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EU unveils five-year digital economy plan - 19 May 2010 - News

European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes today (19 May) unveiled her strategy to create a "virtuous and self-replicating digital economy". The five-year plan concentrates on infrastructure for high-speed Internet and fostering a borderless market for online music and film.  

EU broadband use on the rise - 21 April 2008 - News

Community efforts to boost citizens' access to the web are paying off, with 40 million more Europeans becoming "regular internet users" last year, according to a new Commission report.

EU mulls compulsory safety-technology for cars - 19 September 2007 - News

As most member states fail to make any significant progress on reducing the number of road deaths and as Europe's congestion and pollution problems worsen, the Commission says that more should be done to exploit the potential benefits offered by integrating information and communication technologies into all vehicles.

'ICT key to curbing road deaths, pollution and congestion' - 19 September 2007 - Interview

Intelligent Transport Systems and Services have the potential to resolve many of Europe's mobility-related problems, ERTICO-ITS Europe Director for Development & Deployment Michael Nielsen tells EurActiv. But he stresses that EU and member state authorities have to work harder to provide the necessary incentives for the take-up of these life-saving technologies.

i2010 - 08 June 2007 - LinksDossier

The Commission’s i2010 programme aims to promote convergence in information and communication technologies by 2010, an ambition that Brussels considers vital to the overall objective of boosting innovation and jobs.

ICT drives 50% of EU growth - 03 April 2007 - News

Information and Communication Technologies were by far the most dynamic and growth-intensive sector in Europe within the past year, with software and IT services taking the lead, says the Commission's annual i2010 benchmarking report.

CEOs call on governments to drive innovation in ICT - 16 March 2007 - News

Public spending at EU and member-state level must play an even more important role in fostering innovation in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) field, leading ICT companies' chief executives announced at the European Business Summit.

Reding: Member states' progress on i2010 not good enough - 23 May 2006 - News

The first annual progress report on the EU strategy on digital economy asks the member states to be more ambitious in their plans to exploit information and communication technologies (ICT).

Reding urges 'change in mentality' - 24 January 2006 - News

In a speech in Munich, Information Society Commissioner Viviane Reding has called for reforms and optimism, for better rewards for innovation, faster networks and more high-quality content.

Europe's 'collective memory' to go online - 03 October 2005 - News

The Commission is developing plans to scan in European books, printed documents, photos, manuscripts and sheet music in order to make them available online.  

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