EU information review of the year 2009-10 Ian Thomson Director, Cardiff EDC Cardiff University.

EU information review of the year 2009-10

Ian ThomsonDirector, Cardiff EDC

Cardiff University

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European information review of the year 2009-10© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC

• This powerpoint presentation provides details of the main developments in EU information and communication issues

in 2009 / 2010

• For more information click on the hyperlinks (many hyperlinks are

embedded in images)



Key themes

• New Institutions, new faces• The increasing role of new

media

• The role of Google


New InstitutionsNew faces

• European Council– A formal EU Institution– President of the European Council– New website

• European External Action Service– Independent of Commission & Council– High Representative of the Union for

Foreign Affairs and Security Policy– New website



• European Commission– Change of personnel

Viviane RedingDG Communication & Publications Office

Maroš Šefčovič I-IR & Administration (ETI)

Goodbye & thanks to Margot Wallström & Siim Kallas

Welcome to…



• European Commission– Change of departments (DGs)

DG Energy and Transport splits into:• DG Energy

• DG Mobility and Transport

Will DG Environment website be split into DG Environment and DG Climate Change

websites? They are already listedseparately in List of DGs

Will DG Justice, Freedom and Security website be split between the activities of

Mrs Reding (Justice, Fundamental Rights & Citizenship) and Mrs Malmstrom (Home Affairs)?


The increasing role of new mediaThe Web / Digitisation

New version launched in September 2009

+ Evaluation of EUROPA / Comment on the new EUROPA

Increasingly information only published electronically

DigitisationNew version of EU Bookshop –

big increase in content


The increasing role of new mediaWeb-streaming / TV and Radio

Europe by SatelliteExpands in 2009 to two channels

EuroparlTV continues with low viewing figures and high costs

[€60,000 an hour]EP Live replaces OJ: Annex

Council of the EU / European Council/ High Representative making

increasing use of web-streaming

European Central Bank offers coverage of the monthly interest rate meeting + other meetings and events


The increasing role of new mediaUse by the European Commission

Photo / Audio / Video sourceson European Commissioners

European Commission uses video toCommunicate with the general public

and with stakeholders

European Commission commissions a large number of videos on key

policy areas for use by professionals

European Commission encouragingawareness of its new media

resources


The increasing role of new mediaEP Elections June 2009


The increasing role of new media Web 2.0: Blogs

Some European Commissioners and other EU personnel have their own blogs.

See also the final comments of Margot Wallström on her blog, December 2009

EU Blog Aggregators:Trying to bring

some order to blogs on EU topics?


The increasing role of new media Web 2.0: Twitter

Tweet Aggregators: attempts tobring together EU tweets

Who are the key players in the EU-twittersphere?

TweetLevel evaluates tweets

Many EU Institutions, officials, MEPs,Stakeholders and news sources are

using Twitter – although somequestion its value


The increasing role of new media Web 2.0: Facebook

Facebook is also being used by the European Union Institutions

(and by other European stakeholders)


The role of Google

Google Translate now machine translates all 23 official EU languages

Google Public Data ExplorerUnemployment / Minimum wage / Inflation

Searching EUROPA through Google


The role of Google

•March 2008: Commission gives the go-ahead to Google taking over DoubleClick•August 2009: Italian competition authorities claim Google News is an abuse of a dominant internet position•August 2009: Commission launches a consultation of challenges for book digitisation in Europe (Europeana + a welcome for new business models such as Google Book Search)•September 2009: European Commission holds a hearing to discuss Google Book Search•September 2009: German government asks US Court to block Google deal with US authors & publishers over web access to old books•2009: Continuing discussions between Google and the Article 29 Working Party on data protection issues regarding Google’s Street View (+ Swiss authorities take Google to Court over Street View)•December 2009: Google welcomes Commission decision to encourage more competition in the internet browser sector •January 2010: French government review of digitisation aims to promote a French/European solution•January 2010: Google formally submits its views to the Commission on its EU2020 consultation•February 2010: Commission announces a preliminary investigation into complaints against Google’s Search engine advertising service•March 2010: Google and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage reach agreement to digitise works from Italian libraries


The role of Google

Increasing ‘interest’ in the EU and Member States in Google activities…

Digitisation issuesCompetition issues

Data protection issues


The role of Google

Google have launched their own blog dealing with their relations with the EU and other European public policy issues

Love it or hate it …Google is important in the world of

European information



Other themes

• Making the EU more transparent– European Transparency Initiative– Access to documents

• Connecting with citizens– Interactive communication – Participatory democracy initiatives /

Interactive communication


Making the EU more transparentETI / Access to documents

2599 signed up [14.03.10]ETI will stay voluntaryShould Think Tanks join?Moves towards a common register / Joint statement

Proposal to amend Regulation1049/2001 still being negotiated


Connecting with citizensParticipatory democracy initiatives /

Interactive communication

EU Institutions have created a range of initiatives to encourage interactive communication

European Public SphereEuranet Radio Network / PressEurop / New EU TV network?



For further information please contact

Ian [email protected]

EU information review of the year 2009-10 Ian Thomson Director, Cardiff EDC Cardiff University.

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