1. Visby Agenda – Creating Impact for an eUnion 2015 9-10 November 2009 se2009.eu/visbyagenda

2. 2009 4 August, Communication: COM(2009) 390 final: Europe’s Digital Competitiveness Report, September, Report: A Green Knowledge Society –an ICT policy agenda to 2015 for Europe’s future knowledge society, November, Conference: Visby Agenda –creating impact for an eUnion 2015, 9-10 November and Presidency conclusions, 17-18 December, Council conclusions: TTE-Council (Transport, Telecom & Energy) 2010 Commission initiative for a new ICT-policy agenda to 2015 (Commission initiative for a post-Lisbon agenda to 2020) Spanish presidency to adopt commission initiative

3. Wide and public debate #visbyagenda – we will listen se2009.eu/visbyagenda (ourvisbyagenda.eu) Program & invitation in September

4. Wide and public debate #visbyagenda – we will listen se2009.eu/visbyagenda Private initiative, an example: www.ourvisbyagenda.eu

5. MS … MS/Pres EU COM Council conclusions Visby agenda Visby agenda Comminication Open consultations New ICT agenda

6. Some facts: There are about 20 million SMEs in Europe. In Sweden, more than 8 out of 10 companies use ICT to some extent as a tool in their activities In the Budget Bill for 2009 the government pushed for increased use of electronically procurement. The effort must be increased the Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency – 22 million SEK per year since 2009 – a national procurement support program in order to make the whole procurement process electronically

7. Other relevant activities Internet Governance – an open, resilient and global Internet Network openness – report by PTS Radio spectrum policy The government plans to present a detailed direction for policies in a broadband strategy

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