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  • EC plan seeks to build trust in a single EU digital market

    The European Commission has released an action plan to help build trust in a digital single market and encourage economic growth within the e-commerce sector.

    The plan argues that the internet economy has contributed to a 21 per cent growth in GDP within the G8 economies over the past five years.

  • EC publishes European eGovernment blueprint

    The European Commission (EC) has published a blueprint for implementing cross-Europe electronic government services.

    The 'European Interoperability Framework for pan-European eGovernment Services' (EIF) is the basis of interoperability guidelines for a programme to promote cross-border co-operation and the reduction of red tape between public administrations.

  • EC Questions Security Of Open Source Software

    European authorities want to see a level playing field for open source but have expressed concerns about the security of the software

    The vice president of the European Commission has warned that any progress in using open source and open standards in the region will have to be tempered against the possibility that the software could have downsides in terms of security.

  • EC quietly weakens plans to mandate open standards

    The European Commission has quietly watered down plans to mandate usage of open standards for European public services. Instead it will allow the use of open specifications, while patents and paid licenses will no longer be taboo.

    Last year a public draft of the "European Interoperability Framework for European Public Services" (EIF) version 2.0 underwent scrutiny from several interest groups. The response was generally overwhelmingly positive.However a more recent nonpublic draft obtained by IDG's Dutch IT news site Webwereld has undergone major changes and doesn't speak about open standards at all. The new version of the draft has been sent to the E.U. member states for revision.

  • EC report warns governments on e-trust

    An EC-funded report has found that governments across Europe need to address the issue of trust in technology systems used by public authorities and warns that high-tech ID cards are not a panacea.

    ECOTEC Research and Consulting, in association with the Tavistock Institute, carried out the research on behalf of the Commission's eGovernment unit.

  • EC report: Romania ranks last in EU for digital public services

    Romania has the lowest performance among EU Member States when it comes to digital public services, the country having a score of 43.2 in the European Commission's Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2019. By comparison, the average EU score is 62.9.

    DESI is a composite index that summarises relevant indicators on Europe’s digital performance and tracks the evolution of EU member states in digital competitiveness. The index evaluates the EU countries on five criteria, namely connectivity, human capital, use of internet services, integration of digital technology, and digital public services.

  • EC sets out digital agenda to 2020

    Ambitious targets with concrete follow-ups

    European Commission vice president Neelie Kroes today in Brussels formally launched the Digital Agenda for which she is responsible.

    The Agenda is a grand ICT plan for Europe intended to “maximise the potential of ICT to boost Europe's prosperity and the well-being of its citizens”.

  • EC sets up a working group to define a common model for exchanging information between data portals

    The European Commission invites metadata experts who directly or indirectly work for a governmental data portal to participate in a working group that will define a common model for exchanging information about data sets between data portals in Europe.

    There is a growing number of governmental data portals in Europe but currently no consensus on how to exchange information about datasets listed on these portals. As a result, businesses and citizens face difficulties in finding and reusing public sector information, in particular where language barriers apply or the structure of government is unfamiliar.

  • EC talks up Tech for the disabled

    The European Commission has committed itself to improve access to mobile communications and interactive TV to the disabled.

    There isn't any commitment to finance these laudable aims, but a speech this week by Erkki Liikanen, political head of IT policy at the EC strikes many of the right notes.

  • EC touts digital transformation as critical to region's industrial economy

    The European Commission (EC) has championed the use of digital technology to drive Europe’s future industrial economy.

    Andrus Ansip, EC vice president in charge of the Digital Single Market, said in a speech exploring the EU’s prospects that all industries will need to embrace digital transformation if they are to remain a driving force in the European economy.

    “In the future, all industrial sectors must make the best use of new technologies. Transport to telecoms equipment, factories to farming, high-tech to low-tech,” he said.

  • EC urges governments to promote broadband

    The EC says the European economy will benefit if more people have broadband coverage

    The European Commission (EC) is asking member states to encourage greater broadband penetration across the EU to promote economic growth, especially in rural areas.

    In its Bridging the Broadband Gap report, the EC argues that although broadband reaches an estimated 60 percent of businesses and households in rural Europe and over 90 percent in urban areas, governments need to further strengthen their broadband strategies.

  • EC wants giant data network

    A €100m system will allow the exchange of information between all national governments and EU institutions

    The European Commission is looking for suppliers to work on a new communications infrastructure covering all national governments and EU institutions across the continent, it has announced.

  • EC wants joined up e-government systems to improve business efficiency

    The European Commission has urged governments across Europe to harmonise online administration systems into a single ICT framework to make it easier for businesses to work across the region.

    Speaking in Poland, Neelie Kroes, vice president for the Digital Agenda, said that the European Union has provided the ability to travel, trade and work across the region, but that more needs to be done to streamline these systems.

    "There are obstacles for businesses looking to operate cross-border. They must reclaim VAT from foreign administrations using procedures which are unfamiliar, lengthy or cumbersome," she said.

  • EC Warning Over ICT Skills And Job Surplus

    Europe is shooting itself in the foot, warns EU Digital Agenda vice president Neelie Kroes

    The European Commission (EC) has expressed concerns that half of the European labour force does not have sufficient ICT skills and has warned that this could lead to an ICT job surplus in the future.

    The findings were a result of the EC’s annual Digital Agenda scoreboard, which assessed the progress made on 78 digital agenda actions at European Union and 23 at national level.

  • EC: Excise duties: Commission provides free on-line access to excise registration numbers

    As from today, the European Commission will provide to the business free on-line access to excise registration numbers which are attributed to operators which are allowed to produce, store, transport and/or receive excise products under suspension of duties. This on-line access to 'SEED-on-Europa' allows verification of the validity of economic operators’ excise numbers and the categories of goods for which the operator is authorised. This will increase legal certainty and transparency for traders wishing to send excise goods under suspension of duties. The launch of 'SEED-on-Europa' marks the first step in the implementation of a paperless environment for excise movement procedures in support of an effective e-Excise policy.

  • ECDL Foundation highlights importance of Digital Skills for Jobs at Festival of Europe Celebrations

    ECDL Foundation celebrated, on 12 May 2012, the ‘Festival of Europe’ with the European Commission at ‘European Institutions Open Day’ to mark the increasing need for digital skills to support Europe’s growth.

    Tens of thousands of visitors attended the ‘European Institutions Open Day’, taking place in several official buildings across Brussels. The ECDL Foundation joined forces with the European Commission DG Information Society and Media to stress the role of digital skills in achieving the social and economic inclusion that is needed to kick start a more competitive Europe.

  • EE: Presidency Gateway: Estonia’s digital gift to the EU

    Estonia has produced a digital solution which will make it simpler to organise and run the events taking place during the Estonian EU Presidency. Presidency Gateway is the central web portal which will be used by the ministries organising the Presidency events, as well as the delegates and if necessary the journalists attending the events.

    Already in spring, Enterprise Estonia, the state-run agency responsible for promoting Estonia abroad and attracting investment, launched two brand new web platforms – estonia.ee and brand.estonia.ee, at the cost of €200,000.

  • EE: Ratas: Estonia, Croatia committed to developing e-health in Europe

    Prime Minister Jüri Ratas met with his Croatian colleague Andrej Plenković in Zagreb on Tuesday. According to Ratas, Croatia is greatly interested in e-health solutions, and would like to see digital prescriptions introduced across the EU.

    Ratas said that the Croatian visit summed up all the others he made before to introduce Estonia’s priorities for its EU council presidency, especially with the country’s lively interest in the digital development of Europe.

  • eGovernment beyond 2005: EU views on getting innovative public administrations

    On 28 September, at a meeting on 'eGovernment beyond 2005', leaders and representatives of national eGovernment initiatives from some 30 European countries, chaired by the EU’s Dutch presidency, issued a set of recommendations for modernizing and stimulating innovation in public administrations between now and 2010.

  • eGovernment in der EU25

    Rund die Hälfte aller Einzelpersonen und Unternehmen, die das Internet genutzt haben, haben im Jahr 2004 Informationen auf Behörden-Websites abgefragt

    45% der Einzelpersonen1 im Alter zwischen 16 und 74 Jahren, die in der EU25 das Internet genutzt haben2, haben im ersten Quartal 2004 Informationen auf Websites von Behörden abgerufen. Von den Unternehmen3 mit Internetzugang haben Anfang 2004 51% Informationen von Behörden-Websites abgerufen.

    Diese Daten gehen aus einem Bericht4 von Eurostat, dem Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften, hervor. Der Bericht stellt die Ergebnisse von Erhebungen über den Einsatz von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) bei Kontakten mit Behörden (eGovernment) in den Mitgliedstaaten der EU25, Bulgarien, Rumänien, der Türkei, Norwegen und Island vor. Der Bericht enthält ferner eine Analyse der Verfügbarkeit von Online-Dienstleistungen der Behörden.

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