Digital Agenda
Code of EU Online Rights
As part of the Digital Agenda for Europe actions, the Code of EU online rights compiles the basic set of rights existing in EU legislation and related to the digital environment. The objective of the Code is to find simple explanations of their legal rights and obligations, set out in a transparent and understandable way.
Code of EU Online Rights
As part of the Digital Agenda for Europe actions, the Code of EU online rights compiles the basic set of rights existing in EU legislation and related to the digital environment. The objective of the Code is to find simple explanations of their legal rights and obligations, set out in a transparent and understandable way.
As foreseen in the Digital Agenda for Europe, this list of online rights and principles will be an important tool for inspiring trust and confidence among consumers and contribute to promote greater use of online services.
These basic rights protect citizens and consumers for instance when using online services, buying goods online, and in case of conflict with their providers of these services.
You may also find useful information about your online rights in the EU on the Your Europe website.
MIREIA - Measuring the Impact of eInclusion Actors
The MIREIA study aims to better understand the role of e-Inclusion intermediary actors and to create adequate instruments to facilitate the demonstration of their outcomes and their contribution to the achievement of European e- Inclusion policy goals.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) play an essential role in supporting daily life in today's digital society. The EU policy on e-Inclusion aims at reducing gaps in ICT usage and promoting the use of ICT to overcome exclusion, and improve economic performance, employment opportunities, quality of life, social participation and cohesion.
The MIREIA research aims to address two key gaps identified at policy and research level:
a) the need to characterize the diverse set of actors involved in implementing eInclusion policies;
b) the lack of common methodologies and practice in measuring the impact of ICT for socio-economic inclusion.
The MIREIA research will carry out the following activities:
1. State of play Analysis - Review of Literature and practice on measuring ICT for socio-economic inclusion.
2. Selected Locality Mapping - to provide a detailed picture of eInclusion local landscapes in selected localities
3. Conceptualization and design of the Impact Assessment Framework for eInclusion intermediaries
4. Survey design and testing of the Impact Assessment Framework for eInclusion intermediaries
5. Development of an implementation methodology for applying the Impact Assessment Framework for eInclusion intermediaries
6. Stakeholders‘ Engagement, communication and dissemination
Dates
Start date: 1st January 2012
Preparatory studies: January – May 2012
1st Experts Workshop: 3-4 May 2012 (JRC-IPTS, Seville)
Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshops – 6th September 2012
2nd Experts’ Workshops: June 2013
Final Stakeholders’ Consultation Event: October 2013
End date: 31st December 2013
2nd Digital Agenda Assembly - streamed LIVE on 21/22 June!
The Digital Assembly is a conference to assess progress towards and identify challenges with the implementation of Digital Agenda for Europe.
The Assembly consists of an online engagement space launched ahead of the event (read more here), 8 workshops on key Digital Agenda topics (such as cloud-computing, social media and innovation and entrepreneurship) and a plenary session to report feedback on previous discussions and hold debates on the way forward.
The plenary session and 7 of the workshops will be streamed live on 21 and 22 June 2012.
You can also take part in the discussion in the online forum!
Read more information about the Digital Agenda for Europe and the online forum here!
2nd Digital Agenda Assembly
The Assembly consists of an online engagement space launched ahead of the event (read more here), 8 workshops on key Digital Agenda topics (such as cloud-computing, social media and innovation and entrepreneurship) and a plenary session to report feedback on previous discussions and hold debates on the way forward.
Background information
The Digital Agenda for Europe is the European Union's roadmap for bringing the benefits of a digital society and economy to Europe's citizens.
Objectives
The main objectives of the Assembly are to:
- Assess progress to date on implementation towards the Digital Agenda's goals and actions and seek ways to improve delivery;
- Identify challenges ahead for the implementation of the Digital Agenda and for the information society in general;
- Mobilise stakeholders' actions to make further progress and address challenges.
The conference website provides direct links to join workshop-related discussions on the online engagement platform and a list of twitter hashtags for each workshop. Follow and discuss online!
Digital Agenda for Europe - new online platform launched
A new online platform has been launched to discuss the Digital Agenda for Europe. Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission, published the news in her blog.
The forum of the Digital Agenda Assembly is an online space for discussion and feedback to prepare the Digital Agenda Assembly 2012 ("DAA12") on 21-22 June in Brussels, as well as the review of the Digital Agenda for Europe ("DAE"), planned for adoption in October.
Join the discussion, provide comments and launch new discussion topics.
What is the Digital Agenda?
From the official press release:
“The European Commission launched in March 2010 the Europe 2020 Strategy to exit the crisis and prepare the EU economy for the challenges of the next decade. […]
The Digital Agenda for Europe is one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe 2020 Strategy, set out to define the key enabling role that the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) will have to play if Europe wants to succeed in its ambitions for 2020.
The objective of this Agenda is to chart a course to maximise the social and economic potential of ICT, most notably the internet […]. Successful delivery of this Agenda will spur innovation, economic growth and improvements in daily life for both citizens and businesses.”
The Digital Agenda and e-learning
For the purpose of boosting the economy a list of planned actions has been put together, some of which relate directly to e-learning, others influence e-learning indirectly.
Pillar VI is exclusively focussing on enhancing e-skills, but other categories of actions, such as Pillars I (Digital Single Market) and IV (Very Fast Internet), also contain actions which could have an imapct on the European e-learning market.
One of the actions most relevant to e-learning - Action 68 - calls on member states to mainstream e-learning in national policies. The Commission in turn will raise awareness on the benefits of adopting e-learning, sharing knowledge about results, practices and solutions available in Europe and laying the foundations for future plans.
The elearningeuropa.info community members have gatherred a variety of materials about this topic. Join the elearningeuropa.info community about 'Mainstreaming eLearning in National Policies' to contribute to the discussion.
Access the online forum of the Digital Agenda Assembly online space and post your views.
A Digital Single Market by 2015 - European High Level Conference
On 27-28 February 2012 decision makers from Member States and European institutions, along with high level representatives from business, civil society and academia are invited to a forward looking dialogue on the political challenges of creating a truly European Digital Single Market.
The overall aim of this conference is to address the barriers to a fully-fledged Digital Single Market - and to identify the steps needed to achieve this goal. The conference will focus on the establishment of a functioning internal market for e-commerce and digital services, thereby contributing to economic growth and creating new jobs.
The establishment of a functioning Digital Single Market will help achieve greater European competition and productivity - and thus strengthen the EU's global competitiveness and promote economic growth. The European Heads of State and Government have decided that a fully functioning Digital Single Market should be established by 2015.
The opening session will focus on visions for the Digital Single Market and its economic and social benefits. Two high level roundtables and six thematic sessions will help to identify the opportunities and challenges for the realization of the Digital Single Market. A summery session will conclude on key messages and the necessary political steps on Europe's path towards the Digital Single Market.
Minister for Business and Growth, Mr Ole Sohn, will open the conference together with a representative from the European Commission.
The conference is organized by the Danish Business Authority in cooperation with the European Commission. The conference is in English. Attendance requires invitation.
There will be plenty of opportunity to follow the debate and voice your opinion online before, during and after the conference on twitter using the hashtags, live webstream and on the Digital Agenda blog.
Confirmed speakers include
- Esko Aho, Former Prime Minister of Finland
- Ed Vaizey, UK Minister for Culture, Communications and the Creative Industries
- Bruno Lanvin, co author of the WEF Global Technology Report
- Ole Sohn, Danish minister for Business and Growth
Conference web: www.dsm2012.dk