Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-11-Speech-2-312"
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"Mr President, I congratulate all the rapporteurs for their work on these reports. They have become one of the EU's top priorities. Their aim to adopt existing policies and legislation and turn them into global strategies is commendable. However, for this to take place, all Member States need to come together to ensure universally interactive public services, hopefully thereby facilitating the information society and guaranteeing equal public access to information.
Mr Paasilinna's action plan has very laudable aims in incorporating eGovernment, eLearning, eHealth and eBusiness. The objective of creating a competitive economy based on information will have a significant impact on growth, productivity, employment and social cohesion in Europe. It is one that I support wholeheartedly and has been much heralded as a main EU priority. However, we need to recognise that progress in this area has been far too slow. We need to make a much bigger impact than we have to date. We need to explore how we can have greater participation and ensure that we do not have a two-speed Europe nor an information underclass. I very much support what Mr Paasilinna said.
Concerning Mr Van Velzen's report on the re-use of public information, this can be a critical and very important economic driver, creating added value products and services and new prosperity for businesses, especially SMEs. In my area, the West Midlands, many SMEs are looking for this kind of information. However, as Mr Van Velzen said, we need to eliminate the obstacles and create a level playing field across the Union.
I have worked in the public sector for a considerable length of time. I am concerned about placing an unreasonable burden on public bodies. Therefore I would urge that there be a provision for a reasonable return on investment. We face a dilemma as, on the one hand, we need to encourage businesses and on the other hand, businesses want information at little or no cost. We have to ensure that these costs do not fall at the door of the public bodies who have an obligation to produce, but have limited scope for manoeuvrability.
I also very much support what Mrs Read said on this and would go along with her."@en1
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