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". – Mr President, availability of content is one of the essential factors for the development of new Information Society services, in particular third generation mobile services and beyond.
Content in the digital economy covers all types of information, text, images and sounds that can be transmitted over the networks. It is the ‘water’ flowing in the pipes of the Internet.
The advance of broadband critically depends on the availability of suitable content.
Public sector information is a key content resource. It is collected by a large number of public sector bodies in their execution of public tasks. Examples are geographic information, legal and administrative information and tourist information. This information can be re-used and built upon to make new information services.
One good example of these services is the re-use of digital maps for mobile applications. There are some examples already on the market, but this directive will make them much more frequent.
The directive will create legal certainty for companies that want to make Europe-wide information products on the basis of public sector information. It will stimulate the creation of new information services based on, or incorporating, public sector information. The key elements for achieving this are transparency, non-discrimination and fair competition.
I am glad about the progress achieved since the Commission made its proposal for a directive in June 2002, and count on a rapid adoption and transposition of the directive.
I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr van Velzen, for his interest in this topic and for the thorough job he has done. The amendments tabled for the vote in plenary are the result of negotiations between Parliament and the Council. If all the amendments are adopted as they stand, this will make it possible to finalise the directive at second reading.
The Commission can accept all the amendments. These amendments constitute a considerable improvement on the text of the common position."@en1
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