i2010 e-INCLUSION SUBGROUP NATIONAL REPORTS
The Lisbon Ministerial Event (2-3 December 2007) is an occasion to evaluate the maturity of the policy initiatives at EU and Member State levels in the area of e-nclusion. The recently adopted Commission Communication on the “European i2010 -Inclusion Initiative: To Be Part of the Information Society” stresses the need to step up actions, enhancing cooperation and policy learning across all policy levels, to make e-Inclusion a reality.
This collection of National Strategies for e-Inclusion in the European Union is aimed at assessing the status and exchanging practices of e-Inclusion policy approaches across the diversified European context. The set of national plans presented here is work-in-progress since they are regularly updated by the i2010 e-Inclusion Subgroup. The aim is to enrich them through
additional information, in a decentralised fashion and by using Web interactive applications. These reports will be soon available on the platform www.epractice.eu. The following country files follow a structure of reporting that was agreed by the
i2010 e-Inclusion Subgroup on 27th October 2006. Some of the reports have been updated in 2007. Others refer to national status of e-Inclusion in 2006. These reports address:
- Strategy development
- Legal and regulatory framework
- ICT and Ageing
- e-Accessibility
- Digital Literacy and Competences
- Inclusive e-Government
- e-Inclusion Challenges
The European Commission (DG Information Society and Media) will further support with analyses and studies emerging patterns in e-Inclusion status and policy. It will also continue to facilitate exchange of good practices on e-Inclusion issues, relying on
the active involvement of Member States and their updates of the information contained in this report.
Paul Timmers and Loris Di Pietrantonio
ICT for Inclusion
European Commission
DG Information Society and Media
