1. Carlos Brazao Managing Director Public Sector Vertical Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia REGIONAL CONFERENCE DIGITAL AGENDA FOR EUROPE: REALITY OR STILL CHALLENGE The effort of many converging wills: leadership in a connected world

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8. © 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 8 “…the aim can only be achieved only through the severe effort of many converging wills” Pyotr Kropotkin, Memoirs of a Revolutionist Policies

9. © 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 9 EU-wide implementation of cross-border services Availability of cross-border services in the EU will be increased, through support to new large-scale pilots based on well-defined needs (e.g. in the areas like eJustice or eEnvironment) Support and coordinate the efforts of Member States to roll out Large Scale Pilot projects and to start new ones, encouraging coordination and re-use of results and solutions between them. 2012-2015: the Commission will work with Member States and stakeholders to implement cross-border eEnvironment services From: The European eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 Harnessing ICT to promote smart, sustainable & innovative Government

10. © 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 10 It is important to note at the outset that we look to government to not only be "innovative" itself (innovation in government) but to also support an innovative culture, society, economy, private sector, etc. Government has an important role to play – innovation.

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13. © 2010 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 13 The Highway to Digital Europe Economic Growth as a Result of Digital Development in Bulgaria towards 2030 Cisco, May 2011 “Broadband as a subcategory of innovation policy may offer an outstanding response for shifting the Bulgarian economy from an efficiency to an innovation stage of development. In macroeconomic terms, a broadband enhanced growth scenario could bring an additional 1.48 percent GDP growth. “

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