Neelie Kroes at ICTEFAF: “High-quality internet is like Digital Oxygen”

English print copy: bit.ly Eurocommissaris Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes spreekt op de ICTEFAF 2010, de business meeting voorafgaand aan de jaarlijkse Europese kunst- en antiekbeurs Tefaf in Maastricht. Deze clip bestaat uit de highlights uit haar speech van 43 minuten, Kroes spreekt over Europa2020, het plan van Commissiepresident Jose Manuel Barroso om de Europese economie aan te pakken. In dat plan speelt de ICT ontwikkeling een grote rol. “The Digital Agenda will consist of 6 key themes, which will have an impact on your daily life both as businesspeople and as citizens: Fast internet: this is the backbone of future business. How fast? At speeds like 100 megabits per second, you are sending and receiving important information quicker than you can blink your eyes. Digital Single Market: are you sick of it being hard to buy and sell things across borders when you are online? We aim to end this patchwork of national markets. Digital Citizenship: you need skilled workers; you want access to online public services; you deserve protection of your rights online. My co-ordinating role will make this a reality sooner. ICT research and innovation need greater priority: we don’t get amazing new technology by accident. It takes blood, sweat and tears and it also takes money. We will mobilise and create the incentives for more public and private R&D to support entrepreneurs throughout the life-cycles of their innovations. Trust & Security: it sounds obvious, but if you don’t trust …