HAKOM and FER are the Organizers of the 2nd Meeting entitled „People with Disabilities in the Digital Society"

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The gathering will be held on Thursday, 29 November 2018, at the FER premises in Zagreb. The aim of the conference is to review the position
of people with disabilities as users of electronic communication services.
 
ZAGREB, November 27, 2018 – Following the invitation of the organizer Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM) and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing at the University of Zagreb (FER), FER will host the  meeting  on "People with Disabilities in the Digital Society".

The objective of the gathering is to review the position of people with disabilities as users of electronic communication services, to present conclusions from the previous gathering, to present the progress achieved in relation to the above mentioned conclusions, to provide guidelines for further improvements and to define future steps to increase the quality of life disabled persons.

The meeting will gather the association’ representatives for persons with disabilities, representatives of operators, state institutions, academia etc.

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For additional information please contact:
Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Roberta Frangeša Mihanovića 9
10110 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel. + 385 (0) 1 700 70 07
Fax + 385 (0)1 700 70 70

Media inquiries can be submitted online using HAKOM’s official website:
Registration required.
 

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.