June - August 2020
At the meetings of the telecom sector on June 1 and July 1, the focus was on information provision; partly linked to the Corona crisis and the various measures taken, and partly linked to ongoing investigations and Replies to public consultations.
In June, the European Commission opened an open consultation procedure on the proposal for the Digital Services Act. Through a collaboration between the Swedish Data Protection Authority and the Swedish Telecom Authority, IT&Telecom companies have produced and submitted a position paper in response to the consultation.
The Minister for Digitization, Anders Ygeman, invited to a follow-up meeting regarding the status of the introduction of digital receipts on the market. IT&Telekomföretagen stated that the government should encourage the public sector to offer digital receipts based on the developed standard. This was welcomed by the Minister and participants from the public sector.
At the Data Council meeting on June 11, the EU data strategy was presented by a representative of the European Commission.
On 16 June, IT&Telekomföretagen participated together with, among others, Tågföretagen in the roundtable discussion that Minister Eneroth and Minister Ygeman invited to on mobile coverage on trains and presented the industry agreement concluded between member companies in the two associations.
On the same date, 16 June, IT&Telecom companies hosted a Womentor meeting within the 2020 program.
The Sustainability Council meeting reported on a teleconference held between the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI), Pinfa and IT&Telecom companies on June 17.
On 28 August, the Council for Welfare Technology organized a webinar where various speakers highlighted the report 2020:14, Future technology in the service of care.
To see the impact of COVID-19 on the members of IT&Telecom companies, a follow-up survey was sent out at the end of August.