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Going local: Die Digitale Agenda ist in Deutschland
Posted by Detlef Eckert, DG INFSO, Director Policy Coordination and Strategy
Die Europäische Kommision ist am 9. und 10. November in Deutschland, um im Rahmen der diesjährigen "Digital Agenda Going Local" Initiative mit Vertretern der Wirtschaft, der Länder und des Bundes heiße IKT-Themen zu diskutieren.
Ich freue mich schon darauf, am 9. November am Breitbandtag Niedersachsen die neuesten Vorschläge aus Brüssel zur Anhebung der Breitbandversorgung in Europa vorstellen.
Am 10. November werde ich vormittags Kollegen aus den verschiedenen Ressorts treffen, mit denen wir im Rahmen der Digitalen Agenda zusammenarbeiten. Nachmittags findet eine Going Local Veranstaltung im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie statt, auf der wir neue Herausforderungen und Chancen der europäischen Breitbandpolitik im Zuge der neuen Vorschläge zur Connecting Europe Facility sowie neue Entwicklungen im Green IT diskutieren werden. Ich bin schon gespannt und hoffe auf einen interessanten Gedankenaustausch.
We went local in Finland: "The Future is not planned nor prognosed; it is created"
--- Posted by Timo Hallantie & Kristiina Pietikäinen, Members of the Going Local team for Finland
Our Going Local team went to Finland in October 20-21 to share views and debate on very specific DEA topics like eID, eInvoicing and interoperable eServices. It was a welcomed chance to refresh our contacts with ex-colleagues and current acquaintances in Finland. And for some of us this was the first time visit to the land of the first GSM phone call and several Nokias.
In cooperation with the Ministry of Transport and Communications we had organised a Digital Agenda event at the prestigious Finlandia Hall. The topic chosen for the day was the interoperability of infrastructures needed of eServices. At the heart of this is obviously e-Identity and we heard several excellent presentations on pilots in this area and ideas how to move forward. It was clear though that not everyone agreed on all the details, e.g. should the eID or e-authentication be provided based on a central regulated approach or based on user-centric or service oriented. The practical evidence points that the latter is happening - check your wallet and count how many smart cards with eID you have! In any case what matters is to get an ecosystem running, no eID service can thrive, if there is no wide service and user base.
Digital Agenda goes really local in Belgium... Notre équipe tend l'oreille à Namur!
--- Posted by Nicole Dewandre & Marie Frenay, Members of the Going Local team for Belgium
Ces 24 et 25 novembre, notre équipe going local pour la stratégie numérique pour l'Europe sera à l'écoute des Belges francophones à Namur. Nous avons décidé d'unir nos forces au KIKK, un festival digital au cœur de la capitale wallonne qui allie le débat à la pratique.
A l'initiative du comité de pilotage, nous soutenons l'organisation des worKshops sur la neutralité du net (Internet et démocratie: les hackers sortent du bois), l'identité digitale (Je suis une autre) et l'accès aux données publiques (Open-Data: entre mine d'or et boîte de Pandore). Merci au CRIDS qui assurera la rédaction des rapports des débats.
Nous soutenons aussi la présence des Konférenciers Hector Ayuso , Ben Hammersley et Philippe Aigrain.
Digitale Agenda komt naar je toe deze herfst…
--- Posted by the Going Local team for the Netherlands
De Digitale Agenda voor Europa gaat lokaal overal in Europa. Om de doelen en Europa-brede acties te vertalen naar concrete stappen en projecten op lokaal niveau, is verbinding, interactie en feedback met/van burgers, groepen en sectoren 'op de vloer' noodzakelijk.
Daarom 'DAE goes local' ook in Nederland.
Met drie evenementen en on-line interactie wordt een brug gebouwd naar groepen en sectoren: jongeren, de ICT sector, partners in de informatiemaatschappij en de lokale publieke sector, om er een paar te noemen.
- Youth on the Move
- ICT Delta: onderzoek en innovatie
- ECP-EPN: leven in de informatiemaatschappij
Digitālās programmas seminārs Latvijā ir noticis
--- Posted by Pēteris Zilgalvis, IKT veselībai nodaļas vadītājs, Eiropas Komisijas Informācijas sabiedrības un plašsaziņas līdzekļu ģenerāldirektorāts (DG INFSO); & Mārtiņš Priedītis, Eiropas Komisijas DG INFSO elektronisko sakaru regulēšanas nodaļa
Ikgadējais seminārs par Digitālo programmu Eiropai, kuru Eiropas Komisijas Informācijas sabiedrības un plašsaziņas līdzekļu Ģenerāldirektorāts (DG INFSO) rīkoja kopā ar Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministriju (VARAM) un Satiksmes ministriju, notika 14. oktobrī Rīgā un bija plaši apmeklēts. Digitālā programma Eiropai ir viena no Eiropas Komisijas ekonomikas stratēģijas "Eiropa 2020" parauginiciatīvām. Pasākuma mērķis bija informēt mūsu sadarbības partnerus par jaunām iniciatīvām un iespējām Eiropas Savienībā, piemēram, struktūrfondu un pētniecības projektu ietvaros, kā arī iegūt informāciju saistībā ar Digitālās programmas ieviešanu Latvijā.
Sniedzām informāciju par jaunumiem e-Veselības, e-Pārvaldības, pētniecības un inovācijas kā arī elektronisko sakaru jomās. Stāstījām par tuvākiem uzsaukumiem 7. ietvaru pētniecības programmā un Latvijas iespējām piedalīties plaša mēroga izmēģinājumu projektos. Dzirdējām par Latvijas panākumiem e-pārvaldības pakalpojumu ieviešanā un par iecerēm e-veselības un pētniecības nozarēs. Runājām par iespējām, ko paver Eiropas Digitālais vienotais tirgus. Semināra dalībnieki uzsvēra, ka ir nepieciešama e-parakstu savstarpējā atzīšana ES dalībvalstu starpā.
How can wireless innovations help to better utilise the radio spectrum?
Posted by Pearse O’Donohue, DG INFSO, Head of unit: Radio Spectrum Policy
This is one of the key questions that will be addressed in a workshop on "Promoting the shared use of radio spectrum resources in Europe" in Brussels on 16 December 2011. In the workshop, hosted by the European Commission, the results of a study on shared spectrum access carried out by SCF Associates Ltd, a consortium of independent consultants will be presented and discussed.
You can find more information on the workshop programme, the key topics to be addressed and how to register your participation here. Please register before 1 December 2011. As the space is limited, you will receive a confirmation on the 2 December 2011.
However, already for the preparation the workshop, the study team and the Commission Services would be interested in your views:
What will the Future Internet will show and offer next?
— Posted by DG INFSO’s team attending the Future Internet Week
Last week hundreds of delegates - top researchers in Future Internet architectures, services and applications from across Europe and beyond - met up for the Future Internet Assembly (FIA) which took place as part of the Future Internet Week in Poznan, Poland.
Over the past three years FIA has left no stone unturned during its discussions of how the Future Internet should be built, how it should work and what it should offer society in the coming decades. Which makes the people filling the lecture halls and meeting rooms very special people indeed. “If we all agree that that ICT is the main drivers of the economy in Europe then perhaps it is not an overstatement that ICT researchers are an irreplaceable human asset,” noted Maria Elżbieta Orłowska, Poland’s Secretary of State for Science and Higher Education, in her opening speech. “We should treasure this group, and I say this not to make you feel good but to highlight the importance of this human capital.”
The Digital Agenda goes really local in the UK
--- Posted by John Doyle, Member of DG INFSO's Going Local team for the United Kingdom
Three content rich "REALLY Local" visits to the English cities of Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham were crowned by a Dinner in London on Monday Night (24th) hosted by the Representation at which senior executives from Citie, UK Government, the Commission and the EIB talked about the rich feedback that the Going Local II process had provided.
Rolling out Fibre networks to facilitate the burgeoning UK creative new media sector was top of the agenda.
- How can the real needs of this economic growth engine be squared with the parallel responsibility of ensuring a basic level of broadband access for all in accordance with agreed targets?
- What role can the EIB play – even in advance of the rollout of the connecting Europe facility (CEF)?
- Is a higher level political discourse needed so that the legitimate rights of incumbent operators and the needs of new emerging industries can co-exist within the evolving state aids framework?
The Future Internet for regional development and growth
--- Posted by DG INFSO's team attending the Future Internet Week
Step from the cold October air and into the atrium of the Lecture-Conference Centre on the campus of the Poznań University of Technology. Banks of plasma screens display super crisp, high resolution images. Delegates use their mobile phones to manipulate images on monitors. Or perhaps you would like to see your future home and office? You can wander through several ‘rooms’ and see how devices adjust to your preferences - thanks to the RFID tag in the conference pass.
As you leave one room the TV switches off, only for the one nearest you to spring to life and continue your film from exactly where you left it. Your favourite jazz is playing and the personal profile you filled in online also tells the PC on your desk to boot into Windows, not Linux. Even the lights adjust to your preferred levels! It might sound like a gimmick, but this exhibit is just one demonstration of the Future Internet in action. And if you want more serious stuff, then simply listen to the talks and sessions.
The Future Internet Week kicked off on Monday with the Future Internet Conference, a day to explore some of the strategic policy issues which Europe, Member States and the regions must tackle to make sure that they don’t miss out on the great opportunities that are springing from the digital revolution. “Now is a perfect time to take a huge step ahead,” asserted Maria Elżbieta Orłowska, Poland’s Secretary of State for Science and Higher Education, in her address. “The Internet is a driver for growth and we must build economic growth on this new technology backbone.”
The many opportunities and challenges of the Internet of Things
— Posted by Gérald Santucci, DG INFSO, Head of unit: Networked Enterprise and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
On the 26th of October 2011, the Polish Presidency of the EU will host a conference on the Internet of Things at Poznań University of Technology during Future Internet Week. This is an important milestone in Europe's commitment to sustainable economic growth and better quality of life for citizens.
I'm pleased to stress that this conference will be the fifth since 2007 in the series of Internet of Things events during an EU Presidency. The outcome of the conference will be determined not by whether the Internet of Things community can sit together in Poznań on 26th October, but whether its different components can work together in the months and years ahead - in other words, the commitment and convergence of decision makers from government, industry and civil society in Europe.
The conference will also underline how and why an Internet of Things will lead to great opportunities for growth and jobs in European economy and industry. This is essential. We are poised for progress. Three years after the beginning of the worst recession most of us have ever known, and being aware of the threats that continue to affect our economic environment, harm our capacity to remain at the cutting-edge of technology to meet the current and future challenges of technological development, and haunt the very future of Europe's welfare and competitiveness, time has come to recognize the potential of Internet-enabled communications with and among objects for a better life that we pass on to our children.