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In May last year, the Bulgarian Supreme Administrative Prosecutor’s Office started
an investigation following reports on the implementation of unregulated taxi services through the Maxim application. The purpose of the action was to establish violations of the legislation related to passenger transportation.
The Bulgarian anti-trust regulator recently said that it has opened its own probe into Maxim’s operations, according to Sofia Globe.
Last week, taxi drivers from Sofia organised a protest against Maxim.
Russia to look into security of IoT
Russia's Ministry of Communication plans to pass the strategy of Internet of Things (IoT) development in Russia, which would focus on the security of IoT platform, Kommersant daily reported on March 27 citing the draft of the document.
Reportedly, law enforcement authorities could get access to the data on the IoT platforms, while the the ministry will promote creating a closed country-wide network to protect the Russian IoT.
The strategy notes that IoT networks are vulnerable
tp being breached, while they are not only collect- ing data, but are capable in guiding larger econo- mic processes. The ministry suggests to open
a registry and ID system for IoT devices in Russia.
It is also proposed to use only domestically pro- duced base station for certain types of networks, such as LPWAN frequency as of December 1 2020. Analysts and market participants surveyed by Kommersant daily believe that the decision to limit the use of foreign equipment could impede the development of the segment.
Investments in digital advertising expected to grow 25% in 2019 in Slovenia
Investments in digitial advertising are expected to increase 25% this year in Slovenia, a survey quot- ed by STA news agency showed on March 26.
The poll conducted by digital agency Iprom and pollster Valicon showed that 68% of the 214 surveyed decision-makers on the Slovenian advertising market said they will increse budgets for digital advertising this year, while 29% plan to keep them at the same level as last year.
According to Iprom, companies in Slovenia are expected to invest €60mn this year in digital advertising.
The survey showed that 82% of those investing in digital advertising will use social media as a platform, while search engines will be used by 77% and display advertising by 37%.
The services sector will spend the most on digital advertising (€352,000 on average), followed by the retail sector (€291,000) and the tourism sector (€233,000 on average).