— posted by Rafaela Oliveira Lima, Member of the Going Local Team for Portugal

A Agenda Digital para a Europa tem como objectivo tornar cada europeu digital.
A Comissão Europeia, em colaboração com as autoridades nacionais e locais, está a organizar o Going Local 2011 de forma a dar a oportunidade a cada português de fazer ouvir a sua voz.

 Uma equipa da Comissão Europeia liderada por Mário Campolargo, Director de Tecnologias Emergentes e Infra-estruturas, DG INFSO, estará no Porto e em Aveiro no próximo dia 12 de Dezembro, e em Coimbra e Lisboa nos dias 13 e 14 de Dezembro, respectivamente.

Queremos entender qual é a situação actual e o progresso feito desde a publicação da Agenda Digital para a Europa em 2010, mas sobretudo procuramos perceber quais são as prioridades de Portugal, e como pode o país contribuir para a implementação dessas acções.   

Os principais temas a serem tratados serão:

• Governo e Administração Pública on-line
• e-Inclusão, Educação, Competências e Literacia Digital
• Banda Larga
• Inovação
• Infra-estructuras para a Investigação e Conhecimento
• Portugal, a Europa e o Mundo

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— Posted by Maresa Meissl, Member of the Going Local for Austria

Die Europäische Kommision kommt am 21. und 22. November nach Österreich, um im Rahmen der diesjährigen “Digital Agenda Going Local” Initiative mit Vertretern der Wirtschaft, Interessenvertretern, Forschungseinrichtungen und des Bundes heiße IKT-Themen zu diskutieren.

Meine Kollegen und ich freuen sich schon darauf, am 21. November in Wien im wunderschoenen Kassensaal des Amtsgebäudes Hohenstaufengasse den aktuellen Umsetzungsstand der Digitalen Agenda, besonders im Hinblick auf Themen Breitband, eInclusion und Forschung & Innovation, zu diskutieren.

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— Posted by DG INFSO’s going local team for Sweden

Teamet kommer att vara i Stockholm den 9 november och i Örebro och Karlstad den 10e. Vi är Linda Corugedo Steneberg, PG Blixt, Jörgen Gren och Fabio Zilberstein från Generaldirektoratet för informationssamhället och media.

Det passar bra att komma ungefär en månad efter det att den svenska regeringen lanserat sin digitala agenda. Den svenska agendan har arbetats fram genom omfattande rådslag med en bred krets av intresserade parter, en metod som vi tycker är utmärkt. IT samhället utvecklas ganska oberoende av myndigheter och på gräsrotsnivå och då måste arbetsmetoderna anpassas därefter.

Efter besöket i Stockholm åker vi till Örebro och Karlstad för att snappa upp vad som händer utanför storstadsområdet. Våra partners är Landshövdingen i Örebro och Region Värmland. I Stockholm står EU Kommissionens Representation för arrangemangen.

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— Posted by Peter Wintlev-Jensen, DG INFSO, ICT for Health, Workshop organiser at Digital Agenda Assembly

We are living for longer. That is all thanks to medical progress and lifestyle changes brought about by progress. In today’s EU, women aged 65 can expect to live another 20 years (yet men only 17!). A key concern is what those 20 years after retirement age will really hold for the elderly. Will they be able to remain healthy, active and independent and truly enjoy those years?

It is a pressing question for us, both as private individuals but also as a society. In parallel to the extension of life expectancy fertility rates are declining, consequently the ratio between people at work and remaining population will change from 4-1 today to 2-1 by 2050 in average in Europe. The growth in the number of the elderly is both a societal and economical challenge. 

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— Posted by Katarzyna Balucka-Debska, DG INFSO, Project Officer ICT for Inclusion, Workshop organiser at the Digital Agenda Assembly

If you are reading this message, this means you are digitally literate. Congratulations! You not only have access to a computer and an Internet connection, but also possess the skills to find the information that you need and to participate actively in the digital world. You most likely use those skills at your job, or can use them to find one. In short, you belong to the 70% of the people in Europe, who are “e-Included”.

But have you ever thought about the people who will not read this paragraph, who don’t stay in touch through e-mail, who don’t know there might be jobs advertised online for them, don’t buy cheaper their children clothes…and all of the other tools that help you make your life better? But why would you care anyway? Because Information Society can really mean that everybody has a better chance. Because digitally driven economy can only function well if all customers know and buy smart services. Read the full entry

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