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1 The Future of Information Society in EU and Electronic South East Europe (esee) Agenda Prof. Diana Šimić Chair, esee Initiative University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics

2 Europe 2020 Economic realities moving faster than political realities Crisis is a wake-up call Business as usual means gradual decline Short-term priority succesful exit from the crisis Long term priority jobs and smart, sustainable, inclusive growth Seven flagship initiatives Innovation Union Youth on the move A digital agenda for Europe Resource efficient Europe An industrial policy for the globalisation era An agenda for new skills and jobs European platform against poverty

3 Digital Agenda for Europe Why? Make the best use of ICTs to speed up economic recovery and lay foundations of a sustainable digital future 30% Europeans have never used Internet In US there are 4X as many music downloads as in EU 1% Europeans have access to high speed fibre-based networks vs. 12% Japanese or 15% South Koreans Funding for ICT R&D EU = 40% USA

4 Digital Agenda for Europe Seven Priority Areas Digital Single Market Interoperability between ICT products and services Internet trust and security Much faster internet access Investment in research and development Digital literacy, skills and inclusion ICT to address social changes climate change, rising healthcare costs, ageing population

5 Digital Single Market Simplify copyright clearance, management and licensing by Proposal of framework Directive on collective rights management Legal framework to facilitate digitization Directive on orphan works, rights information base Review Directive on Re-use of Public Sector Information Single market for on-line payments Modernize e-signature rules Update EU s data protection rules

6 Interoperability and Standards Review of EU standardization policy Enhance interoperability between devices, applications, data repositories, services and networks Legal measures to reform rules on implementation of ICT standards European Interoperability Strategy European Interoperability Framework

7 Trust and Security Rapid response system to cyber-attacks (CERTs, ENISA) Propose tougher laws to combat cyber attacks aginst information systems Propose rules on jurisdiction in cyberspace at European and international level Hotlines for parents and children Review of data protection framework

8 Fast and Ultra Fast Internet Access Foster deployment and take-up of next generation access (NGA) networks (through EU instruments ERDF, ERDP, EAFRD, TEN, CIP and credits EIB and EU funds) Common framework for actions at EU and MS level Ambitious European Spectrum Policy Programme Attract capital for investment in competitive NGA (clear and effective regulatory measures) Goals by 2020: All Europeans have access to Internet at speed of above 30Mbps 50% or more of European households subsacribe to Internet access connections above 100 Mbps

9 Research and Innovation Status: EU public sector spends less than 5.5 billion per year on ICT R&D Market fragmentation and dispersed research funding EU slow in the uptake of ICT business innovations Actions: Leverage more private investment through precommercial procurement and PPPs Use structural funds for research and innovation Increase ICT R&D budget by 20% per year for the duration of FP7 Develop light & fast ways for SMEs and young researchers to access EU funding for ICT research Ask member states to double annual public spending on ICT R&D

10 ICT enabled benefits for society ICT sector to lead the way on reporting greenhouse gas emissions Give Europeans secure online accessto their medical health data Support mobility by providing minimum set of patient record data to be accessible from anywhere in EU (interoperability of patient records) Sustainable model for financing Europeana Make e-government everyday convenience (list of common cross-border services, e-identification, e- authentication)

11 Key Performance Targets 1 Broadband: By % basic broadband coverage (baseline Dec % DSL coverage) By % broadband covergae at above 30 MBPS (baseline Jan % at least 10 Mbps) By % EU households connected above 100 Mbps (no baseline) Digital Single Market By % of EU population bying online (baseline %) By % of EU population bying online cross-border (baseline %) By % SMEs conduct online purchases/sales (baseline % purchasing, 12% selling) By 2015 difference between roaming and national tariffs approach 0 (baseline 2009 on average 0.38 cents/min roaming, 0.13 cents/min overall)

12 Key Performance Targets 2 Digital inclusion By 2015 regular internet use increase to 75% (60% for disadvantaged people) (baseline % and 41% respectively) By 2015 halve the proportion of population that has never used the Internet (to 15% from 30% in 2009) Public services By % of citizens use egovernment, more than half returning forms (baseline % used, 47% of them sending filled forms) By 2015 all the key cross-border services on the list to be agreed by MS in 2011 available (no baseline)

13 Key Performance Targets 3 Research and Innovation Double public investment in ICT R&D to 11 billion (baseline billion) no set deadline Low Carbon Economy By 2020 at least 20% reduction in energy use on lighting (no baseline)

14 South East Europe esee Initiative Institutional Framework Policy Documents Implementation

15 esee Initiative Institutional Framework esee Initiative: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, UNMIK Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia 2002 Stability Pact 2008 Regional Cooperation Council UNDP Sarajevo esee Initiative Secretariat CeGD PPP to provide sustainable support (esee Initiative, Stability Pact / RCC, Republic of Slovenia, UNDP, INA Academy, European Foundation, Microsoft, Siement, SRC.SI)

16 esee Initiative Policy Framework 2002 esee Agenda 2005 Broadband MoU (signed also by Greece) 2007 esee Agenda Plus

17 esee Agenda Plus Priorities Single South East European Information Space Innovation and Investment in ICT Research and Education Inclusive Information Society

18 esee Agenda Plus Single Information Space High speed broadband networks and secure services Rich online content Interoperability Harmonization of rules for information society and media Domestic / national electronic identity management

19 esee Agenda Plus Innovation and Investment in ICT Computers and access to internet in all schools Curriculum for ICT skills Vocational training in ICT ICT related research among the national priorities National academic and research networks

20 esee Agenda Plus Inclusive Information Society Access to technologies and equal opportunities ICT enabled public services and e- Government Fostering development of e-business Digital libraries and heritage e-participation and e-democracy

21 Single esee Information Space A11 A05 A06 A10 A09 A12 A13 A01 A07 A03 A08 A14 A02 A04 A15 AL BA HR MK MD ME RO RS XK A11 Radio spectrum management A05 Benchmarking egov A06 Benchmarking ICT usage in citizens A15 Single window for int. trade A04 CERT A02 Broadband penetration

22 Innovation and Investment in ICT Research and Education B04 B10 B02 B01 B11 B05 B06 B07 B03 B09 B12 B08 B13 B14 AL BA HR MK MD ME RO RS XK B04 ICT education teachers B10 ICT LLL public servants B02 pupils / computer B14 tracking intellectual capacity in ICT sector B13 National competence center for OSS B08 Learning portal in HE

23 Inclusive Information Society C11 C13 C04 C09 C14 C03 C08 C16 C15 C07 C05 C10 C12 C02 C06 C01 AL BA HR MK MD ME RO RS XK C11 Library Digitalization Program C13 Digital books & journals C04 Central e-govportal C01 eaccessibility measures C06 Measures against obstacles to ebusiness C02 Gender digital divide

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