Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-12-13-Speech-3-295"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European digital content2
dcterms:Language	"fi"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001213.10.3-295"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-12-13-Speech-3-2962
lpv:speaker	lp:Esko Seppänen2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vasemmistoliitto (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member_of_the_bureau; EUL/NGL (1999-10-13--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; CONT (2000-05-03--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Estonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the digital content industry is characterised by a growth in the quantity of information. Information is the raw material of the content industry, and, in addition, multimedia fully exploits the opportunities afforded by the entertainment and leisure industry in order to increase production. There are no restrictions, as there were previously, to the supply of digital information. Digital content, which is more quantity than quality, standardises and prunes cultural and social diversity. Seventy per cent of the content of the Internet is in English, but Europe’s challenge is the greater utilisation of our rich linguistic heritage. Although linguistic differences might mean extra costs, multilingual content is an important precondition of democracy in the EU. To overcome problems we need a language industry which concentrates on customised linguistic services and diversifies the language infrastructure of digital content. Similarly, we need localisation of content production, which is a means of adapting products according to linguistic and cultural needs and the liking of consumers. Maximising quantity in the content industry might happen at the expense of the existence of linguistic as well as culturally and socially valuable content. For that reason, the objective behind public subsidies for the EU’s content industry must also be the achievement of high levels of education and culture in all its diversity. Nowadays it is not enough that people can read: new media reading skills will be actually just as important in the new millennium as traditional literacy. In the Committee on Budgets we have focused attention on the importance of content production and the utilisation of public information, and we consider that the resources set aside in the budget for the purpose have been very meagre. Nevertheless, we think it is a good start. At the same time, we would like to thank Mrs Gill for the enthusiasm and energy she has shown in formulating Parliament’s position."@en1

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