Digital Agenda for Europe 2020

The Digital Agenda for Europe 2020 is a program of the European Union for information and communication technology  (ICT). The core objectives of the Digital Agenda for Europe relate to the areas of digital society , digital economy , access and networking, as well as research and innovation.

The program is part of the Europe 2020 Strategy (EU 2020), an overall program for more competitiveness and productivity without hindering social cohesion in the member states.

So far, the strategy has included the e-government action plan for Europe (2006/2010), the implementation of the SEPA payments area (2012) and the strategy for a digital single market for Europe (2015).

history

The preliminary programs were eEurope 2002 , which came into force in 2000, and eEurope 2005 with the i2010 strategy, which was adopted in Seville in 2002 and ran from 2005–2010. i2010 was only focused on uniting the telecommunications industry and internet service providers with the media industry .

The Digital Agenda for Europe ( English Digital Agenda for Europe - Driving European growth digitally (COM (2010) 245)) was proposed as a continuation in March 2010 by the European Commission .

It forms part of the Europe 2020 strategy adopted by the European Council in June 2010 and is one of seven flagship initiatives designed to strengthen the EU's performance in the fields of education, research and innovation and the digital society.

As early as December 2010, the E-Government Action Plan (COM (2006) 173) announced in 2006 was presented in Brussels as an essential component of the Digital Agenda for Europe, which comprised the project phase 2011–2015. This first phase of the digital agenda was the 2009 Malmö Ministerial Declaration .

In 2012, the process started in 2009 “to define the technical regulations and business requirements for transfers and direct debits in euros”, the SEPA payment area, was accelerated (VO (EG) 924/2009, VO (EU) 260/2012).

As a further development, the European Commission presented the paper Strategy for a Digital Single Market for Europe (COM (2015) 192) on May 6, 2015 . These measures are to be implemented by 2016. ^[outdated]

The Digital Agenda Scoreboard was set up to provide citizens with an overview of the implementation .

Focus and goals

In the course of the adoption of the EU 2020 strategy and with the resolution on the digital agenda, the Commission would like to use the economic potential of the EU member states to create a common digital market and common infrastructure and to gradually establish this. The unification of European standards should enable the EU's digital economy to be strengthened. This should support European internal foreign trade by standardizing the digital exchange of goods. A common European basis is intended to form the basis for further EU legal conclusions and legal frameworks. The creation of such an internal market aims to strengthen the European economy against the influence of large international internet companies. Transparency and net neutrality are intended to ensure that strong market positions are not misused.

In addition to establishing basic European guidelines, the aim is to improve online access through the expansion of the European broadband network . Consumers should thus be able to obtain services and goods more easily on a European standard level via the Internet. For this purpose, the expansion and strengthening of high-performance standardized network connections and infrastructure is planned. A uniform framework should enable future economic potential in the digital single market to be better used and expanded. The increase in the digital economic area of ​​the EU should ultimately lead to accelerating international competitive advantages and creating new jobs in the digital economy.

The digital agenda includes the following measures:

• Implementation of the digital single market
  • Opening up access to legal online content ( e-government action plan )
  • Simplification of electronic payments and invoicing ( complete the SEPA euro payments area and check the eSignature guidelines )
  • Guarantee user confidence in payment security
  • Telecommunications services unify
• Improved interoperability and standardization
• Strengthening trust and online security : fighting cybercrime and online child pornography , protecting privacy and personal data
• Promotion of fast and ultra-fast internet access
• Investing in research and innovation
• Improving digital skills, qualifications and integration

The Digital Agenda for Europe as well as the related EU 2020 strategy on different core objectives. In the areas of digital society , digital economy , access and networking, and research and innovation , projects and thematic references are created that are intended to support the elaboration, further development and implementation of the priorities of the digital agenda.

Digital society

The area of digital society includes social aspects and those of everyday life:

• Qualifications and jobs (skills & jobs)
• e-health and aging
• Intelligent Living (Smart living)
• Public services
• Cybersecurity and privacy
• Digital trust (online trust)
• Media content (content & media)
• Networking of European emergency and support networks (especially the emergency number 112 )
• Projects on societal challenges

Digital economy

The digital economy includes economic and commercial aspects:

• Startup Europe - Measures for the Entrepreneurship 2020 program
• Future Internet
• Big data
• Cloud computing
• Digitized industry
• Advising the EU Commission by experts: Digital Champions , Expert groups , The Startup Europe Leaders Club

Access and network capability

The area of access and network capability includes aspects of technology and infrastructure:

• European broadband
• Telecommunication networks
• Roaming
• Open internet

Research and innovation

Research and innovation include contributions to the Horizon 2020 program :

• Support and funding of ITC innovation
• Digital infrastructure networks - programs such as GÉANT , contributions to distributed computing ( grids and clouds ), data infrastructure, high-performance computing (HPC), virtual research communities
• New Technologies - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) and Future Internet Research and Experimentation (FIRE) programs , contributions to Future Internet
• Components and Systems - Innovations in Electronics, Organic Electronics , Large Area Electronics , Photonics , Cyber-Physical Systems , Advanced Computing , Smart Manufacturing
• Open science
• robotics
• Research advice in relation to Horizon 2020: CONNECT Advisory Forum (CAF), Future & Emerging Technology Advisory Group (FETAG)

National implementation

• In Germany , the Digital Agenda 2014–2017 was drawn up as a declaration of intent by the government
• In Austria , the eGovernment initiative 2012–2014 was implemented under the leadership of the Federal Chancellery (BKA) and the Digital Austria website was set up as the central platform for the digital agenda. This was followed by the BMVIT's 2020 broadband strategy from 2013, eFit21 - the BMBF's digital agenda for education, art and culture, and the Information Society for All program on e-Inclusion at the BKA. While Austria was already a European leader in eGovernment in 2010, it is only slightly above average in the overall program around 2015, mainly because the population overall is not particularly internet savvy, but also because several other countries have meanwhile expanded more intensively.

See also

• Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI)
• European Semester for Economic Policy Coordination
• European high performance computing

Web links

• European Commission website on the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020 (ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Digital Agenda for Europe. Communication from the Commission of 19 May 2010 to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A Digital Agenda for Europe". COM (2010) 245 final; not published in the Official Journal (German version, on EUR-Lex).
2. ↑ Flagship Initiatives - Europe 2020. Europe 2020 Strategy of the European Commission. Last updated May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
3. ^ E-government action plan as part of the i2010 initiative. Communication from the Commission of 25 April 2006 - E-Government Action Plan under the i2010 Initiative: Accelerating the introduction of e-government in Europe for the benefit of all. COM (2006) 173 final; not published in the Official Journal (German version, on EUR-Lex).
4. ↑ ^{a b} Digital Agenda for Europe. Digitales Austria, digitales.oesterreich.gv.at (accessed February 4, 2016).
5. ↑ ^{a b} Digital Single Market / Digital Agenda for Europe (overview). ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Federal Chancellery, bka.gv.at (accessed February 4, 2016).  
6. ↑ Strategy for a digital single market for Europe. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. COM (2015) 192 final {SWD (2015) 100 final}; not published in the Official Journal (German version, on EUR-Lex).
7. ↑ Digital Agenda Scoreboard - the EU Commission's annual progress indicator (on ec.europa.eu).
8. ↑ Digital Agenda - This is how Europe wants to stay connected digitally. Southgerman newspaper. May 5, 2015. Overview by Varinia Bernau. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
9. ↑ Digital Agenda - Digital Europe - European Single Market. The federal government. September 16, 2015. Accessed December 3, 2015.
10. ^ Digital Society . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated March 5, 2015. Accessed December 3, 2015.
11. ↑ Emergency and support lines . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated December 7, 2015. Accessed February 4, 2016.
12. ↑ Digital Economy Digital Agenda for Europe 2020 of the European Commission. Last updated September 23, 2015. Accessed December 3, 2015.
13. ↑ Startup Europe . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated December 7, 2015. Accessed February 4, 2016.
14. ↑ Advisors . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated December 7, 2015. Accessed February 4, 2016.
15. ↑ English Wikipedia: Digital Champions
16. ↑ Access and connectivity . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated June 10, 2015. Accessed December 3, 2015.
17. ↑ Research and Innovation . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated June 12, 2015. Accessed December 3, 2015.
18. ↑ Horizon 2020 EU Commission: Programs . Retrieved February 4, 2016.
19. ↑ innovation . European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated December 7, 2015. Accessed February 4, 2016.
20. ↑ Future Internet Research and Experimentation website (ict-fire.eu) ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
21. ^ Research Advisors . ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. European Commission's digital agenda for Europe 2020. Last updated December 7, 2015. Accessed February 4, 2016.  
22. ↑ Digital Agenda - Austria. ( Memento of the original from February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Federal Chancellery, bka.gv.at (accessed February 4, 2016).  
23. ↑ Austria country profile. 2015 (PDF, ec.europa.eu).