Activites

• 1998/04/07 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 1998/253
  • OJ L 107 07.04.1998, p. 0010
• #2079
• 1998/03/30 Council Meeting
• 1998/03/30 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1998/03/30 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2054
• 1997/12/01 Council Meeting
• 1997/10/10 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0460 summary

    The Commission has decided to propose a legal basis for a number of budget lines and has addressed a communication on this subject to the budgetary authority (see COS0382). The present proposal, submitted pursuant to this communication, relates to budget line B5-331 and concerns a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the establishment of the information society in Europe. The activities envisaged under the proposal include three lines of action: a) measures to raise awareness: - dissemination of information and promotion of actions aimed at a better understanding of the opportunities of the information society; - surveying and identification of citizens' needs and measures to stimulate the interest of industry (especially SMEs) in proposing services and applications to meet these needs; - demonstration of potential impacts of the information society at regional level; - organization and follow-up of fora. b) measures to help establish the information society: - analysis of the technical, economic, social and regulatory aspects and optimization of the socio-economic benefits; - assessment of the opportunities and barriers which disadvantaged social groups and less-favoured regions may face in accessing and using information society products and services; - permanent inventory of projects which facilitate the deployment of the information society; - contribution, on the basis of identified best programmes and practices, to the Europe-wide application of successful projects and services; - identification and evaluation of the financial mechanisms needed to develop the information society; - identification of obstacles to the functioning of the internal market; - launching of actions to ascertain the priorities of SMEs. c) measures to take into consideration and make use of the global dimension of the information society: - inventory of initiatives taken worldwide, exchange of information with third countries and developing countries, collaboration with international organizations on the preparation of demonstration actions. For the adoption of this decision, the EC Treaty does not provide for any powers other than those defined in Article 235. �

• 1997/06/26 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0352/1997 summary

    In adopting the report by Mark HENDRICK (PSE, UK) Parliament stressed that with this proposal the concern was to ensure additional financing earmarked exclusively for measures to achieve coordination between sectors covering common policies already involved in the development of the information society. Parliament made a certain number of amendments to the proposal. These included in particular an amendment which restricted the Commission's involvement in the organization of meetings of exports up to a ceiling of 10% of annual appropriations, an amendment requiring the Commission to keep the European Parliament informed of the work of the advisory committee and one which called for a consultation group to be established consisting of experts from industry and academia. Parliament also hoped that measures would be taken to monitor the effectiveness of spending on measures to establish the information society in Europe to ensure best use of Community funds for future programmes. �

• 1997/06/25 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1997/04/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0163/1997
• 1997/01/29 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1996/12/12 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1996)0592 summary

    OBJECTIVE: the proposal for a Council Decision seeks to establish a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the establishment of the information society in Europe (INFORMATION SOCIETY ). SUBSTANCE : the programme covers the period 1 January 1997 - 31 December 2001 and provides for measures designed to: - increase public awareness and understanding of the potential impact of the information society and its new applications; - help to establish the information society in Europe, by promoting widespread access to and familiarity in the use of new information services and applications; - give consideration to and make use of the worldwide dimension of the information society. �

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1996)0592
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0163/1997
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0352/1997
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0460
• : Decision 1998/253
• : OJ L 107 07.04.1998, p. 0010

History

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