Information Society and Media Directorate-General

Shaping Europe's Digital Future

A new Directorate General

As of 1st July 2012, the DG which I manage will be known as the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology.

But you can call us DG CONNECT.

Our new name better represents the range of topics where we are active, and our new structure better aligns the work of the DG with key EU policies for the coming decade: ensuring that digital technologies can help deliver the growth which the EU needs.

Here you can find the structure of the new DG, our mission statement, and a detailed breakdown of the tasks of the individual units, task forces and advisers.

Robert Madelin,
Director General,
Directorate General for the Information Society

A Triple Play for Europe

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Regulation

EU-led regulation liberalised Europe’s telecommunications sector in the 1990s, creating growth and driving prices down. read on ...

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Research

Information Communication Technologies research takes up the single largest portion (over €9bn) of the EU's "Seventh Framework Programme for Research" (2006-2013).  read on ...

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Promoting Wider Use

A range of programmes to overcome obstacles slowing down the roll-out of the Information Society. read on ...

More Information:

Read our mission statement

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Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for the Digital Agenda
Commissioner Neelie Kroes"I want to be a champion of digital technologies that deliver better and more prosperous lives for the citizens and businesses of Europe"
 
Factsheets on the Information Society and Media

A growing series of Factsheets - short, non-technical presentations of both EU Information Society policies and programmes - are available to help you discover more about the work of DG Information Society and Media and the European Information Society in general.

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Last update: 07/05/2012 | Top