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I am sure it is well recognised in this room that maximising the role of ICT will help us to build the next economy. That is certainly the view of the EU, and that is why we have put the Digital Agenda for Europe on the table, the first flagship under Europe’s EU2020 strategy. Its principles have already been agreed by the EU’s Heads of State and Government in June. And you have an important role as partners in this digital movement.
But I don’t want you to think the Digital Agenda is only about productivity. It is about people: it’s about growth and jobs and improving quality of life
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There is a long list of problem areas that the Digital Agenda is trying to tackle.
Today I would like to focus on investment in networks. How can we ensure investment in fast and ultra-fast internet access in a time of deep economic crisis?
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To this end I recently announced a package of measures that moves the Digital Agenda from ‘vision’ to ‘action’. Broadband is ‘first out of the starting blocks’ with a package that includes:
a Recommendation on regulated access to Next Generation Access (NGA) Networks;
a proposal for a Radio Spectrum Policy Program (RSPP); and
a Broadband Communication on encouraging increased investment.
All the details are available in these public documents. Today I want to tell you why they matter.
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In conclusion, we are moving from vision to action with the Digital Agenda. We certainly cannot do this alone; success depends on all actors working together.
So please stay involved, join our 2011 annual Digital Assembly, and hold us to account on our progress. But please do it with a sense of responsibility for what you can offer to this Agenda.
I can’t stress enough how crucial this is to the battle for jobs and prosperity. There are many levers at your disposal. I urge that we work together towards these goals – and I look forward to working with you. »
Source : SPEECH/10/537 - http://europa.eu/rapid [en ligne] – Consulté le 18/10/2010
► Sur ce sujet, le centre de documentation propose notamment :
David A.L. Levy : Europe’s Digital Revolution : Broadcasting Regulation, the EU and the Nation State (Abingdon (UK), Routledge, 1999)
