Action Plan e Europe 2005: Information Society for all

1. Action Plan eEurope 2005:Information Society for all E. Filos Ljubljana, Slovenia 24 October 2002

2. eEurope 2002: Progress Made • Internet penetration in homes doubled, prices have fallen • Telecom framework in place • Most Companies & Schools connected • Europe has world’s fastest research backbone network • eCommerce legal framework in place • More Government services available online

3. eEurope 2005 • What’s new? • Broadband, multi-platform access • e-business • flexibility, enlargement • What’s still important? • Security • skills • access for all

4. Approach • Break vicious circle: stimulate positive feedback between infrastructure upgrades & new service development • two groups of actions: • services, applications and content • broadband infrastructure and security • go beyond current policies • mid-term review to ensure smooth phasing in of new Member States

5. Targets • By 2005 Europe should have: • modern online public services • e-Government • e-Learning • e-Health • a dynamic e-business environment, • enabled by: • widespread availability of broadband at competitive prices • a secure information infrastructure

6. Action Plan • Structured around four interlinked action-lines: • policy measures • good practice • benchmarking • overall co-ordination of existing policies

7. Proposed actions: eGovernment • Modern, online public services: e-Government • broadband connection of all public services • interoperability (framework by end 2003) • interactive public services by end 2004 • public procurement • public internet access points (PIAP’s) • culture and tourism

8. Proposed actions: e-Learning • Modern, online public services: e-Learning • broadband connections for all schools (end 2005) • e-Learning programme by end 2002 • virtual campus for all students and researchers • actions for computer supported co-operative learning systems by end 2003 • e-Training for the unskilled

9. Proposed actions: e-Health • Modern, online public services: e-Health • electronic health cards • health information networks • online health services

10. Proposed actions: e-Business • Dynamic e-Business environment (end 2003) • review relevant legislation - e-business summit in 2003 • SMEs: creation of a European e-business opportunities network • e-skills: supply/demand analysis

11. Proposed actions: e-Business • Dynamic e-Business environment (cont): • Interoperability: transactions, security, signatures, procurement and payments • trust and confidence: legal issues and dispute resolution • ‘.eu company’: trusted cyberidentity

12. Proposed actions: Security • Secure Information Infrastructure: • cyber security task force (CSTF) - mid 2003 • supported by Member States and Industry • centre of competance on security issues • ‘culture of security’ (end 2005) • develop best practice and standards • report on progress issued end 2003 • secure communications between public servers

13. Proposed actions: Broadband • Broadband: • spectrum policy • broadband access for less favoured regions • reduce barriers for broadband deployment • multi platform content • digital switchover

14. Benchmarking & Good Practices • Benchmarking: • list of indicators and methodology (end 02) • evaluation e-Europe 2002 action plan • Good practices: • identification and selection of good practice worldwide • production of templates or guidelines • dissemination in the EU and candidate countries through conferences, workshops, support networks and a website

15. Sevilla European Summit • The European Council • “endorses the objectives of the Commission’s Action Plan for eEurope 2005 as an important contribution to the Union’s efforts towards a competitive, knowledge-based economy” • “calls upon all institutions to ensure that it will be fully implemented by the end of 2005”

16. Towards implementation • complete and evaluate eEurope 2002 • set up eEurope steering group • review list of benchmarking indicators

17. More information http://europa.eu.int/eeurope