EU Broadband Policy and current status Dr Nancy Pascall DG CONNECT, European Commission 27 April 2016 Connected for Health

Some interesting predictions  • "I think there is a world market for maybe 5 computers" – Thomas Watson, chairman IBM 1943  "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home" – Ken Olson, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977  "The subscription model of buying music is bankrupt!" – Steve Jobs, 2003

• And they mainly talked about equipment! • What about connectivity? • What about applications?

A few years later (not that many) …

Internet surrounds us and we use it to our benefit be it for work or pleasure

72% of EU individuals uses INTERNET

regularly

DIGITAL ECONOMY 7% of GDP

150 Million subscriptions fixed Broadband

130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people

DIGITAL BUSINESS HALF of EU enterprises

ICT in Other Sectors

ICT drives 1/3rd EU GDP growth

Size of the digital economy

ICT sector

1995-2007

17% of

4.4%

business R&D

6%

38% EU

venture capital is in ICT

provide mobile devices for business use

of Gov't R&D is ICT

by ICT sector

17% EU patents are in ICT

276.5 million EUR turnover of EU B2C eCommerce (2012)

ICT professionals

14% of EU SMEs selling online

900 000

28% EU enterprises use Social media

29% of EU enterprises use e-Invoices

estimated demand/supply gap by 2020

55% work outside ICT sector

2.4% of workforce

+ 4.1%

yearly employment growth

Some more Statistics ICT and Internet economy are very important for EU development 43% EU risk capital in ICT companies

17% EU patents in ICT

ICT PROFESSIONALS 825 000 estimated EU demand/supply gap by 2020 55% work outside of ICT sector 2.8% of EU workforce 3-4% yearly employment growth

11% of Internet suscriptions >100 Mb 19% of Internet suscriptions >30 Mb &