Droit des TIC / International / Technologie

FAA bans startup like Uber for planes

Flytenow or Airpooler would like to be the Uber for planes, or may be a little bite more like blablacar in France. Even if the sharing economy should promise a great future, authorities could decide differently.
Airpooler asked the Federal Aviation Administration if his service: letting private pilots offering free seats to people for a ride, is legal. Not totally free, because there are some fees, the only compensation is money for gas.
The start-up needs a clarification because in 1963, a rule allowed a private pilot to ask people if they would like to fly and share the cost with him. But now, thank to internet, these startups act more like commercial companies ,when they publicly offer seats to private pilots ,publishing their flights date and destinations with a corresponding fee.
airpooler On one hand, passengers see the availability and the cost of the flight, and on the other hand it could encourages the captain to choose an attractive destination to ensure a good filling of the plane. (suite…)

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03/09/2014
E-actualité / e-learning / International

Situation about e-learning in the world

The concept of e-learning is gradually changing by development of Information Technology and Communication (I.T.C.). Nevertheless, it’s interesting to see how and where e-learning is used by different actors in the world.

Source : http://janetclarey.com
Source : http://janetclarey.com

New tools and new methods in e-learning
E-learning allows companies to optimize their costs (accommodation expenses, travel expenses, logistics expenses). E-learning aims at tracking the biggest number of colleagues according to their level thanks to online tutoring (synchronous and asynchronous learning). It can adjust to professional or geographical mobility of people thanks to new tools and new methods in order to have better flexibility and more autonomy. (suite…)

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02/09/2014
Général / innovation / International / Technologie

Delivery reinvented: Amazon is testing drones in India

What do you think about getting your parcel 90 minutes after you placed your order online? ? It may become a common way to send parcels in few years according to Amazon. The online retailer presented “Prime Air” in December 2013, its new delivery service by drone. The system will be soon tested in India.

prime-air
Source : http://techhive.de

India is the perfect test area for commercial drones:
A lot of obstacles were in Amazon’s way in December 2013, when they presented their new idea. These impediments were mostly present  on the legal side. In the United States or other countries,  there are strict regulations regarding to remote controlled pilotless aircrafts.
Strict rules foresee that each drone needs federal approval to be allowed to flight. Hence, it is not possible to test it in the US for now. That’s why Amazon decided to launch the test phase in India. India is attractive because the country has fewer regulations on the unmanned aerial devices. The e-commerce giant wants to begin in Mumbai and Bangalore, where its warehouses are located. (suite…)

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01/09/2014
Droit des TIC / Général / International / Open data

Open data et tourism

According to Wikipédia, open data is best reflected by the statement : « a piece of data is open if anyone is free to use, reuse, and redistribute it subject only, at most, to the requirement to attribute and/or share-alike. »
The open data movement really took off in the late 2000s to nowadays cover a wide range of activities: public service, education, heath and culture. The Open Data movement is defended as a civil right, which can be invoked occasionally before the administration.
In recent years, the movement of open data seized the tourism sector in order to better respond to new demands. Indeed, the consumption patterns of tourism have changed somewhat recently. The informed and connected tourist will be concerned about finding quickly and in an easy way some tourist data in his own language. (suite…)

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15/08/2014
E-commerce / Général / International / M-commerce

Washington is suing Amazon

Amazon doesn’t want to obey the increasing regulatory pressure. Instead of agreeing to an undisclosed settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Internet merchant will face the jury.
Amazon will be brought into court in the U.S. by the FTC. The consumer protection authority complained that minors are allowed to make purchases via the Amazon’s mobile apps without their parents’ consent. The FTC is seeking a court order against the company imposing refunds to the affected families. The complaining parents said that their children spent hundreds of dollars without their consent. (suite…)

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02/08/2014