CORDIS focus 68. 12 AUGUST 1 996

Directorate-General For The Information Society And Media

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ISSN 1022 - 6559 12 August 1996 The Contents of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, updated every day, and other CORDIS databases. EMERGING PRIORITIES IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY As part of its preparations for updating the Information INTERCONNECTION IN A LIBERALIZED MARKET Society Action Plan, the European Commission has adopted In particular, this communication addresses the issues two communications, one on "The implications of the relating to interconnection in a liberalized telecommunica­Information Society for EU policies" and one on tions market. The Commission intends to put forward "Standardization in the Information Society." proposals relating to legislation in the area of publicly The first communication, subtitled "Preparing the next available standards (PAS). Since the development of the steps", outlines the actions needed in four major areas of Information Society is primarily a market­driven activity, political priority: the Commission wishes to ensure that standardization takes place in a competitive environment. Standardization should ■ Improving the business environment; also benefit the consumer and ensure that all citizens ■ Investing in the future; benefit equally from the Information Society. ■ People at the centre; In this context, the Commission will organize a worldwide conference to follow up the conclusions of the G7 ■ Meeting the global challenge.

Sujets

• Marketing et communication

Informations

• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
• Nombre de lectures: 11
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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