We can’t have a truly digital Europe without interoperability. Open standards and better standard-setting in general will really help us address this challenge - that was my message this morning at today’s Open Forum Europe Summit in Brussels.
Getting this right will boost competition, shield companies and authorities from being locked-in to a limited range of devices or applications and offers companies and taxpayers better value for money. Getting it right will also take a strong collegial effort between myself, my colleagues in the Commission, the industry, standard-setting bodies and others. We won’t be able to make all the improvements outlined in the Digital Agenda for Europe in one year – so luckily my mandate is for five years!
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