Pēteris Zilgalvis, JD Head of Unit, Health and Well Being DG ... - LIKTA

Pēteris Zilgalvis, J.D.Head of Unit, Health and Well BeingDG Communications Networks, Content & TechnologyEuropean CommissionRīga, 12th September 2012

Background• Digital Agenda for Europe - key strand of the Commission'sEU2020 strategy• Aim: to establish sustained digital growth in Europe via 101actions• Overall progress good:• 38 actions completed• 49 on track• 14 actions behind schedule, but delivery dates in 2012• Forthcoming Mid-term review will provide analysis

Progress• Key actions: 14 completed; 5 on track; 2 behind schedule• Rates of penetration of high-speed broadband networks inEurope are increasing;• High-speed Broadband coverage: 29% 2010; 50% 2011• 68% citizens go online weekly• 58% of net users purchased online

Source: European Commission - Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2012Progress

Basic and high-speed broadband penetration45,0%40,0%35,0%30,0%25,0%20,0%15,0%10,0%5,0%0,0%RO BG SK PL LV PT EL HU IT LT CZ IE SI ES CY AT EE EU FI MT UK LU SE BE DE FR DK NLBasicHigh-speedSource: Commission services based on COCOM Total number of subscription by households and enterprises divided by population.

LatviaRegular internet users68%66%Source: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/scoreboard/countries/lv/internet_services/index_en.htm

ROBGITLTGRPTLVEECYHUESPLCZSISKEU27IEBEATMTFRFIDELUNLDKSEUK80%eCommerce: online purchases70%60%50%40%30%20%10%0%bought online cross-borderbought onlineSource: Eurostat, Community survey on ICT usage in households and by individuals, 2011: percentage of individuals between 16 and 74 who orderedgoods or services for private use during the last year, and who ordered from sellers in other EU countries; horizontal lines represent targets

Basic computer and Internet skills• Half of regular and frequent internet users have medium skills; over a third have low skills• Member States with higher rates of computer and internet users tend to have higher ratesof medium and high-skilled people• EU27: 8% of internet users in previous 3 months

LatviaSkills of Internet users (2011)29%Source: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/scoreboard/countries/lv/internet_services/index_en.htm• 73% of Latvians have internet skills. 29% of them have high computer skills, a considerable12 p.p. boost from 2009, that brings the country close and above the EU average of 27%.• Latvia is among the leading countries !

7000Public ICT R&D expenditure60005000400030002000100002004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Actual ICT R&DTrajectory to reach targetSource: IPTS. Values for EU27 in € millions.Note: the baseline estimate for 2007 has been revised, due to a new methodology; new data cover two years (2009 and 2010)

Latvia & the FP7 ICT Programme• Participation has decreased from ~0.08% in FP5 and FP6 to ~0.04% so far in FP7• Participation is strongly concentrated in Language technologies, ICT forgovernance and Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)• SME participation in FP7 is strong (~33% of funding) but exclusively concentratedin one organisation. Large enterprises are totally absent• The important increase of budget allocated to FET for the final years of FP7represents an opportunity• The risk of missing strategic opportunities in the future could be minimized byensuring a balanced participation across a broader set of research themes• The introduction of an "Open fast and light" funding scheme in H2020 is expectedto help reducing the barrier to entry for Latvian entities

Going Local• Commission visits to Member States to engage with stakeholders:• Report on progress of the Digital Agenda• Identify challenges for the future• Stimulate actions and commitments• Exercise conducted in 2010 and 2011; 2012 programme expected totarget issues in key Member States

Digital Agenda Assembly• Annual assembly envisaged in DAE – to assess progress to date andIdentify challenges ahead for implementation of the Digital Agenda• Mobilise stakeholders' actions to ensure further progress and addresschallenges• DAA 2011 & DAA 2012 (Brussels); DAA2013 (Dublin)• DAA 2012• 8 workshops: Converged Media; High-speed connections; e-Commerce; Social Media; Data; Cloud; Security; Innovation andentrepreneurs• 1 plenary: panel discussions – growth & jobs; innovation; socialactivism• 1,200+ attendees

Online stakeholder engagement platform• Online space for discussion and feedback to deed into DAA12 and MTR• 1,400 members submitted 2,000+ contributions in 2 months• Most 'liked' contributors were invited to attend the DAA

DAE Mid-term review• Consider DAE progress to date• Identify priority DAE areas that require additional impetus• Review includes input from:• Digital scoreboard• Digital Agenda Assembly (June 2012)• Stakeholder engagement (Going Local, online platform)

DAE Mid-term review: priority areas• Very Fast Internet• Cloud Computing• Safety & Security• Entrepreneurship and ICT for Jobs & Skills• Digital Single Market, including online public services

Upcoming milestones in eHealth/Societal challenges• eHealth Action Plan – October 2012• Staff Working Paper on the Legal Aspects ofTelemedicine – October 2012• Memorandum of Understanding on eHealth withthe United States: Transatlantic eHealthAssembly in Boston on 24 October 2012

Conclusions Progress good – but room for improvement DAA and online stakeholder engagement platform provided useful input DAE Mid term review identifies solutions to barriers to Europe's digitaltransformation Proposals not intended to replace current DAE actions, but will beaccelerated due to their short- to medium-term impacts. Commitment - political and financial - vital to secure Europe's place in aglobally competitive digital future

Thank you!Useful links:http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/index_en.htmhttp://ec.europa.eu/information_society/digital-agenda/scoreboard/countries/lv/index_en.htmhttp://polsis.mk.gov.lv/view.do?id=2005