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"Mr President, unlocking the benefits of the Digital Economy is key to driving competitiveness, jobs and growth. The single market is meant to make it easy to trade across 28 countries, and it must be fit for purpose in the digital age. The Commission strategy is good in parts, but needs more work in others. We need to focus on practical solutions to break down barriers to trade, to remove unnecessary red tape and to encourage investment. We must make it easier, not harder, for innovation to flourish, and be mindful that the digital market is a global market. Building a fortress around Europe will not work.
We should listen to what users are asking for. Businesses want it to be easy to set up and sell on line to 500 million consumers with lower costs and simple secure systems so that they get paid. Consumers want to be able to trust that their purchases will arrive and that faulty goods can be returned, replaced or refunded. Platforms in the shared economy are growing because businesses and consumers want to use them, and people do want to be able to shop wherever they are and take their films, books and music with them when they travel. But enabling portability must not create a back door for piracy. Creators do need to know that their work, their copyright, has value and can be enforced. Security is key, especially for parents who want to know that their children are safe online.
Researchers want to unlock the benefits of big data – huge benefits for medicine, for the environment, for the economy – but individuals also want to know that their data is safe. Then there is the call for more modern manufacturing and more modern infrastructure. In all of this, investors in enterprises want legal clarity and the certainty of a level playing field. The digital economy must be fair, transparent and open. In Europe, sometimes our grand plans do stall, and many times small steps reach a destination faster. Top-down legislation, heavy-handed bans and centralised controls – we know how these can put a handbrake on innovation and investment. So let us make sure our actions are targeted and be wary of unintended consequences."@en1
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