Tag: digital single market

At my European Parliament hearing in October 2014, I said that for me, people were the starting point for everything.

I often say that data is the bedrock of the digital economy. It is so much more besides that.

Any digital economy, if it is to thrive, bases itself on high-quality connections that are reliable, affordable and available to everyone.

One phrase I have repeatedly used since 2014 is that ‘trust is a must’ in the digital world.

In late 2014, when we began drawing up a plan for the Digital Single Market (DSM) I called it a long-term strategy to stimulate Europe’s digital environment, minimise legal uncertainty and create fair conditions for everyone.

Tomorrow is a big day for the data economy. Data’s very concept is changing. It has become a commodity: its ownership can be transferred, it can be marketed, reused, aggregated, transformed, bought and sold.

Later today, Brussels will play host to an important event for international development – or rather, an event that advances digital for development.

Anyone reading the international news headlines over the last few weeks will know that cyber warfare remains very much alive.

Many of you will be following the twists and turns of the EU's reform of copyright law.

For those who follow my blogs, you know that I have written a few times already about the importance of trust in the online environment.

Summer is now upon us - and things are getting a lot easier for the digitally minded traveller around Europe.

Reforming Europe's copyright laws has turned out to be one of the most controversial parts of the entire Digital Single Market project.

I have written in the past about the EU's commitment to emerging technologies, supporting and prioritising top-quality scientific research and innovation.

Back in October 2014 at my European Parliament hearing, I talked about the Digital Single Market (DSM) needing to remove obstacles that prevented people from exercising their rights as consumers and entrepreneurs.

I have often talked about the need for trust in the online environment. It is a basic condition that must exist within any digital economy or society, and of course for the Digital Single Market (DSM) that we are now building in Europe.

I have said for a long time that Europe urgently needs to invest in its digital future – both politically and financially.

Europe faces some serious health challenges that are simply not going away.

Europe has always been home to world-leading inventors and innovators.

I recently went to Barcelona to take part in the Mobile World Congress.

This will be a decisive year for the Digital Single Market.