1. Web 2.0 developments in
current and post-i2010
Public Services 2.0
Brussels, 16 March 2009
Ken Ducatel,
Head of Unit
Lisbon Strategy and i2010
DG Information Society and Media

2. The i2010 priorities
I. create a Single European Information Space that
promotes an open and competitive internal market for
information society and media services
II. strengthen Innovation and investment in
research and promote the use of ICTs by
businesses
II. support Inclusion, better public services and
quality of life through the use of ICTs

3. i2010 Mid-term Review April 2008
Web 2.0 in Main priorities:
– Future networks and the Internet: Web 2.0 as key
driver for NGNs
– Towards a true Single Market: Content Online
Platform
– Competitiveness through innovation and research:
Future Internet Research in FP7
– User perspective: High growth in take up of Web
2.0 applications. Role of eParticipation.

4. Web 2.0 in i2010 Policy development
• Growth of Web 2.0 poses many questions
• DG INFSO actively seeking answers in
current and planned studies
• Some examples:
• EU Policy towards the future of networks and Internet
- The ubiquitous network society (on-going)
• User created content (on-going)
• A survey of digital identities among young people
(planned 2009)
• eGovernment scenarios for 2020 and the preparation
of the 2015 Action Plan (planned 2009)
• Module in Eurostat survey on ICT use by individuals
(“use of advanced services”)

5. The Road to post-i2010
15 May 2009
15 May 2009
Launch public consultation
Launch public consultation
2010
2010
November 2009
November 2009 First half 2010
First half 2010
An i2010 conference in November
2009, prepared by the Swedish Adoption of new strategy
Adoption of new strategy
Presidency, will be the starting
point of a post-i2010 strategy
possible launch at WCIT
possible launch at WCIT

6. Swedish Presidency event
• Title ‘The Visby Agenda – creating impact for
an eUnion 2015’ – 9-10 November 2009 in
Visby/Gotland
• SE Study to support the conference
• “Which are the most important policy questions
that the EU faces in the area of ICT and the
information society to about 2015, and what
trends underlie or affect these new questions?”
• Interim report July – final report September
2009
• INFSO is working closely with SE and with the i2010
High Level Group to prepare the conference –
workshop by the SE contractor 14 May in Brussels

7. Web 2.0 in Post i2010
• Laying the ground for the next EU
Information Society strategy
• Consulting within EC, with MS, other
stakeholders: Could use Web 2.0 to reach
out?
• One of key principles is that the Information
Society should empower all EU citizens and
businesses
• Eight themes have been identified so far.
Most, if not all, are Web 2.0 relevant

8. Themes for the
post-i2010 debate
(2) Doing business online
in the Single Market
(1) Future networks
and the future
internet
(4) Better quality
of life for all (5) Services of
(3) ICT innovation public interest
and research
(7) ICT for
(6) Creative content
sustainable growth
and the role of users
(8) Economic impact
of ICT

9. On the web…
http://www.europa.eu/i2010