Digital agenda: connecting Europe
Date: Thursday 1 July 10 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am
Type: Interactive sessions
The Digital Agenda for Europe is a flagship initiative presented by the Barroso II Commission under the Europe 2020 strategy to develop an economy based on knowledge and innovation. The EU aims at reaching 100% broadband coverage by 2013, but at the same time low broadband take-up needs to be addressed, with only 56% of EU households having broadband connections in 2009, dropping to 25% in some Member States. The European online single market is still suffering from artificial barriers, consumers are hesitant to buy online and e-government is still underdeveloped. Europe is missing out on the digital knowledge economy and its opportunities for growth. How can the EU help companies making the necessary investments in high speed fibre optic networks? How can the EU keep the internet open, innovative, decentralised and safe? What are the sustainability issues? Innovation and research in ICT are key: Will Europe also be able to develop the Google and Facebook of the future?
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Moderator
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John Miller
Journalist, Wall Street Journal
Speakers
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Adolfo Hernandez
President, Alcatel-Lucent EMEA
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Gordon Graylish
Vice-President / General Manager Global Enterprise Solution Sales, Intel
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Jean-Philippe Courtois
President, Microsoft International
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Neelie Kroes
Vice President, European Commissioner for Digital Agenda
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Paul Doany
CEO, Türk Telekom
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Philipp Schindler
Vice President, Northern and Central Europe , Google