ACTIVITIES :: Future of the Internet :: Europe leading the way
Final workshop of the study "The economic and societal impact future Internet technologies, services and
application will enable in Europe and elsewhere -
A quantitative study 2015-2020"
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Brussels, 3 May 2012, 11:00 - 16:00
Venue: European Commission, DG Information Society, 25 ave de Beaulieu, 1160 Brussels/Auderghem
AGENDA
Session 1: Introduction and key findings
11:00 – 11:15 Welcome and background (Megan Richards, Director Converged Networks and Services, DG INFSO, European Commission)
11:15 – 11:25 Workshop Introduction (Stijn Hoorens, Project leader and Head of RAND Europe’s Brussels office)
11:25 – 11:45 Don't miss: Headline messages (Man Sze Li, IC Focus)
11:45 – 12:00 Q&A (Stijn Hoorens, RAND Europe)
Session 2: Data sessions 12:00 – 13:00
A. The outlook of the EU Internet industry: European firms, revenues and spending (Gabriella Cattaneo Research Director, European Government Consulting, IDC EMEA)
B. Contribution of the future Internet industry: growth rates, GDP contributions, jobs, SMEs (Jonathan Cave, Senior Research Fellow, RAND Europe)
C. The impact of the Future Internet PPP: productivity, consumption, investment, employment (Dieter Elixmann, Senior Consultant NGN & Internet economics, WIK-Consult)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Session 3: Challenges, next steps and actions
14:15 – 14:45 An industry perspective (Ilkka Lakaniemi, Director, Business Environment Strategy, Nokia)
14:45 – 15:45 Interactive discussion: Moderated discussion on the (policy) actions to be undertaken by different actors to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the European Internet industry. The discussion will be structured by introducing a series of provocative statements, to which the audience may react (Jonathan Cave, RAND Europe)
16:00 Closing remarks - end of the workshop (Peter Fatelnig, Deputy Head of Unit, DG INFSO, European Commission)
Space is limited! Registration is mandatory for participation.
- To register please send an email to infso-future-internet@ec.europa.eu with the following data: Name and first name, date of birth, nationality, national ID card number (and its validity date) and a contact email address.
- There will be no workshop participation fee. The participants are responsible for their own costs such as travel and accommodation.
- Do feel free to forward this announcement to potentially interested colleagues and communities.
ABSTRACT
What will the Future Internet bring us? An economic analysis of the European Internet industry and the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership (FI-PPP)
Participation to this workshop is open to everyone with a keen interest in the Internet economics, EU policy towards improving global competitiveness of the EU internet industry, and in the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership.
Despite the pioneering research on new technologies in Europe and the fact that the EU is the largest consumer market for eCommerce, it is non-European companies that are dominating the visible part of the global Internet economy. Europe has been slower than the US or Japan to exploit the potential of Internet-based innovation. In an attempt to stimulate the competitiveness of the European Internet industry, the European Commission launched the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership (FI-PPP), an initiative framed under the Digital Agenda for Europe. Altogether, more than Euro 500 million are made available to support the emergence of Future Internet-enhanced applications of public and social relevance.
Through objective analysis and research, combining a range of different methodologies, the FI3P study supports the European Commission in its deployment of the Digital Agenda, and the Future Internet PPP in particular. In doing so, the study aimed to:
- Identify the key drivers and opportunities for the development of the European Internet industry, its growth and competitiveness;
- Estimate the potential future economic contributions of the European Internet industry;
- Estimate the economic impacts of the Future Internet PPP and its potential successor; and
- Identify, assess and address the future barriers to competitiveness of the European Internet industry.
The study finds that Future Internet has enormous economic potential for the EU Internet industry and Europe has the opportunity to reap these benefits. But only if some tough choices are made and a number of barriers to its international competitiveness can be overcome.
