2. Rebekka Porath, Intel

3. About DIGITALEUROPE
The European Association representing the ICT and Consumer Electronics technology providers. 
Our objective is to improve the business environment for the European Digital Technology Industry.
Our membership is made up of 63 leading corporations and 40 national trade associations from 29 European countries.
Represents more than 10,000 companies all over Europe with more than 2 million employees and over EUR 1,000 billion in revenues.
Brings together more than 1000 Technical, legal and policy experts to device solutions to legislative and regulatory issues affecting the digital technology Industry

4. LIST OF MEMBERS
Adobe, Acer, Agilent, Alcatel-Lucent, AMD, APC by Schneider Electric, Apple, Bang & Olufsen, Bose, Brother, Buffalo, Canon, Cassidian, Cisco, Corning, Dassault Systems, Dell, Epson, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Ingram Micro, Intel, JVC, Kenwood, Kodak, Konica Minolta, Lexmark, LG, Loewe, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, NXP Semiconductors, Océ, Oki, Oracle, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, SAP, Sharp, Siemens, Sony, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, Technicolor, Texas Instruments, Thales, Toshiba, Xerox
Austria: FEEI; Belgium: AGORIA; Bulgaria: BAIT; Cyprus: CITEA; Czech Republic: ASE, SPIS; Denmark: DI ITEK, IT-BRANCHEN; Estonia: ITL; Finland: FFTI; France: ALLIANCE TICS, SIMAVELEC; Germany: BITKOM, ZVEI; Greece: SEPE; Hungary: IVSZ; Ireland: ICT IRELAND; Italy: ANITEC; Lithuania: INFOBALT; Netherlands: ICT OFFICE, FIAR; Poland: KIGEIT, PIIT; Portugal: AGEFE, APDC; Romania: APDETIC; Slovakia: ITAS; Slovenia: GZS; Spain: AETIC, ASIMELEC; Sweden: IT&Telekomföretagen; United Kingdom: INTELLECT; Belarus: INFOPARK; Norway: ABELIA, IKT NORGE; Switzerland: SWICO; Turkey: ECID, TESID, TÜBISAD; Ukraine: IT UKRAINE

5. Other trends and issues
Organization
eInclusion
Mobile Terminals
R&D
Smart Grids
Broadcast
Market Access
Stand. & Interop.
Spectrum
Chemicals
Other trends and issues
Waste
Ecolabelling
Ecodesign Directive
TRPG
EPG

6. Organization Market Access to Third Countries International Agreements
Copyright
Levies
Market Regulation
Vision 2020/
Digital Agenda
eGovernment
After Sales
Intellectual Property Rights
Privacy & Security
International Agreements
Market Access to Third Countries
Customs Related Issues
DEPG
TPG

7. eInclusion
Vision of eInclusion for Digital Europe contains several key elements:
Increase access and making services more widely available or easier to use
Assist people to use ICT and CE devices and services to make their lives richer and facilitating individuals’ use of ICT be able to fully engage in society at all levels – irrespective of disability, age, education, gender, ethnicity, social factors or geographical difficulties
Enable people with disabilities and elderly people to use ICT and CE devices and services on an equal basis with other people

8. eInclusion Topics European Commission Disability Strategy
Public websites fully accessible by 2015
Memorandum of Understanding on Digital Access for persons with disabilites
Evaluation of accessibility in all revisions of legislation
Preparation of European Disability Act
Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion
eAccessibility
Related to the introduction of standards, regulations and conformity requirements for the accessibility of Web sites, Software and public procurement.
Key activities for 2011 will consist of contributing to the work on EC mandate 376 in support of European Accessibility requirements for public procurements of products and services in the ICT domain.

9. eAccessibility
Harmonised technical requirements across the EU, and ideally with other interested countries
Self declaration of compliance with requirements
No product labelling requirement
Support the use of Public Procurement policy to influence market changes
Technical accessibility requirements should be expressed in terms of functional outcome rather than requiring specific implementations, in order to avoid limiting innovation and flexibility.
Standards should be objective, open, globally-harmonised, forward-looking, facilitate direct access to all technologies and accommodate technological advances.
Internet standards must fairly place responsibilities on all the interested parties including the Web developer, the browser, assistive technology manufacturers, end users, and government
Support of the global adoption of WCAG 2.0, or a mandate that is flexible enough to provide for the latest version approved by W3C/WAI

10. eInclusion Topics Digital TV Accessibility and Contents
Broader Context: Broadcasting activities moving from analogue to digital technologies
Digital TV delivers better quality, more choices to consumers and options for enhanced accessibility features
Digital TV switchover already started and to be completed by 2012 for all of the European Union
Inclusive approach for digital television services, led by Digital Europe members in a wider context of the television value chain (including broadcasters), and in cooperation with user organisations
Work completed: Developed with the EU Commission, user groups and other stakeholders Industry Self Commitment for accessible digital TV (2008)
Implementation of DTV accessibility features according to the Industry Self Commitment in the DTV line up across the EU in 2009
Industry Self Commitment can be shared with interested countries

11. Digital TV Accessibility 2011
Current development of a text to speech (TTS) specification with the user groups (EDF, RNIB, ONCE)
Objective to create an international standard for TTS
Continues collaboration with the EU Commission, user groups and other stakeholders to develop a knowledge base of Accessible Digital TV
Regular dialogue with user groups of people with disabilities and the elderly, as well as representatives of the EU Commission and broadcasters, in order to influence positively the regulatory and technology landscape
Promotion of accessibility with broadcasters to transmit audio described programmes
Examples of accessibility services in programmes:
Audio description - a narrative describing the action on the screen. Necessary for a person with a visual impairment, welcomed by anyone
Subtitling and sign language interpretation - for hearing impaired and non-native speakers to enjoy TV programmes

12. Please contact for further details
Thank you.
Please contact for further details
(Digital Europe Director Public Affairs)
(Digital Europe eInclusion Working Group Chair)

13. Back-up

14. TECHNICAL & REGULATORY
eAccessibility
Digital Agenda
Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion
eInclusion
Mobile Terminals
R&D
Smart Grids
Broadcast
Market Access
Stand. & Interop.
Spectrum
Digital TV Accessibility and Contents
Online Child Protection
IMEI Security / Mob. Theft
Commission Spectrum Policy
Global Mob. Acceptance
Short Range Devices
Digital Agenda
extension to the consumer
& entertainment space
Fighting Counterfeit Devices
Professional Mobile Radio
Security Issue Group
Cognitive radio /
Software Defined Radio
EU Standardisation Policy
Initiatives
TRPG
Framework Programme FP8
European Interoperability
Framework
Procurement for innovation
European Standardisation
Framework
Mobile Broadband Project
Smart Grid Task Force
CEN/CENELEC Smart Grid group
Development on Safety, EMC, EMF
R&TTE Directive Revision
3D TV
NLF Implementation /
Omnibus Project
Hybrid broadband broadcast
Video & broadcast requirements on networks
ITC Mark
Coexistence of TV reception with new Mobile Broadband services
Implementation - eBook
Cooperation with broadcasting industry
Digital Radio Receivers

15. ENVIRONMENT Chemicals Other trends and issues Waste Ecolabelling
JIG
Chemicals
Other trends and issues
Waste
Ecolabelling
Ecodesign Directive
EU RoHS Recast & Exemptions
Lot 3: PCs
Lot 4: Imaging Equipment
REACH
Non-EU countries RoHS
Lot 5: TVs
Water Efficiency
Lot 6: Standby
Lot 11: Fans
Timber Directive
Lot 26: Network Standby
EPG
GHG
Non-EU regulations
DG ENTR Lot 2: Resource Effiency
DG ENTR Lot 3: Multimedia
ICT4EE
Batteries
Product carbon footprint
Energy Star Programme
WEEE Recast
Grenelle II
Russian energy labelling
Green Procurement
EE of ICT processes
EE of Other Sectors
Policy Options/Strategy

16. Intellectual Property Rights
DIGITAL ECONOMY
Copyright
Levies
Market Regulation
Vision 2020/
Digital Agenda
eGovernment
After Sales
Intellectual Property Rights
Privacy & Security
Data Protection Directive
Broadband strategy
Internet of Things
Telecoms Framework
Cybercrime & Internal Security Strategy
Next Generation Networks
Network & information security
Net neutrality
Universal Service
DEPG
EU Patent
Digital Single Market
IPR Advocacy Campaign
eSkills
Consumer Acquis
Public Procurement
Service Network Mapping
EU eGov Action Plan 2015

17. TRADE Market Access to Third Countries International Agreements
Customs Related Issues
Information Technology Agreement
International Digital Economy Agreement (IDEA)
Free Trade Agreements
Short Term Classification Issues
TPG
China
Modernised Customs Code Implementing Provisions (MCCIPs)
India
Reform of the Harmonised System under the WCO
Russia
Dual Use/Export Control
Turkey
Rules of Origin