How can we shape the digital single market together? – Opening plenary 2015

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Session teaser

The European Digital Single Market is a next challenge to provide new opportunities on various levels including jobs, entrepreneurship and skills development.

Session description

The European Digital Single Market Strategy was released just ahead of EuroDIG (see further reading). It is aimed at removing barriers and fragmentations in the EU Digital Single Market. Existing EU proposals intend to create one Single Market, notably for net neutrality, abolishment of EU roaming surcharges, and online sales restrictions. Discussions during the Opening plenary need an encouraging and positive spin to reach the next level. Now is the time to shape European rules in these areas by providing incentives which would be positive for consumers, businesses, and citizens' rights. Another important aspect is how to bridge existing digital gaps between Western and South-Eastern economies, infrastructures, markets, environments and access conditions?

Keywords

Digital Single Market, Strategy, European, net neutrality, roaming surcharges, online sales restrictions, consumers right

Format

Interactive panel discussion; including a maximum of interaction with the audience. Possibility to submit questions and comments in advance. (Twitter, questioner, during the session)

Further reading

Video from President Juncker

Factsheet on DSM

Q&A on DSM

Policy debate on Digital Single Market Strategy

People

• Org team:
  • Anelia Dimova, MTITC (Information Technology & E-governance Directorate)
  • Totka Chernaeva, MTITC (Head of Department European Programs and Projects)
  • Diman Stamatov, MTITC (Expert in the above mentioned Department)
  • Frederic Donck, ISOC
  • Cristina Monti, European Commission
  • Marco Hogewoning, RIPE NCC
  • Thomas Schneider, OFCOM
  • Giacomo Mazzone, EBU
  • Christian Borggreen, Computer & Communications Industry Association
  • Wolf Ludwig, EuroDIG Secretariat
  • Sandra Hoferichter, EuroDIG Secretariat
  • Lorena Jaume-Palasi, EuroDIG Secretariat
  • Iliya Bazlyankov, UNICART
• Key participants|Panelists:
  • GOVERNMENT: Valery Borisov, Deputy Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Bulgaria
  • TECHNICAL COMMUNITY: Hans Petter Holen, Chairman of RIPE
  • INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION: Megan Richards, Principal Advisor, European Commission DG Connect
  • USER: Olivier Crepin-Leblond, former Chair of ICANNs At Large Advisory Committee (ALAC)
  • BUSINESS: Michele Neylon, Blacknight Solutions, Hosting, Colocation & Domains
• Moderator:
  • Gergana Passy, Digital Champion - Bulgaria
• Reporter: (deadline 15. Mai 2015)
• Remote moderator: (deadline 15. Mai 2015)

Current discussion

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Mailing list

Contact: opening@eurodig.org

Session twitter hashtag

Hashtag: #eurodig