Medzinárodný kongres ITAPA

Bratislava, 24 October 2012

The DigitalAgenda for Europe:Where do we stand?

Carl-Christian Buhr

(All expressed views are those of the speaker.)

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DAE

101 Actions

Partners

http://europarl.europa.eu/

http://consilium.europa.eu/

European Parliament

Council of the European Union

Member States

1. DAE: State of Play

2. Waiting for the BudgetCEFHorizon 2020

3. Cloud Computing Strategy

4. Sneak preview

Outline

DAE: State of Play

Good progress:

• 38 actions completed

• 49 on track

• 14 actions behind schedule

Digital Agenda Scoreboard

http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/scoreboard

Waiting for the Budget...

November 2012: European Council

to decide on

Multi-Annual Financial Framework (2014-2020)

Proposal: EUR 1033 bn, 1.08% GNI

Image credit: http://www.taxbrackets.org/images-of-money/

What‘s CEF?

Transport 30bn, Energy 9bn, ICT 9bn

High-speed broadband & services to complete the Digital Single Market

State of Play

Council & EP: Substance largely stable

Ongoing strong outreach for ICT budget

CEF Digital delivers

Letter by 12 PMs (UK, NL, IT, EE, LV, FI, IE, CZ, SK, ES, SE, PL) 20 February 2012“create a truly digital single market by 2015. (…) We must (…) build modern infrastructure to provide better broadband coverage and take-up and extend and promote e-government services to simplify the start up and running of businesses and aid the mobility of workers”

European Council 1-2 March 2012”In particular, efforts will continue in order to (…) complete the Digital Single Market by 2015, in particular by adopting measures to boost confidence in on-line trade and by providing better broadband coverage, including by reducing the cost of high-speed broadband infrastructure”

What‘s Horizon 2020?

Competitiveness, Excellence, Challenges

Clearer structure, simpler processes

EUR 80bn (ICT 16bn) for R&D&I support

State of Play

Substance almost clear, budget discussion looming

„Unleashing the Potential of Cloud

Computing in Europe“

Supply side: new opportunities for

telcos, equipment, services providers

Demand side: Productivity potential for

all; quicker and less risky IT for

new users (e.g. start-ups)

Cloud Computing Strategy

Key Actions

• Cutting through Jungle of Standards

• Safe & Fair Contract Terms

• European Cloud Partnership

Plus: Digital Single Market, Access to content online, Simplifying transactions (e.g. eID), Trust and Confidence (e.g. Privacy), Focus R&D&I, International Dialogue, Data Protection

Cloud: Actions

Cyber SecurityStrategyLegislative Proposal

Telecoms: Regulation for InvestmentPublic Works InitiativeFormalise 12 July AnnouncementNet Neutrality

Sneak Preview

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Otázky?

Selected Pointers

The Digital Agenda for Europehttp://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda

http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/scoreboard

Connecting Europe FacilityOfficial documents: http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/connecting-europe-facility

Digital EU needs digital investment: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/cef-digital/Connecting Europe: Fast Broadband for All: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-731_en.htm

Horizon 2020Official documents: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/

Blog: http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/neelie-kroes/horizon-2020-an-e80-billion-wake-up-call-for-innovation-in-europe/R&D in ICT. Time for radical change?: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-12-636_en.htm

Cloud Computing Strategy for EuropeOfficial documents: http://www.ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/docs/com/com_cloud.pdf

Library: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/cloudcomputing/index_en.htm

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