1. A short governmental view on standards and interoperability
Sophia Antipolis, 24. October 2006

2. The five major challenges
Coping with the increasing convergence of ICT-technologies
Dealing with the emergence of industrial consortia
Including new, but strong actors (e. g. Brasil, India, PR China) in this field of action
Bringing together innovation and standardisation
Re-definig the role of governments…

3. …lead to a strong (!!!) need for
Openess
of organisations
of technologies
of minds
Transparency
Awareness
Adaptability