negotiations, representing the initiatives of the future internet at the national level. The Forum meets twice a year to share knowledge, experience and best practices among its members and eventually to identify key groups, activities and institutions. In addition, joint approaches to specific topics were discussed in order to establish complementarity among different frameworks. The group is expected to provide information on relevant goals and scientific, technological and innovation programmes, activities and priorities through the recommendations and reports.
The meeting was opened by Mr. Pearse O'Donohue, Director General for the Future Network of DG CONNECT at the European Commission (EC). The topic of the meeting was the EC's initiative "Next Generation Internet" (NGI). The Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) was represented by Mario Weber, Executive Director.
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Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
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ABOUT HAKOM: HAKOM (www.hakom.hr) - Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries – ensures preconditions for a fair market competition, stable growth and environment for innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market. HAKOM protects users’ interests and the possibility of choice among various communications and postal services at affordable prices, defines sustainable competitive conditions for operators and service providers under fair conditions for return on investment, and provides support to economic growth, public services and the quality of life in the Republic of Croatia by using modern technologies. HAKOM’ strategic goals are: to promote regulation of the electronic communications and postal services market, to support growth of investments and innovations in the electronic communications and postal services market, to provide efficient use of limited resources, to accelerate the growth of broadband products and services, to provide affordable offers of communications and postal services, to provide protection and informing of users, to build an efficient and comprehensive information system, to define and implement efficient processes, and to acquire multi-disciplinary competencies in market regulation.
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