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Information Policies: Agenda for Digital Inclusion in the European Union

Information Policies: Agenda for Digital Inclusion in the European Union

Maria Teresa Fernández-Bajón
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 12
ISBN13: 9781466687400|ISBN10: 1466687401|EISBN13: 9781466687417
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8740-0.ch017
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Fernández-Bajón, Maria Teresa. "Information Policies: Agenda for Digital Inclusion in the European Union." Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas, edited by Brasilina Passarelli, et al., IGI Global, 2016, pp. 275-286. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8740-0.ch017

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Fernández-Bajón, M. T. (2016). Information Policies: Agenda for Digital Inclusion in the European Union. In B. Passarelli, J. Straubhaar, & A. Cuevas-Cerveró (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas (pp. 275-286). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8740-0.ch017

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Fernández-Bajón, Maria Teresa. "Information Policies: Agenda for Digital Inclusion in the European Union." In Handbook of Research on Comparative Approaches to the Digital Age Revolution in Europe and the Americas, edited by Brasilina Passarelli, Joseph Straubhaar, and Aurora Cuevas-Cerveró, 275-286. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8740-0.ch017

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Abstract

EU policies for digital inclusion outline strategies and action plans based around the implementation of a digitally inclusive society in its member countries. The governing principles of these policies are based on the concept of a knowledge society for everyone, with no place for digital divides that might threaten cohesion and prosperity in Europe and, as such, these policies must encourage greater use of the Internet, increase broadband coverage, promote digital literacy and uphold the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. In 2010, the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Regions Committee, publishes the Digital Agenda for Europe, (2010). A key document that outlines the European policy for ICTs and establishes the priorities of the EU in this area until 2020. The purpose of the Agenda is to outline a space that allows maximization of the economic and social potential of ICTs and specifically Internet as an essential support of society.

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