Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Institute for Legal Studies

Centre for Infocommunications Law

kindly invites to an

International conference

on the topic of

Accelerating competitiveness in infocommunications:

regulatory steps to be taken in the electronic communications,

data protection and media sectors

Date: 24-25 November 2009

The event focuses on the ever changing relationship between regulation and competitiveness in the domains of electronic communications, media and data protection in the information age. Digitalisation, the changing role of the media and regulation, the challenges of the financial crisis in the role and tasks of regulation influence both competition and society. The recent and ongoing regulatory reforms in the electronic communications and media sectors will substantially change the goals and means of regulation in the near future. The increasing importance of social networks, near-field communications and identity management raises a number of issues in data protection. The aim of the conference is to facilitate discussion between regulators, market players and academics as well as to disseminate the results of a multiannual research project carried out by CIL in the topic above.

The conference provides the unique opportunity for participants from different domains such as electronic communications, media, ICT and data protection to learn on general policy goals and tools in the sector by distinguished experts from the stakeholders while on the second day there is the possibility to discuss regulatory and policy issues in detail in two separate conferences on media/communications and on data protection or to combine the two events according to interest.

For participation on the conference prior registration is required. Due to the gratitude of the event's sponsor, the NKTH Apponyi-Mecenatura program, no registration fee will be applied. As the number of available places is limited, registration can be accepted on a first come first served basis. Please note that for registered participants a no show fee of 8.000.-Ft. applies.

1st day (24 November 2009)

Venue: Congress hall, Buda Castle, Országház str. 28.

8.30

Registration

9.00

Opening speech

I. Decision makers/stakeholders panel: Increasing competitiveness through regulation

09.15

Increasing competitiveness through regulation in the ICT sector - an interdisciplinary research initiative by CIL (Iván Schmideg, National Communication Authority)

09.45

Evolving competition in the electronic communications and media sectors with the eye of the regulator (Krisztina Rozgonyi - National Communication Authority Hungary)

10.15

Increasing competitiveness through regulation (Gábor Kőrösi - Ministry of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy)

10.40

Coffee break

11.00

Safeguarding competition in the ICT sector (Anita Kovács - Hungarian Competition Authority)

11.30

Increasing competitiveness in media regulation (János Tímár - National Radio and Television Commission)

12.00

The role and importance of ICT in Hungary's Economy and Society (Győző Debreceni - Prime Minister's Office)

12.30

Lunch

14.00

Stakeholder's view: Vodafone (Csaba Baboss)

II. Thematic module: Regulation in a new context

14.30

The NRA and its role in national rulemaking (András Kovács - Supreme Court of Hungary - Szabolcs Koppányi - CIL)

15:00

Coffee break

15.30

Media pluralism and competition law? (András Tóth - White&Case LLP)

15.50

Deploying Technology Neutrality on NGN Platform (Péter Nagy - HTE; Imre Abos, Gyula Sallai - BME, Dept. of Telecommunications and Media Informatics)

16.20

Discussion

16.50

Closing of the first day

2nd day

I. Thematic module - Competitiveness in the electronic communications and media sectors: A quest for effective market regulation

Venue: Congress hall, Országház str. 28.

1. Lessons of regulation on the eve of the review of the electronic communications regulatory framework

Chair:

Judit Bayer

09.00

Rules regarding NRAs after the review of the Regulatory Framework (Robert Queck -CRID)

09.30

The new role of the ERG (Bobby Hannan - ComReg - ERG)

10.00

The new role of Art 7 task force (Nóra Váczi - European Commission DG INFSO)

10.30

Coffee break

11.00

Towards an effective review of regulatory decisions (Szabolcs Koppányi - CIL)

11.30

Regulatory best practice in Hungary (Ferenc Bánhidi- NCAH)

The Regulation of Online Television and IPTV

Chair:

Szabolcs Koppányi

12.00

Audiovisual Media Services and Jurisdiction (Nico van Eijk - University of Amsterdam, Institute for Information Law)

12.30

Protection of children in mobile content: the Japanese example (Judit Bayer - King Sigismund College)

13.00.

Lunch

14.00

New regulations of online audiovisual media services and recent developments in digital media sector in Slovakia (Andrej Skolkay - Faculty of Mass Media, University of St. Cyril and Methodius, Trnava, Slovakia)

14.30

Success and failures: Lessons of the European DTV policy making (Ágnes Urbán - Corvinus University, Institute of Marketing and Media)

15.00

Coffee break

15.30

Roundtable discussion: Regulatory challenges of the future in electronic communications and media sectors

II. Thematic module: Privacy in a digital society: technology vs. fundamental rights in respect of competitive advantages

Venue: Jakobinus hall, Országház str. 30.

Technical challenges and solutions, the future of the informational self-determination

Chair:

Géza Tényi, CIL

9:00

Balance between information privacy and commercial interest (Endre Szabó - Office of Commissioner of Data Protection and Freedom of Information)

9.30

Protecting and hiding identity in the information society through cryptography (Gábor Fehér - BME, Dept. of Telecommunications and Media Informatics)

10.00

User-centric identity management - and what people think about it. Habeas Personam? (Iván Székely - OSA Archives, BME)

10:30

Privacy in design: the STOLPAN project (Tamás Kaibinger - Kajtár Takács Hegymegi-Barakonyi Baker & McKenzie)

11:00

Coffee break

11:30

Chances for privacy in ubiquitous computing - (Mika Raento, Finland)

12:00

Roundtable discussion:

Chair: Géza Tényi (CIL)

Participants: Endre Szabó (Office of DPA Commissioner), Zsuzsa Kósa (BME, Dept. of Telecommunications and Media Informatics), Gábor Fehér (BME, Dept. of Telecommunications and Media Informatics), Iván Székely (OSA), Mika Raento, Tamás Kaibinger (Baker & McKenzie)

13:00

Lunch

Harmonisation and regulatory issues in data protection

Chair:

Endre Szabó (Office of DPA)

14:00

Online communities vs. informational self-determination: constructing a policy framework (Hendrik Speck - University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern)

14:30

Fundamental right to IT-Security - (Pascal Schumacher - ITM, University of Muenster)

15:00

Harmonisation issues: business interests vs. fundamental rights, data retention as a security trap, with special focus to the new member States (Géza Tényi - CIL)

15:30

Coffee break

16:00

Roundtable discussion:

Chair: Endre Szabó (Office of DPA)

Participants: Hendrik Speck (Univ. Kaiserslautern), Tamás Kaibinger (Baker & McKenzie), Pascal Schumacher (ITM), Géza Tényi (CIL)