The new Secured Trans-European Services for Telematics between Administrations (s-TESTA) network will replace the TESTA network that EU governments have been gradually building since 1996. s-TESTA will be an intranet backbone for the EU central government and the governments of its members.
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.
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Die EU-Erweiterung am 1. Mai hat die zehn neuen Staaten, die insgesamt 75 Millionen Bürger haben, vor neue Herausforderungen gestellt. Sie müssen den Umgang und die Kommunikation mit ihren Bürgern verbessern, wenn das eingangs genannte Ziel erreicht werden soll.
After the expansion of the EU in May the 10 new states, with a total population of 75 million, will need to improve the way they interact, communicate and serve their citizens to contribute to this goal. It's a huge challenge that is at the heart of the debate on European integration.