Seminar for National Judges and National Regulatory Authorities

17th Seminar for National Judges and National Regulatory Authorities

Safeguarding Networks Security and Consumer Protection in the Digital Age

The Seminar for National Judges and National Regulatory Authorities is a yearly professional training programme organised by the Centre for a Digital Society on behalf of the European Commission, DG CNETC.

The Seminar provides a forum for debate among national judges, regulators, European Institutions and academia.

Participants will have a unique opportunity to hear from distinguished speakers about the latest developments in the field and share experiences and best practices on various aspects of electronic communications regulation.

They will also gain access to learning material from the previous editions of the Seminar.

This is the 17th edition of the Seminar; for more information, check the previous editions.

Practical information & application

Prospective participants are invited to apply by completing an online form. There are two different application forms for national judges and officials from National Regulatory Agencies (NRAs).

APPLICATION FOR JUDGES

APPLICATION FOR NRAs

Each European Member State can be represented by a maximum of two national judges from competent tribunals (i.e. judges who deal with appeal cases against the decisions of the telecom regulator and/or cases involving the application of telecommunications regulation.) and two officials from NRAs. In the event of several applications from the same Member State, the Centre for a Digital Society will make a selection in cooperation with the European Commission.

Applicants will be notified about the outcome of the selection process shortly after the application deadline. Selected participants will then receive an official invitation to the event and will be provided with practical information about travel and accommodation, including a list of recommended hotels.

Participation in the course is free for selected applicants.

Applicants are kindly advised not to book their travel and accommodation before the receipt of the official confirmation by the Centre for a Digital Society.

This executive training programme is organised by the Centre for a Digital Society on behalf of the DG Connect of the European Commission. The funding for this programme has been awarded by DG Connect based a competitive tender process.

The Seminar draws exclusively on the academic expertise of the Centre, which operates autonomously and in adherence to the EUI Guidelines on Ethics and Integrity in Academic Research and the EUI General Principles concerning the Receipt of External Funds.  The CDS underscores the deliberate exclusion of its market donors from the process of designing or administering courses aimed at public officials. In particular, the EUI Funding  Committee regularly scrutinises any external funding from private donors received by the CDS. The CDS academic team members, members of the CDS Scientific Committee, other renowned academics, representatives of national regulators for electronic communications and of the European Commission, as well as judges from the EU Court of Justice and national courts are usually invited as speakers at the Seminar. Occasionally, professionals with teaching experience may also be invited as speakers in their personal capacity, whenever their specific experience can provide an added value to the Seminar.