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Mr President, I will not need five minutes, which is not an indication of the importance of this report – quite the reverse. The MODINIS programme aims to create a legal base for the continuation of activities for monitoring the eEurope plan from 2003 to 2005 and for the dissemination of best practices. It also allows for the launch of preparatory actions for the development of a European policy in the area of network and information security. To indicate the sort of actions that are going to be financed in order to reach the goals set out in the programme, it covers things such as data collection, a revised set of benchmark indicators, studies to identify good practices in Europe, workshops and studies, looking in particular at the adjustment of industry to the structural change generated by digital technologies and the transformation of society. One interesting activity which is of particular value is the support of the Information Society Forum, consisting of web-based experts and looking at challenges facing the development of the information society and, of course, the normal programme of targeted conferences, seminars and workshops. There are many others.
The question for our second reading is: how is this to be financed? Because the dates are crucial. The work is to cover the years 2003 to 2005, and we are already well into 2003. The original European Parliament proposal for the budget was EUR 25 million and the dilemma I faced was how to reach some sort of compromise that was not delayed so long that it would prevent the money reaching its necessary targets. After some discussion with both the Commission and the Council, I have proposed a compromise of EUR 21 million, remembering that this figure will be adjusted in the event of enlargement. This is a good basis for a compromise and I think that colleagues from all sides of the House will support this compromise budget provision.
When we do that, it will enable the MODINIS programme, which is very carefully and tightly focused on achievable objectives, to help us reach the Lisbon goals. I commend both the amendments and the report to you."@en1
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