Digital agenda for Europe: the roadmap for the next five years of EU ICT policy unveiled 
Brussels, 20 May 2010 – Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, unveiled on the 19th of May the long awaited Digital Agenda for Europe, setting the European ICT roadmap for the next five years.
The document identifies seven areas of priority: achieving a digital single market, fostering interoperability through ICT standards, increasing trust and security on the internet, expanding broadband, increasing investment in research and development, enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion, and reaping the societal benefits of ICT (in environment, healthcare, culture, eGovernment and transport).As Commissioner for Competition Policy, Mrs. Kroes was known for her support to interoperability and open standards. This echoed SME ideas on ICT standards and was warmly supported both by PIN-SME, and by NORMAPME. In a letter, the association of ICT SMEs encouraged Mrs. Kroes to continue supporting interoperability and open standards as Commissioner for the Digital Agenda.
PIN-SME welcomes the agenda’s focus on fostering interoperability and openness, which are key to establishing a more ICT SME friendly digital ecosystem. In particular, PIN-SME welcomes the agenda’s strong stance on interoperability and ex-ante disclosure rules for essential IPR and licensing terms in standard setting.
The document is available at the following e-address: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/documents/digital-agenda-communication-en.pdf
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