ECID training session Mechelen. September 27th, 2011 ICT regulatory issues in the EU

2 Alcatel-Lucent EWC (ECID) | Elewijt - September 2011 ICT Regulatory framework Economy and employment Health and sustainability Social aspects

3 Alcatel-Lucent EWC (ECID) | Elewijt - September 2011 Digital agenda for Europe Adopted Q Targets: Basic hi-speed for all European citizen in Mb for all in Mb for 50% of European citizen in 2020

4 Economic aspects (1) Lack of investment in networks Need strong push. Who will pay: public, private, mix? Lack of interoperability /Fragmented markets Frequency allocation: national or EU level? Digital dividend Unbalance between Customer and Producer. Liberal dogma of low price due to competition.  Risk for employment, trade balance, technological independance, network security Need a European industrial policy: remember GSM ICT and employment: lack of E-skills?

5 Changes along the value chain What is behing net neutrality? USA dominate the contents field: Google, Facebook, Amazone, E-Bay, You Tube... Network operators => contents producers Equipment manufacturers => network operators The economy of managed services. Winners and losers Cloud computing, the new frontier

6 Health and sustainability ICT, a key to green economy: less power consumptionsmart grids less transport, transport control ICT and power greed Green garbage is gold? Health aspects: the risks of mobile frequencies.

7 Social aspects E-exclusionE-inclusion Cybercriminality, low trustE-commerce Copyrights piracyAccess to knowledge for all State controlFreedom Data privacy

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