Mrs. Nietyksza will present an overview of the European digital agenda for the coming years and cover topics such as cloud computing, social networks and place of the open source in the future european innovations.

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Digital
Agenda
Overview
Anna
Katarzyna
Nietyksza,
EESC

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Digital Agenda for Europe: concrete goals
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The entire EU to be covered by high speed broadband by 2013.
to be covered by broadband above 30 Mbps by 2020
50 % of the EU to subscribe to broadband above100 Mbps by 2020
50 % of the population to buy online by 2015
20 % of the population to buy online cross-border by 2015
33 % of SMEs to make online sales by 2015
The difference between roaming and national tariffs to approach zero by 2015
To increase regular internet usage from 60 % to 75 % by 2015, and from 41 % to 60 % among
disadvantaged people.
To halve the proportion of the population that has never used the internet from 30 % to 15 % by
2015
50 % of citizens to use e-Government by 2015,
All key cross-border public services, to be agreed by Member States in 2011, to be available
online by 2015
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 inclusionLeveraging 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
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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

6. … It’s A Journey
Thank You
e-mail:
anna.nietyksza@eficom.pl