Information Society and Media Directorate-General

Shaping Europe's Digital Future

At a Glance

"DG Information Society & Media pursues an integrated approach to achieving the Information Society, encompassing an evolving regulatory environment which emphasises competition and lets the market decide on technology; a world-class research programme which pools Europe's resources for world leadership; and a range of programmes designed to promote wider use , demonstrate innovative technologies and ensure that the benefits are felt by all"

Each activity feeds the others holistically: EU regulation is developed in the light of cutting-edge research, for example, while both research and promotion help create the competitive, inclusive European economy foreseen by regulation.

- Fabio Colasanti, Director-General

A Triple Play for Europe

Regulation

EU-led regulation liberalised Europe’s telecommunications sector in the 1990s, creating growth and driving prices down. read on ...

Research

Information Communication Technologies research takes up the single largest portion (over €9bn) of the EU's "Seventh Framework Programme for Research" (2006-2013).  read on ...

Promoting Wider Use

A range of programmes to overcome obstacles slowing down the roll-out of the Information Society. read on ...

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Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Information Society and Media
Commissioner Viviane Reding"It's probably no surprise to you that Europe's IT, tele-com - munications and audiovisual industries are important to our future. Taken together, these sectors are now worth around 8% of EU GDP - double the value of the early 1990s - and employ 13 million people." Read more...
 
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Factsheets on the Information Society and Media

A growing series of Factsheets - short, non-technical presentations of both EU Information Society policies and programmes - are available to help you discover more about the work of DG Information Society and Media and the European Information Society in general.

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Last update: 20/08/2008  |Top