1. European Digital Content on the Global Networks
eContent
European Digital Content
on the
Global Networks
Presented in Hong Kong Feb 98.
Heli Lehtimäki
European Commission
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2. Agenda Context Scope of eContent programme Means of implementation
Participation
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3. The ability to deliver rich content over the networks is increasing...
Nua.com data 580 million people internet access (Q2 2002)
185 million of those live in Europe,
and the number is growing
eEurope Progress report: Estonia, page 20
„When the Estonian telecommunications market was liberalised, Internet access tariffs were significantly reduced. Over the period August March 2002 the number of ADSL connections almost doubled (from to ). This increase could have been driven by the fact that an ADSL connection is only slightly more expensive than 20 hours dial-up access in peak time. Whereas 1 in 4 of Estonia‘s population were Internet users during 2001, it is estimated that the current ratio is 2 people in 5.“
...and more people are connecting to the internet through mobile devices
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4. Europe has ...but it is Rich content base Long publishing tradition
Assets in
linguistic
and cultural
customisation
World
ranking players
...but it is
Lagging in
e-publishing
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5. EU Actions for digital content
eContent: Digital content and language diversity on the global networks
Regulatory framework:
Copyrights in the Information Society
Access and exploitation of public sector information
Research:
IST Programme, FP 6
Audio-visual and Culture:
Media Plus programme
Framework programme for Culture
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6. eContent political background
eEurope 2002 Action Plan
A cheaper, faster, secure Internet
Investing in people and skills
Stimulate the use of the Internet
eEurope+
The way to involve candidate countries
eEurope 2005 Action Plan
Stimulating services, applications and content
Addressing underlying broadband infrastructure
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7. eEurope 2005 objectives by 2005, Europe should have:
modern online public services
e-government
e-learning services
e-health services
a dynamic e-business environment
enabled by
widespread availability of broadband access at competitive prices
a secure information infrastructure
Through provision of European quality content
(Adopted ) eEurope 2005 actions
Connecting public administrations, schools, health care to broadband
Interactive public services, accessible for all, and offered on multiple platforms
Provide online health services
Removal of obstacles to the deployment of broadband networks
Review of legislation affecting e-business
Creation of a Cyber Security Task Force
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8. The objectives of the eContent programme
improving access for all to high-quality digital content on the global networks
in a multiplicity of languages
supports the increased availability, use and distribution of European digital content
Market orientated programme
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9. 100 million Euro Action Line 1 Action Line 2 Action Line 3
Enhancing content production in a multilingual and multicultural environment
Increasing dynamism of the digital content market
Improving access to and expanding the use of public sector information
40%-45%
40%-45%
10%-15%
Call 1
Call 2
Call 3
Call 4
24-26 million
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
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10. (1.1) Cross-border information services
Action line 1 Public sector information
(1.1) Cross-border information services
based on public sector information.
What are we looking for?
- Value added information services based on
* public-private partnerhsips *
- The business case
- Re-use aspect
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11. (1.2) Establishment of European digital data collections
Action line 1 Public sector information
(1.2) Establishment of European digital data collections
based on public sector information
What are we looking for?
Projects that will show:
Coverage of a considerable part of Europe
Scalability
Impact of the action on the digital content market;
Involvement of Candidate Countries where appropriate
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12. (2.1) Partnerships between content and language industries:
Action line 2 Multilingual and multicultural environment
What are we looking for?
(2.1) Partnerships between content and language industries:
Localisation of applications and services addressing multimedia content accessible through various platforms and devices
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13. (2.2) Projects strengthening the linguistic infrastructure in Europe:
Action line 2 Multilingual and multicultural environment
Action line 1 Public sector information
What are we looking for?
(2.2) Projects strengthening the
linguistic infrastructure in Europe:
- Networking of existing regional and national resources and their access and use by content actor
- Development of new multilingual resources for less widely spoken languages
- Covering an adequate number of languages
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14. Demonstration Projects Fixed deadline calls
Year 2003
Demonstration Projects Fixed deadline calls
Consortiums consisting of
At least 2 partners from at least 2 countries
A lead partner reporting to the EC
Normal size partners
EC Contributes 50% - Up to € 2.5 million
Projects normally run 24 months (up to 30)
The final result belongs to the consortium
Showcase the use of information
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15. Feasibility Projects Continuous submission
Call 3
Year 2003
Feasibility Projects Continuous submission
Consortiums consisting of
At least 2 partners from at least 2 countries
A lead partner reporting to the EC
Normal size partners
EC Contributes 50% - Up to € 200,000
Projects normally run 9 months (up to 12)
Not leading to a demonstration project
Designed to support the participation of Candidate Countries
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16. Who can participate? Countries Organisations 15 EU Member states.
Call 3
Year 2003
Who can participate?
Countries
15 EU Member states.
EFTA Countries: Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland.
Candidate countries:
Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Hungary (as of today)
Romania (Commission agreed on 1 August 2002)
Malta, Turkey, Slovenia (Expected agreement by Commission Dec 2002)
Lithuania, Czech Republic (EC procedure in process)
Other countries and international organisations can participate without funding.
Organisations
Public, Private, Non-Profit
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17. eContent keywords: What eContent is not:
No technology research & development
No eGovernment
No pure translation
eContent keywords:
Business dimension – close to market
Partnerships
Public-private
Content – language industries
Readily available technology
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18. Name of the game Candidate Countries a political priority
In proposal submission and selection Candidate Countries on equal footing with Member States
No particular measures undertaken towards participation in running projects
High subscription rate : Fair competition and excellent quality promoted throughout Europe
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19. Tentative roadmap 2002-2003 Workprogramme 2003-2004 adoption Dec-02
Call 3
Call 4
Tentative roadmap
Workprogramme adoption Dec-02
Defines priorities and means of implementation for the last two years of the programme
Fixed deadline Call III to be published around January 2003 (ca. 3 months)
Continuous submission scheme valid until 2004
Budget 2003 around 29 M €
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20. Contact points & info Help desk Pre-proposals
Help desk
Pre-proposals
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