CONNECT University Always at the forefront of innovation Andreea - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CONNECT University Always at the forefront of innovation Andreea - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CONNECT University Always at the forefront of innovation Andreea Dumitrascu DG CONNECT 10 Commission priorities for 2015-19 Political Guidelines for the Juncker Commission (15 July 2014) 1. Jobs Growth and investment 2. Digital Single
10 Commission priorities for 2015-19 – Political Guidelines for the Juncker Commission
(15 July 2014)
- 1. Jobs Growth and investment
- 2. Digital Single Market (bringing down
barriers to unlock online opportunities)
- 3. Energy Union and climate
- 4. Internal Market
- 5. A deeper and fairer economic and
monetary union
- 6. A balanced EU-US free trade agreement
- 7. Justice and fundamental rights
- 8. Migration
- 9. A stronger global actor
10.Democratic change
End of roaming charges as of 15 June 2017 for all travellers in the EU Portability of content: which will allow as of early 2018 Europeans to travel with the films, the music, the video games or the ebooks they have subscribed to at home Spectrum: Release of the 700 MHz band for the development of 5G and new online services. Marrakesh Treaty implementing acts: to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled Wifi4EU: free public Wi-Fi hotspots in local communities across the EU End of unjustified geo-blocking: end discrimination and boost e- commerce to the benefit of consumers and businesses
- Established in 2015, CONNECT University represents
the flagship of the EU Commission’s Directorate General on Communication Networks, Content and Technologies (DG CONNECT) that aims to:
- •Develop a new digital mind-set, with digital issues
systematically hardwired into Commission's policies, legislation and communication
- •Spread knowledge about EU digital trends
- •Ensure that the ongoing digital revolution retains a
human element
- https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/connect-
university
- On 24 June DG CONNECT’s fourth University
Summer School kicks off, with cybersecurity as the overarching topic. It’s a top-class learning
- pportunity with well-known international
experts, allowing participants to get cutting-edge insights on technical, policy, economical, and societal aspects of cybersecurity and digital privacy.
- https://ec.europa.eu/futurium/en/blog/co
nnect-university-summer-school-2019- cybersecurity-age-digital-transformation
- Who should attend the CONNECT University
Summer School and why?
- Everybody should attend because it is an
- pportunity for all of us to learn, share
knowledge, and discuss innovative outcomes and upcoming cybersecurity challenges for Europe's digital economy, democracy and society.