1 Proposal for a Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Council Audiovisual Working Party 19 January 2012 DG INFSO Jorgen GREN, Gudrun STOCK Jorgen GREN, Gudrun STOCK

2 Connecting Europe Facility Overall budget envelope: 50 billion EUR Overall budget envelope: 50 billion EUR Encompasses trans-European networks in the fields of Encompasses trans-European networks in the fields of Transport – 31.7 billion EURTransport – 31.7 billion EUR Energy – 9.1 billion EUREnergy – 9.1 billion EUR Telecommunications – 9.2 billion EURTelecommunications – 9.2 billion EUR Broadband – 7.0 billion EUR Broadband – 7.0 billion EUR Digital Service Infrastructures – 2.2 billion EUR Digital Service Infrastructures – 2.2 billion EUR Builds on existing trans-European Networks (TEN) policies and previous work done in the fields of, e.g. Builds on existing trans-European Networks (TEN) policies and previous work done in the fields of, e.g. Multilingual resourcesMultilingual resources Safer InternetSafer Internet Digital libraries/cultural heritage/EuropeanaDigital libraries/cultural heritage/Europeana

3 Connecting Europe Facility CEF proposal consists of Three separate sets of Guidelines for energy, transport and telecommunications Three separate sets of Guidelines for energy, transport and telecommunications The WHY and the WHATThe WHY and the WHAT Broadband and digital service infrastructures = “projects of common interest”Broadband and digital service infrastructures = “projects of common interest” A single Regulation establishing CEF (joint with energy and transport) A single Regulation establishing CEF (joint with energy and transport) The HOW and the HOW MUCHThe HOW and the HOW MUCH Funding through Financial Instruments (mainly BB) and grants (mainly digital service infrastructures)Funding through Financial Instruments (mainly BB) and grants (mainly digital service infrastructures)

4 Why invest in digital infrastructure? Case for EU investment 1. Current level of investment is not sufficient to ensure growth 2. No agreement on investment between incumbents and competitors, high cost of capital and high perceived risks 4. Core layers of digital services will not be financed by MS or private operators 5. Interoperability, standards and cross-border problems for digital services 3. No business case in rural and (in most) suburban areas Broadband networks Digital Services

5 Mutual reinforcement approach -Financing deployment of 30 Mb broadband networks trough CEF 1. Broadband networks roll-out - Creating critical mass and potential markets for applications 2. Enhanced supply of broadband - Enhanced supply of digital services will create foster new applications that will in turn need more bandwidth 4. Enhance demand for broadband - Digital services deployed by the CEF act as European public goods (core layer)s 3. Development of digital services

6 Broadband Portfolio of projects enabling fast and ultra- fast internet access Portfolio of projects enabling fast and ultra- fast internet access Europe 2020 broadband objectives (access: 100% of households at 30 Mbps; use: 50% of households at 100 Mbps) Europe 2020 broadband objectives (access: 100% of households at 30 Mbps; use: 50% of households at 100 Mbps) Urban areas: not a priority, market should deliverUrban areas: not a priority, market should deliver Sub-urban areas: tipping the scale through innovative financial instrumentsSub-urban areas: tipping the scale through innovative financial instruments Rural areas: grant supportRural areas: grant support

7 Digital Service Infrastructures Networked services, delivered electronically Networked services, delivered electronically Trans-European interoperable services in public interest Trans-European interoperable services in public interest Enabling character for citizens, businesses, governments Enabling character for citizens, businesses, governments Remove bottlenecks in trans-European service deployment -> contribute to digital single market Remove bottlenecks in trans-European service deployment -> contribute to digital single market

8 Digital Service Infrastructures: Approach Two-layer approach Core service platforms: Core service platforms: Central elements or hubs ensuring trans- European connectivity, access and interoperabilityCentral elements or hubs ensuring trans- European connectivity, access and interoperability Proposed funding rate: 100% [(operational) grants, procurement]Proposed funding rate: 100% [(operational) grants, procurement] Generic services: Generic services: Connected through core service platformsConnected through core service platforms Provide functionality/content of digital service infrastructuresProvide functionality/content of digital service infrastructures Proposed funding rate: 75% [grants]Proposed funding rate: 75% [grants]

9 Digital Service Infrastructures 11 digital service infrastructures in 5 areas of application part of proposal, including: 11 digital service infrastructures in 5 areas of application part of proposal, including: Enabling access to PSI and multilingual servicesEnabling access to PSI and multilingual services Access to digital resources of European Heritage (“Europeana”) -> builds on previous work under eContentplus, CIP ICT PSP Access to digital resources of European Heritage (“Europeana”) -> builds on previous work under eContentplus, CIP ICT PSP Multilingual access to online services -> builds on previous work under eContentplus, CIP ICT PSP Multilingual access to online services -> builds on previous work under eContentplus, CIP ICT PSP Safety and SecuritySafety and Security Safer internet service infrastructure -> builds on previous work under Safer Internet programmes Safer internet service infrastructure -> builds on previous work under Safer Internet programmes

10 Access to European Resources of Cultural Heritage “Europeana” Objective: make available large collections of European cultural resources; foster re-use by third parties in full compliance with copyright and related rights Objective: make available large collections of European cultural resources; foster re-use by third parties in full compliance with copyright and related rights Core service platform: Core service platform: further development of current Europeana portalfurther development of current Europeana portal Generic services: Generic services: aggregation of new contentaggregation of new content crowd-sourcing facilitiescrowd-sourcing facilities user-friendly servicesuser-friendly services exchange of rights information and licensing infrastructures (ARROW)exchange of rights information and licensing infrastructures (ARROW) competence centres on digitisation and preservationcompetence centres on digitisation and preservation content repositories for cultural institutions and user- generated contentcontent repositories for cultural institutions and user- generated content

11 Multilingual Access to Online Services Objective: enable providers of online services to offer their content & services in as many EU languages as possible, in a most cost effective way Objective: enable providers of online services to offer their content & services in as many EU languages as possible, in a most cost effective way Core service platform: Core service platform: infrastructure: technical facilities & standards; service & legal provisions; user registration & help-desk; developers’ accreditation & supportinfrastructure: technical facilities & standards; service & legal provisions; user registration & help-desk; developers’ accreditation & support basic resources: acquisition, harmonisation & curation of 3 rd parties’ language data & reusable tools, to be made available as open building blocks for the development of multilingual servicesbasic resources: acquisition, harmonisation & curation of 3 rd parties’ language data & reusable tools, to be made available as open building blocks for the development of multilingual services hosting of services: plug-in platform for the operation of generic (and possibly domain specific) serviceshosting of services: plug-in platform for the operation of generic (and possibly domain specific) services Generic services: Generic services: co-development of core services enabling administrations & businesses to build & deliver their own solutions:co-development of core services enabling administrations & businesses to build & deliver their own solutions: o automated translation; multilingual information access, crosslingual web mining, etc

12 Safer Internet Service Infrastructure Objective: provide integrated, interoperable services empowering children, parents, carers and teachers to make best use of Internet Objective: provide integrated, interoperable services empowering children, parents, carers and teachers to make best use of Internet Core service platform: Core service platform: Shared and interoperable resources, databases and software tools supporting the pan-European network of Safer Internet Centres in Member StatesShared and interoperable resources, databases and software tools supporting the pan-European network of Safer Internet Centres in Member States Shared technologies to improve the reporting/take-down of sex abuse content in cooperation with police authoritiesShared technologies to improve the reporting/take-down of sex abuse content in cooperation with police authorities Generic services: Generic services: Helplines and services to support children on better use of and experiences on the InternetHelplines and services to support children on better use of and experiences on the Internet Tools ensuring access to age-appropriate content/servicesTools ensuring access to age-appropriate content/services Functionalities allowing the public to report sex-abuse content, grooming, bullying and improve its take-downFunctionalities allowing the public to report sex-abuse content, grooming, bullying and improve its take-down Software systems to allow better identification of child sexual abuse content; technologies supporting respective police investigations to identify victims, perpetratorsSoftware systems to allow better identification of child sexual abuse content; technologies supporting respective police investigations to identify victims, perpetrators

13 Thank you!