Digital  Agenda  Overview  

 

Anna  Katarzyna  Nietyksza,  EESC  

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Digital Agenda for Europe: concrete goals Ø  The entire EU to be covered by high speed broadband by 2013. Ø  to be covered by broadband above 30 Mbps by 2020 Ø  50 % of the EU to subscribe to broadband above100 Mbps by 2020 Ø  50 % of the population to buy online by 2015 Ø  20 % of the population to buy online cross-border by 2015 Ø  33 % of SMEs to make online sales by 2015 Ø  The difference between roaming and national tariffs to approach zero by 2015 Ø  To increase regular internet usage from 60 % to 75 % by 2015, and from 41 % to 60 % among

disadvantaged people. Ø  To halve the proportion of the population that has never used the internet from 30 % to 15 % by

2015 Ø  50 % of citizens to use e-Government by 2015, Ø  All key cross-border public services, to be agreed by Member States in 2011, to be available

online by 2015 Ø  To double public investment in ICT R&D to € 11 bn by 2020

⇒  An Open Source-friendly Environment!

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Digital Agenda for Europe: Actions Achieving the digital single market-110 bln euro GDP growth

Ø  Open-up legal access to online content Ø  facilitate electronic payments and invoicing Ø  New Telecom package: single authorization for Electronic Communications

Operators and unique terms and conditions for users; Enhancing interoperability and standards

Ø  enhance the interoperability of devices, applications, data repositories, services and networks (standards)

Consolidating online trust and security Promoting fast and ultra fast Internet access for all

Ø  Broadband infrastructures Investing in research and innovation Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion- Leveraging smart use of technology for society

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European Cloud Strategy Main goals: Ø  Standardization of the Cloud Ø  Safe and Fair Contract Terms and Conditions Ø  Cloud Private-Public Partnership Stimulation measures -  R&D support under Horizon 2020 on long-term challenges specific to cloud

computing -  €50 billion boost to European networks -  Cloud-based public services: setting up businesses online; cross-border procurement

and eHealth services; and access to public sector information. -  Studies, mentoring and counselling schemes, -  Raising awareness Campaign -  e-skills and digital entrepreneurship

=> We ask the Commission to make Europe more Cloud-active!

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Access to finance for entrepreneurship and innovation

Ø  Private and institutional investment in startups, Ø  Offering a range of tax reliefs such as : UK Entreprise investement Scheme and

Seed Enterprise investment Scheme; Ø  Creation of European Venture capital funds Ø  Reinforcing business angels networks Ø  Inviting governments to buy more services from smaller businesses Ø  A new type of cross-European company which can be set up in 24 hours; Ø  Allowing acces to public markets (my company has been listed on the small

capital market of the Warsaw Stock exchange, NewConnect) Ø  80 bln euro to finance European innovation Ø  Promote cloud research and Innovation within the Horizont 2020 programme

… It’s A Journey

Thank You e-mail:

anna.nietyksza@eficom.pl