Information society
Information technologies, and especially the Internet and mobile telephony, have given rise to the Information Society. The European Union intends to promote the development and dissemination of new information and communication technologies (ICT), in accordance with Articles 163 to 172 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC). The European Union also aims to foster the development of applications and content, at the same time supporting initiatives which encourage Europeans to take advantage of the information society and enable them to participate in it.
The European Union, which completed the liberalisation of the European telecommunications market in 1998, is working on the harmonisation of the regulatory framework for telecommunications and mobile communications. It intervenes to ensure the protection of personal data and network security and to combat unlawful activities.
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THE COMMUNITY APPROACH FOR AN INFORMATION SOCIETY
- Media literacy in the digital environment
- A strategy for research on future and emerging technologies in Europe
- ICTs to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy
- Electronic skills for the 21st century: fostering competitiveness, growth and jobs
- Towards an accessible information society
- Initiative on digital integration
- Challenges for the European Information Society beyond 2005
- Towards a single market in creative content online
- Media literacy in the digital ageArchives
- Globalisation and the information society: the need for strengthened international coordination
- Telemedicine systems and services
- ARTEMIS
- Impact of the e-Economy on European enterprises
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CURRENT GENERAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK
- Review of the regulatory framework
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Common regulatory framework
- Selection and authorisation of systems providing mobile satellite services
- Regulatory framework for electronic communications
- Authorisation of electronic communications networks and services
- Universal service and users' rights
- Access to electronic communications networks
- Data protection in the electronic communications sector
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Competition
- Competition in the markets in telecommunications terminals
- Competition in the markets for electronic communications networks and services
- Markets in telecommunications services and information: competition in the markets in telecommunications terminal equipment
- Radio and telecommunications terminal equipment
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Review of reports and measures undertaken
- Electronic communications: the road to the knowledge economy
- Eleventh Report on European Electronic Communications Regulation and Markets 2005
- Tenth Report on European Electronic Communications Regulation and Markets
- Ninth report on the implementation of the electronic communications regulatory package
- Eighth report on the implementation of the telecommunications regulatory package
- Seventh report on the implementation of the telecommunications regulatory package
- Sixth report on the implementation of the telecommunications regulatory package
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i2010 STRATEGY AND eEUROPE ACTION PLANS
- i2010
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eEurope 2005
- eEurope 2005
- eGovernment
- Online learning: eLearning Programme (2004-06)Archives
- eContentplus (2005-2008)
- e-Health: improving health and healthcare through the use of information and communications technologies
- eTen Programme: support for trans-European telecommunications networks
- MODINIS programme: follow-up of eEurope 2005 action planArchives
- eEurope 2002
- eEurope
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INTERNET AND ONLINE ACTIVITIES
- Internet of Things
- Internet governance: the next steps
- ICT infrastructures for e-science
- Future networks and the internet
- The “.eu” top-level domain
- Broadband Internet access: the territorial divide
- Organisation and management of the internet
- Unbundled access to the local loop
- Ageing well in the information society: The Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Programme
- Protection of video game users
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Fight against illegal online activities
- Protecting Europe from large scale cyber-attacks and disruptions
- Fight against spam, spyware and malicious software
- Safer Internet programme 2009-13
- Safer Internet Programme 2005-2008 (Safer Internet Plus)Archives
- Action plan for a Safer Internet 1999-2004Archives
- Measures to counter unsolicited commercial communications ("spam")
- NETWORK SECURITY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
- DATA PROTECTION
- COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
- ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
- THE USE OF ITC FOR ROAD SAFETY
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RADIO FREQUENCIES
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Mobile communications
- Use of mobile phones on aircraft
- Legal framework for mobile TV
- Strengthening the internal market for mobile TV
- Roaming on public mobile telephone networks
- Mobile broadband services
- Third-generation mobile communications
- Radio frequencies: digital European cordless telecommunications - DECT - UMTS
- Radio frequencies: development of mobile communications GSM - UMTS
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Radio spectrum
- Towards optimal use of the digital dividend
- Radio local area networks
- Radio Spectrum Policy Group
- Regulatory framework for radio spectrum policy
- Next steps in radio spectrum policy
- World Radiocommunication Conference 2003
- World Radiocommunications Conference 2000 (WRC-2000)
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in Europe: steps towards a policy framework
- Radio frequencies: European Radio Communications Committee
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Mobile communications
- COORDINATION AND STANDARDISATION
- PAYMENT SYSTEMS
- PROGRAMMES
- ENLARGEMENT
See also
- Overviews of European Union: Information Society.
- Further information: Information Society and Media Directorate-General of the European Commission.