Siegfried Reich

Viviane Reading on “Digital Recovery”

August 18th, 2009

Viviane Reading presented “Investing in a digital recovery: ICT and innovation driving growth“. A well written statement!

What I take from that

• Based on an OECD analysis, two sectors merit investment (for future prospects): “green, low carbon economy” and the “networked economy”
• Why is ICT important for recovery? Because there is a direct link between investment in IT and economic performance; because IT is a key driver for efficiency (and effectiveness)
• The PP Partnerships will be cross-thematic involving five FP7 themes (energy, environment, nmp, transport and ICT)
• Three PPPs will be directly supported by ICT: factories of the future; energy-efficient buildings; and green cars
• Finally: there is a definition of “Future Internet”: the Future Internet will feature almost unlimited bandwidth capacity, wireless access everywhere, potentially trillions of devices interconnected, integrated security and trust for all parties, and adaptive and personalised services and tools. It will open the door to a wide range of new business opportunities and will help us address even better our key societal challenges.

Overall: good to see that Europe (and its politicians) are investing heavily in ICT!

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