i2010
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i2010 is the European Union's umbrella strategy for developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
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[edit] Overview
The i2010 programme is the follow up of eEurope 2005 (adopted at the Sevilla Council in 2002 and itself the successor to the eEurope 2002 action plan launched in 2000). i2010 focuses on convergence, bringing together the telecom industry and internet service providers on the one side and the content industry (i.e. the media) on the other side. This endeavour profits from the fact that Viviane Reding has been appointed Commissioner for Information Society and the media, two fields that were previously under the responsibility of different Commissioners.
[edit] Priorities
i2010 focuses on comparatively few but concrete policy priorities:
- creating a single information space (this includes revising regulations, supporting content creation and broadband as well as security issues)
- increasing EU investment in ICT research by 80% (including trans-European demonstrator projects and actions for SMEs)
- promoting an inclusive European information society (including better public services and quality of life actions with three flagship initiatives)
Reding has thus argued that the “i” in i2010 stands for information space, innovation and investment and inclusion.
i2010 is explicitly put in the context of the relaunched Lisbon Agenda, emphasising the significant contribution of ICTs to growth and jobs. Commissioner Reding has drawn attention to the fact that i2010 was the first concrete initiative taken under the renewed Lisbon agenda.
[edit] Funding
Funding will be provided by Community sources, namely the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP).
