OPEN LETTER TO G8 LEADERS FROM CEOs of DIGITALEUROPE

“investicijos į skaitmenines infrastruktūras, naujas interneto paslaugas bei skaitmeninės transformacijos kiekviename ES ekonomikos sektoriuje tapo galingiausia ekonomikos augimo ir inovacijų varomąja jėga. Tolesnės ekonominės galimybės, darbo rinka ir vienodų galimybių užtikrinimas piliečiams priklausys nuo šiandienos lyderių gebėjimo įdiegti tokias politikas ir reguliavimo sistemas, kad būtų paspartintos skaitmeninės mūsų ekonomikos transformacijos.“

Kreipimąsi pasirašė ir  INFOBALT asociacija, atstovaujama prezidento E.Kulboko. Pridedame šį laišką ir cituojame kai kurias svarbiausias kreipimo tezes.

pagarbiai,

Vilma Misiukonienė
ES reikalų vadovė,
INFOBALT

“…Around the world digital sectors of the economy are growing faster than the rest. As the economies you represent struggle to renew growth and employment, it is vital to recognise that digital infrastructure investment, new internet-based services, and the digital transformation of every economic sector have become the most powerful drivers of economic growth and innovation.

…Harnessing this vast new global growth potential now requires political leadership to avoid stifling regulatory fragmentation of digitally-driven communities, industries and markets. The internet is global. No single sovereign state - or political union - can exploit its full growth potential in isolation.
 
…The digital revolution is generational.  Already today in Europe, 73% of 16-24 year olds are 'digital natives,' born into the digital world over the past 20 years, while many emerging economies are younger and at least as digitally native. These rapidly growing, digitally skilled generations are the fastest adopters of new consumer-empowering solutions and other digital tools which challenge the old economic order. Their future economic opportunity, employment, and level of civic engagement will depend crucially on the ability of today's leaders to put in place the policies and regulatory frameworks needed to accelerate the digital transformation of our economies.  This is by far the most important legacy we can leave.

...In view of what is at stake, we urge you to act decisively this week (and later this year in the framework of the G-20) to promote integration and avoid fragmentation of digitally-driven markets and industries at national and global level...“