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We are pleased to present our calendar of events for 2012. For further information please contact admin@pictfor.org.uk. Search Neutrality? A panel discussion open to PICTFOR  members and the public Monday 6th February Speakers: Shivaun Raff, CEO, Foundem Alec Muffett, Computer Security specialist, consultant and writer Mark Margaretten, University of Bedfordshire Chair: Eric Joyce MP, PICTFOR 18.30-20.00 hrs, followed [...]

Following on from the recent PICTFOR event “What Should Be in the March Budget to Promote Growth and Technology?, PICTFOR Honourary Secretary Stephen Mosley MP (@mp4chester) has tabled and received a reply to his question on ICT growth and innovation. You may view the reply here or below. UPDATE: In addition, Mr Mosley discussed the important measures put forward by [...]

This was a well attended pictfor event with plenty of useful conversation and comment from both the panel and the audience throughout the evening in The Grand Committee Room. On the panel we saw: Simon Indelicate, The Indelicates Mike Holderness, Chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance Gwen Thomas, Consultant to the Association of Photographers Saskia [...]

“Hargreaves’ Review: The Rights of Consumers and Creators under UK Copyright Law” Date: Tuesday 13th March Time: 6.00pm-7.30pm, followed by a drinks reception Venue: The Grand Committee Room, Westminster Hall, House of Commons Speakers: Jim Dowd MP, Member of Parliament for Lewisham West and Penge Mike Holderness, Chair of the Creators’ Rights Alliance Gwen Thomas, Consultant to the Association of Photographers [...]

Bursonn-Marstelle hosted a useful event in their new offices, which are at the north end of Covent Garden. The event was organised by the Initiative for a Competitive Online Market Place (ICOMP): Protecting the consumer; privacy in digital age. The panellists were  Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner, Georgina Nelson LLP from Which? and Pamela Jones Harbour LLP [...]

“What Should Be in the March Budget to Promote Growth and Technology?”  21st February 2012  The Grand Committee Room, Westminster Hall, House of Commons Download:  Note of Event: March 2012 Budget [PDF] Download: Follow-Up Letter to the Chancellor [PDF]   Executive Summary Although the technology sector is already a sizeable part of the British economy, the forum agreed [...]

I took part this week in a Social Media Week panel event, held at the London base of Like Minds.  The event used a number of Twitter hashtags, including #smwldn.  The audience in the room comprised around a third each of lawyers, people from organisations with a corporate social media presence and other folk with [...]

 A PICTFOR Speaker Series Event followed by a Reception “What Should Be in the March Budget To Promote Growth and Technology?” Tuesday 21st February Speakers: Matthew Ellard Vice President UK & Ireland Symantec Lord Richard Allan Director of Policy in Europe Facebook Chaired By: Stephen Mosley MP, PICTFOR Date: Tuesday 21st February Event: 6.30pm-7.30pm, followed by [...]

We held a panel discussion for pictfor members and the public on Monday 6th February 18.30-20.00 hrs in The Grand Committee Room, Westminster Hall. Our Speakers were Shivaun Raff (CEO, Foundem) Alec Muffett (Computer Security specialist, consultant and writer) Mark Margaretten (University of Bedfordshire). The panel was chaired, to start with by Eric Joyce MP (pictfor) and then by myself (Martin Brown)for most of [...]

European Justice Commissioner Vivianne Reding has proposed a ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ as part of the ongoing and wide-ranging re-vamp of the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive.  The Directive will shortly come before the UK parliament for ratification and the UK government has a public consultation running. Emma Barnett, writing in the UK’s Telegraph, voices [...]