On 18 December 2012, the European Commission (EC) adopted seven new priorities for the digital economy and society. These priorities follow a comprehensive policy review and place new emphasis on the most transformative elements of the Digital Agenda for Europe, an initiative launched in 2010.
According to the EC, full implementation of this updated Digital Agenda would increase European GDP by 5%, over the next eight years, by increasing investment in ICT, improving eSkills levels in the labour force, enabling public sector innovation, and reforming the framework conditions for the internet economy. In terms of jobs, up to one million digital jobs risk going unfilled by 2015 without pan-European action while 1.2 million jobs could be created through infrastructure construction. This would rise to 3.8 million new jobs throughout the economy in the long term.
The new priorities digital now adopted are:
- Create a new and stable broadband regulatory environment;
- Create new public digital service infrastructures through Connecting Europe Facility;
- Launch Grand Coalition on Digital Skills and Jobs;
- Propose EU cyber-security strategy and Directive;
- Update EU's Copyright Framework;
- Accelerate cloud computing through public sector buying power;
- Launch a new electronics industrial strategy.
Further information:
- Digital ''to-do'' list: new digital priorities for 2013-2014 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-1389_en.htm
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- European Commission issues new rules on state aid to broadband https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1149008
