Digital Integration, Growth and Rational Regulation

With the Lisbon Agenda the European Council has set ambitious goals for 2010, namely to make the Community the most dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. This goal clearly indicates that the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament are fully aware of the high economic, political and social relevance of information and communication technology, including modern digital services whose broad availab- ity is desirable from the perspective of all major users groups: Firms, pri...