The document summarizes a presentation on regional digital agendas in Europe. It discusses the Digital Agenda for Europe and progress towards its goals. Key points include: broadband access targets for EU citizens and households, progress on those targets based on the latest scoreboard data, and the importance of broadband for competitiveness and economic growth. It also outlines how EU cohesion policy and funding programs support the development of broadband infrastructure, especially in rural areas.
1. Regional Policy in Europe
Sevilla 17.12.2013
“Regional Digital Agendas"
Miguel Gonzalez-Sancho
European Commission
DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology
2. Overview
•
Digital Agenda and scoreboard
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Broadband
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Cohesion policy and ICT
•
Jobs & skills; Horizon 2020; conclusions
3. Political context: EU2020 to DAE
Europe 2020: 7 flagships
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Digital Agenda for Europe
Youth on the move
Innovation Union
Industrial policy for globalisation era
New skills for jobs
EU Platform against poverty
Resource efficient Europe
Digital technology matters for Growth &
jobs…
4. Digital Agenda logic: networks, services, demand…
100 actions (+ 32 after
review), targets
A vibrant digital
single market
Fast & ultra-fast Internet access
Using ICT to help society
Trust & Security
Research & innovation
Interoperability & standards
(+ cloud computing, after DAE review)
Digital literacy, skills & inclusion
6. Acciones de la Agenda Digital, situación el 17.12.2013
• Total acciones: 101 (DAE 2010) + 30 (revisión 2010) = 131
• Acciones concluidas: 64 (DAE 2010) + 14 (revisión 2010) = 78
• Acciones conformes al calendario previsto: 27 (DAE 2010) + 16 (revisión 2010) = 43
• Acciones atrasadas: 7 (DAE 2010) + 1 (revisión 2010) = 8
Details on each action (update 12.06.2013) available at:
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/130606%20DAE%20actions%20progress%20incl%20review%20FINAL.doc
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7. DAE – Objetivos clave
1.
Objetivos de banda ancha:
•Banda ancha de base en 2013 para 100 % de ciudadanos de la UE.
•Banda ancha rápida (> 30 Mbps) en 2020 para 100 % de ciudadanos de la UE.
•Banda ancha ultra-rápida (> 100 Mbps) en 2020 para 50 % de hogares europeos.
2.
Mercado único digital:
•En 2015, 50 % de la población debe hacer compras en línea.
•En 2015, 20 % de la población debe hacer compras en línea transfronterizas.
•En 2015, 33 % de las PME deben hacer compras/ ventas en línea.
•En 2015, tarifas de roaming casi igual a tarifas de comunicaciones nacionales
3.
Inclusión digital:
•Aumento del uso regular de Internet de 60 % a 75 % en 2015 y de 41 % a 60 % para GRUPOS desfavorecidos.
•Hasta 2015, reducción del porcentaje de la población que nunca ha usado Internet a la mitad (al 15 %)
4.
Servicios públicos:
•En 2015: 50 % de los ciudadanos deben recurrir a administración pública en línea e mas de la mitad rellenar y enviar formularios.
•En 2015, deben estar disponibles en línea todos los servicios públicos esenciales transfronterizos incluidos en la lista a aprobar por los
Estados Miembros para el 2011.
5.
Investigación e innovación:
•Duplicar la inversión pública, hasta alcanzar 11.000M€.
6.
Economía con baja emisión de carbono :
•Promocionar la iluminación de bajo consumo: en 2020, reducción global como mínimo del 20 % del consumo de energía en alumbrado.
8. Scoreboard 2013
To find out more visit
www.ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/scoreboard
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/scoreboard/portugal
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9. Basic broadband for all
by 2013
Standard fixed broadband* availability
adding wireless, EU coverage is 99.97%
*xDSL, Cable, FTTP and WiMax; Source: Point Topic
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10. At least 30 Mbps for all
by 2020
NGA* availability (54% of EU homes)
But only 12% of EU rural areas are covered
* Next Generation Access (NGA): VDSL, Cable Docsis 3.0 and FTTP; Source: Point Topic
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11. Fixed broadband
take-up
Fixed broadband lines penetration in the EU 28.8% (lines as a % of population)
(equivalent to 72.5% of EU homes subscribing to broadband)
Source: Communications Committee
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12. Fixed broadband lines
by speed
14.8% of EU fixed broadband subscriptions
are at least 30 Mbps and 3.4 % at least 100 Mbps
Source: Communications Committee
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13. 2% of Europeans have never used the Internet, 70% are
regular Internet users (at least once a week) (2012)
Source: Eurostat
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14. Citizens engaging in eCommerce (domestic & cross border)
(% of all citizens, 2012)
Source: Eurostat
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17. eGovernment
Take-up of eGovernment by SMEs
While most large enterprises already use eGovernment services the take-up by
SMEs is slow
Source: Eurostat
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18. Levels of computer skills
(2012)
Source: Eurostat
Moreover: in 2011, only 53% of European labour force judged their computer or Internet skills to
be sufficient if they were to look for a job or change job within a year (Eurostat).
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19. Difficulties in recruiting ICT professionals
3% of EU Enterprises that recruited ICT specialists, had difficulties in filling IT vacancies
Source: Eurostat
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20. Overview
•
Digital Agenda and scoreboard
•
Broadband
•
Cohesion policy and ICT
•
Jobs & skills; Horizon 2020; conclusions
21. Broadband drives
competiveness
Correlation Fixed Broadband Penetration and Competitiveness
WEF's Global Competitive Index score
5.8
Sweden
5.6
Japan
5.4
5.2
Finland
US
UK
Belgium
Austria
Germany
4.8
Netherlands
France
Luxembourg
5
Denmark
Korea
Ireland
4.6
Czech Rep.
Poland
4.4
Portugal
Lithuania Italy
Hungary
4.2
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Estonia
Spain
Cyprus
Slovenia
Malta
Latvia
Romania
4
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0.35
0.4
0.45
Fixed broadband lines per 100 population
"An increase in the broadband penetration rate by 10 percentage points
raises annual growth in per-capita GDP by 0.9 to 1.5 percentage points"
(Czernich et al. - CESIFO WORKING PAPER NO. 2861, Ifo Institute for Economic Research, 2009)
23. EU broadband policy – key areas
Market
Market
framework
framework
Financing
Financing
and funding
and funding
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Cost reduction initiative
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eComms regulation, e. g. Recommendation
on non-discrimination and costing
methodologies
European Structural and
Investment Funds (ESIF)
•
Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
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Broadband state aid guidelines
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Demand Stimulation
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Single EU authorisation
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European inputs: Spectrum and access
products
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Single consumer space: Net neutrality,
harmonised end user rights, roaming
Single
Single
market for
market for
eComms
eComms
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24. Cost reduction measures
Regulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying highspeed electronic communications networks
Increased use of passive
infrastructures suitable for high speed
internet network rollout
Increased cooperation in civil
engineering works
Streamlined permit granting procedures
Increased number of buildings ready for
high speed internet access
Investment costs are
expected to be reduced
by 20% to 30%
potential savings up to
60 bn EUR across the EU
• Proposal adopted by the
College on 26 March 2013
• Adoption envisaged by Q2
of 2014
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26. EU financing
EU financing for broadband
• European Structural and Investment Funds (ERDF and
EARDF): grants and financial instruments
• Connecting Europe Facility (CEF): Some complementary
EU support by means of financial instruments
• Currently project bonds pilot – open for project
proposals
• Possibly greater EIB lending activity in ICT/broadband
following capital increase
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27. Overview
•
Digital Agenda and scoreboard
•
Broadband
•
Cohesion policy and ICT
•
Jobs & skills; Horizon 2020; conclusions
28. ICT and the Information society
- A vision of Convergence
ICT : not just a "sector" (telecom)
> enabler for all socio-economic sectors
Broadband : from "nice-to-have" to "must-have"
> pre-condition for growth and productivity
ICT : no longer "hardware v.s. software"
> cloud computing, mobility and ubiquity
Convergence of ever faster networks with
ever smarter devices and ever richer contents
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29. Basics on current Cohesion Policy
Funds allocated to ICTs in 2007-13:
•over EUR 15 billion or 4.4% of the total cohesion policy budget.
•Shift in the investment priorities from infrastructure to support for
content development, both in the public sector (eHealth, eGovernment,
etc.) and for SMEs (eLearning, eBusiness, etc.)
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30. Absorption rate as of 2012
72.9% 86.9% 47.5% 90.6% 42.9% 71.3% 78.4%
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applications for
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inclusion, etc.)
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31. sustainable
inclusive
Europe 2020
smart
Thematic objectives
1. Research and innovation
2. Information and Communication Technologies
3. Competitiveness of Small and Medium-Sized
Enterprises (SME)
4. Shift to a low-carbon economy
5. Climate change adaptation and risk management and
prevention
6. Environmental protection and resource efficiency
7. Sustainable transport and disposal of congestion on major
network infrastructure
8. Employment and support for labour mobility
9. Social inclusion and poverty reduction
10. Education, skills and lifelong learning
11. Increased institutional capacity and effectiveness of public
administration
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33. Thematic concentration of the ERDF
Research and Innovation
SMEs competitiveness
60%
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
+ ICT access, quality and use
20%
Developed regions and
transition regions
Transition regions: 60 %
Concentration on
"two or
more of the
thematic
objectives 1, 2, 3
and 4"
6%
44%
Less developed regions
concentration (incl. Flexibility (different regions present different needs)
15% for
energy/renewables) arrangements for the previously convergence regions
Special
34. Calendar for partnership agreements & OPs
Partnership Agreement
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General regulation adopted
Country / region specific
Operational programmes
Max 4 months
Partnership Agreement
Submitted (MS)
Max 3 months
Max 3 months
Observations by EC
European Territorial
Cooperation ("INTERREG")
programmes
RIS 3
All OPs incl. Ex-ante eval.
(except ETC) (MS)
Max 9 months
Max 1 month
Partnership Agreement
Adoption
Max 3 months
Observations by EC
ETC OPs (MS)
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Max 3 months
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ETC OP Adoption (EC)
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35. Ex-ante
conditionalities
Thematic
Objectives
N°1 Research and
innovation
N°2 - ICT use and
quality
- ICT access
All
other Thematic
Objectives
Ex-ante
conditionality
"Digital Growth"
Strategic policy framework:
- R&I Smart Specialisation Strategy
(RIS3)
and/or
- National/Regional Digital Agenda
Next Generation
Network (NGN) Plan
Corresponding exante conditionalities
Cohesion
Policy
Vision of
CONVERGENCE
36. Thematic Objective 2: Enhancing access to + use and
quality of, information and communication technologies
Investment priorities under TO 2:
a) diffusion of broadband and high
speed networks, supporting
adoption of emerging technologies
and networks for the digital economy
b) development of ICT products and
services, electronic commerce and
increased demand for ICT
c) strengthening the application of ICT
for eGovernment, eLearning,
eInclusion and eHealth
Ex ante conditionalities:
Next Generation Access
Plan
Strategic policy
framework for digital
growth (also in RIS3)
37. Criteria for assessing the
Digital Growth Strategies
A Plan based on Economic Analysis
• Explicit methodology and data sources
including involved stakeholders
• Existing & planned infrastructures
- Map on two dimensions : coverage/access and
take-up/subscription
- Market failures in the socio-economic context
(topography, pop. density, demand factors – e.g.
affordability, education, etc.)
38. Criteria for assessing the
Digital Growth Strategies
A SWOT analysis (or similar)
consistent with Digital Agenda
Digital Agenda Toolbox
• http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda
Digital Agenda Scoreboard Indicators
•http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/create-graphs
•http://digital-agendadata.eu/datasets/digital_agenda_scoreboard_key_indicators/indicators
39. Ex-ante
conditionalities
Ex-ante conditionality N°2(2) for ICT infrastructure
Ex ante conditionality
2.2. Next Generation Network (NGN)
Infrastructure:
The existence of national and/or
regional NGN Plans which take
account of regional actions in order to
reach the Union high-speed Internet
access targets and promote
territorial cohesion, focusing on
areas where the market fails to
provide an open infrastructure at an
affordable cost and of a quality in line
with the EU competition and State aid
rules, and to provide accessible
services to vulnerable groups.
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Criteria for fulfilment
A national or regional NGN Plan is in place that
contains:
– a plan of infrastructure investments based on an
economic analysis taking account of existing
private and public infrastructures and planned
investments;
– sustainable investment models that enhance
competition and provide access to open, affordable,
quality and future proof infrastructure and services;
– measures to stimulate private investment.
40. Criteria for assessing the
NGN Plans
A Plan that is operational
Target & Indicators
– benchmarking with the Digital Agenda Scoreboard
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•
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/create-graphs
http://digital-agenda-data.eu/datasets/digital_agenda_scoreboard_key_indicators/indicators
Available budgetary resources
•Public funding at EU, national, regional levels
•Other sources : private, banks
List of planned investments
•Objectives, estimated cost, coverage
•Periodically up-dated
41. Criteria for assessing the
NGN Plans
A Plan of sustainable models
• Envisaged investment models
- Broadband investment Guide
- Use of grants, financial instruments ?
• Regulatory measures to stimulate private
investment
- Cost-reduction measures
- Radio spectrum
42. Criteria for assessing the
NGN Plans
Identifying the priorities & capacity
Priorities and budgetisation
•available budgetary resources for ICT interventions
•sources of finance at EU, national and other sources
Administrative Capacity
•Self analysis: intermediate bodies and beneficiaries
•Remedial actions
43. Overview
•
Digital Agenda and scoreboard
•
Broadband
•
Cohesion policy and ICT
•
Jobs & skills; Horizon 2020; conclusions
44. Grand Coalition
5 Policy Clusters
ICT TRAINING:
Online ICT learning platforms
Smart grid training, etc.
NEW LEARNING:
Industry/education provider collabor.
MOOC for secondary teachers
CERTIFICATION:
Support roll-out of common
eCompetences framework
MOBILITY:
Launch mobility assistance services
AWARENESS RAISING:
GetOnline Week
45. Europe 2020 priorities
Shared objectives and principles
ICT
−
−
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
ICT
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Tackling Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture and
the bio-based economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw
materials
Inclusive, innovative and reflective
societies
Secure Societies
EIT
JRC
Simplified access
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Creating Industrial Leadership and
Competitive Frameworks
− Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies
−ICT
−Nanotech., Materials, Manuf. and
Processing
−Biotechnology
−Space
− Access to risk finance
− Innovation in SMEs
Excellence in the Science Base
Frontier research (ERC)
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Skills and career development (Marie Curie)
Research infrastructures
ICT
ICT
ICT
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
Dissemination & knowledge tranfer
46. European Council of 24-25.10.2013;
digital economy and innovation
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Complete Digital Single Market
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Access to and portability of content and data across the single market
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EC legal proposals on telecoms: connected continent; broadband engineering costs
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EC legal proposals on trust and security: e-ID; network information security; einvoicing/ payments; data protection; web accessibility
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Data, cloud, open government
•
Taxation of the digital economy
•
Skills
•
Research and innovation
47. Conclusions
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Digitally-driven transformation is unstoppable; Europe cannot stay behind
•
Need for public sector strategies; European/ national/ local digital agendas
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Remove barriers in the European space; towards a Digital Single Market
•
Build European capacity: networks, data/ cloud, skills, R&D&I, industrial base…
•
New EU legislature will start in 2014; in any case, the future is digital…
Overall EU policy action is framed by the EU2020 strategy, which features a few high-level targets and "flagship initiatives"; one of those is the DAE.
Digital technology has an ever-growing impact in today's economy and society, which justifies dedicated digital strategies from EU (DAE) and MS (e.g. DA Portugal).
[Mention some data from the slide]
DAE comprehensive approach: stimulate fast connections, which support value services and content, for the benefit of competent users (citizens, enterprises, administrations).
Structure: 7 pillars, over 100 actions, key performance targets, supporting benchmarks.
Review December 2012: cloud becomes a fully-fledged pillar, "key transformative actions" in each pillar, additional actions (many of the original actions already completed).
This is the 4th edition of DAE GL. One year ago coincided the adoption of the DAE review and DA Portugal; we can now take stock of 2013 achievements.
GL is one of the DAE governance tools amongst others (HLG, DAA, scoreboard…).
These all aim at active stakeholders involvement , which is key to DAE delivery.
Biggest spender on infrastructure:
Poland (€ 984 million)
– Greece (€ 210 million
– Italy / Spain (€ 164 million each)
AT: only 1,5% goes to ICT. This percentage is similar to that of BG (1.1%)
contrast: the 9.5% of the Slovak Republic for ICT investments
Message:
Last trilogue: 16 May – then EP debates & votes
Despite the adoption of te regulation texts slipping back to October – probably – we cannot afford to wait with the drafting of the partnership agreements and operational programmes until then. We would loose precious time for the laucnh of the implementation of the new programmes
We expect to get the Pas and OP by summer and then negotiate to be able to adopt them by the end of this year.
One element of the negotiations will be to check the compliance with the RIS3 conditionality.
The second important step in terms of innovation and research investments is then to check the cosistency between the OP innovation investments and the RIS3. To put it simple:
A RIS3 can (and should) include many more elements and activities than merely the ERDF / ESIF funding
But the IP1 and IP2bc axis in the OP should not fund anything outside the relevant RIS3
This means that the RIS3 should also be ready by summer …. But realistically some won't ….
ERDF investment priority 2.
Improve the access, quality and use of ICT:
a) diffusion of broadband and high speed networksb) development of ICT products and services, electronic commerce and increased demand for ICTc) strengthening the application of ICT for eGovernment, eLearning, eInclusion and eHealth
CSF key ERDF actions
roll-out of open, affordable and future-proof Next Generation Access Infrastructures (NGA) that are accessible to all in under-served areas and in the economic centres of the less developed regions with the aim of creating jobs and contributing to higher productivity levels and a more competitive European economy;
eGovernment applications with the aim of enhancing innovation, the modernisation of public administrations and access to these services by citizens, including marginalised groups and people with disabilities;
ICT applications that contribute to meeting future societal challenges and opportunities such as eHealth, ageing population, reducing carbon emissions, resource-efficiency, education, eInclusion, energy efficiency, eGovernment, integrated ICT solutions for 'smart cities', consumer information and empowerment;
investment in the large-scale uptake of ICT-based innovations within and between regions to address key societal challenges.
Start-up Europe can be also referred to here
Background: Following the Employment Package of April 2012 VP Kroes called for the formation of a multi-stakeholder partnership, the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, to tackle the twin issues of a projected shortfall of up to 900,000 ICT professionals in Europe by 2015, exacerbated by a decline in computing science graduates. Hence, its aim is to increase the overall supply of digitally skilled professionals and to better match supply and demand of digital skills.
On 4-5 March 2013 the Commission launched the Grand Coalition at a Conference in Brussels, which was hosted by President José Manuel Barroso Vice Presidents Neelie Kroes and Antonio Tajani, Commissioners László Andor and Androula Vassiliou as well as Richard Bruton, Irish Minister for Jobs, Entreprise and Innovation.
The Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs will deliver concrete actions, which can be implemented in the short-term and have high local impact. It will build on on-going programmes and best practices that could be scaled-up. The following are some of the objectives of the actions:
Improve the image and attractiveness of ICT careers
Offer training packages co-designed with the ICT industry
Offer more aligned degrees and curricula at vocational and university level education that will respond to the needs of the students and the industry
Improve recognition of qualifications across countries by stimulating take-up of a European certification scheme for digital skills of ICT professionals, based on the existing e-Competence Framework
Reduce labour market mismatches by stimulating mobility
Stimulate digital entrepreneurship by liaising with Startup Europe, a single platform for tools and programmes supporting people wanting to set up and grow web start-ups in Europe
The Grand Coalition will help accelerate and intensify efforts initiated by European policies, such as the Digital Agenda for Europe, the e-Skills Strategy, the Employment Package, the Opening up Education Initiative, the Rethinking Education Strategy, the Youth Opportunities Initiative, and the EU Skills Panorama.
Background slides at: http://connected.cnect.cec.eu.int/docs/DOC-21932
The electronics industrial strategy can be also referred to here
This is the 4th edition of DAE GL. One year ago coincided the adoption of the DAE review and DA Portugal; we can now take stock of 2013 achievements.
GL is one of the DAE governance tools amongst others (HLG, DAA, scoreboard…).
These all aim at active stakeholders involvement , which is key to DAE delivery.