Rebekka Porath, Intel
(rebekka.porath@intel.com)
About DIGITALEUROPE
The European Association representing the ICT and Consumer
Electronics technology providers.
Our objective is to improve the business environment for the
European Digital Technology Industry.
Our membership is made up of 63 leading corporations and 40
national trade associations from 29 European countries.
Represents more than 10,000 companies all over Europe with more
than 2 million employees and over EUR 1,000 billion in revenues.
Brings together more than 1000 Technical, legal and policy experts to
device solutions to legislative and regulatory issues affecting the
digital technology Industry
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LIST OF MEMBERS
Adobe, Acer, Agilent, Alcatel-Lucent, AMD, APC by Schneider
Electric, Apple, Bang & Olufsen, Bose, Brother, Buffalo, Canon,
Cassidian, Cisco, Corning, Dassault Systems, Dell, Epson, Ericsson,
Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, Ingram Micro, Intel, JVC, Kenwood, Kodak,
Konica Minolta, Lexmark, LG, Loewe, Microsoft, Mitsubishi,
Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks, NXP
Semiconductors, Océ, Oki, Oracle, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer,
Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, SAP,
Sharp, Siemens, Sony, Sony Ericsson, STMicroelectronics,
Technicolor, Texas Instruments, Thales, Toshiba, Xerox
Austria: FEEI; Belgium: AGORIA; Bulgaria: BAIT; Cyprus: CITEA; Czech
Republic: ASE, SPIS; Denmark: DI ITEK, IT-BRANCHEN; Estonia: ITL;
Finland: FFTI; France: ALLIANCE TICS, SIMAVELEC; Germany: BITKOM,
ZVEI; Greece: SEPE; Hungary: IVSZ; Ireland: ICT IRELAND; Italy:
ANITEC; Lithuania: INFOBALT; Netherlands: ICT OFFICE, FIAR; Poland:
KIGEIT, PIIT; Portugal: AGEFE, APDC; Romania: APDETIC; Slovakia:
ITAS; Slovenia: GZS; Spain: AETIC, ASIMELEC; Sweden:
IT&Telekomföretagen; United Kingdom: INTELLECT; Belarus:
INFOPARK; Norway: ABELIA, IKT NORGE; Switzerland: SWICO; Turkey:
ECID, TESID, TÜBISAD; Ukraine: IT UKRAINE
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Organization
eInclusion
Mobile
Terminals
Spectrum
Chemicals
R&D
Stand. &
Interop.
Ecodesign
Directive
TRPG
EPG
Other
trends and
issues
Smart
Grids
Market
Access
Broadcast
Ecolabelling
Waste
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Organization
Copyright
Levies
Privacy &
Security
Market
Regulation
International
Agreements
DEPG
Intellectual
Property
Rights
Vision 2020/
Digital Agenda
TPG
After Sales
eGovernment
Customs
Related Issues
Market Access to
Third Countries
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eInclusion
Vision of eInclusion for Digital Europe contains
several key elements:
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Increase access and making services more widely available or
easier to use
Assist people to use ICT and CE devices and services to make
their lives richer and facilitating individuals’ use of ICT be able
to fully engage in society at all levels – irrespective of disability,
age, education, gender, ethnicity, social factors or geographical
difficulties
Enable people with disabilities and elderly people to use ICT
and CE devices and services on an equal basis with other
people
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eInclusion Topics
European Commission Disability Strategy
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Public websites fully accessible by 2015
Memorandum of Understanding on Digital Access for persons with
disabilites
Evaluation of accessibility in all revisions of legislation
Preparation of European Disability Act
Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion
eAccessibility
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Related to the introduction of standards, regulations and conformity
requirements for the accessibility of Web sites, Software and public
procurement.
Key activities for 2011 will consist of contributing to the work on EC
mandate 376 in support of European Accessibility requirements for
public procurements of products and services in the ICT domain.
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eAccessibility
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Harmonised technical requirements across the EU, and ideally with
other interested countries
Self declaration of compliance with requirements
No product labelling requirement
Support the use of Public Procurement policy to influence market
changes
Technical accessibility requirements should be expressed in terms of
functional outcome rather than requiring specific implementations, in
order to avoid limiting innovation and flexibility.
Standards should be objective, open, globally-harmonised, forwardlooking, facilitate direct access to all technologies and accommodate
technological advances.
Internet standards must fairly place responsibilities on all the interested
parties including the Web developer, the browser, assistive technology
manufacturers, end users, and government
Support of the global adoption of WCAG 2.0, or a mandate that is
flexible enough to provide for the latest version approved by W3C/WAI
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eInclusion Topics
Digital TV Accessibility and Contents
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Broader Context: Broadcasting activities moving from analogue to
digital technologies
Digital TV delivers better quality, more choices to consumers and
options for enhanced accessibility features
Digital TV switchover already started and to be completed by 2012 for
all of the European Union
Inclusive approach for digital television services, led by Digital Europe
members in a wider context of the television value chain (including
broadcasters), and in cooperation with user organisations
Work completed: Developed with the EU Commission, user groups
and other stakeholders Industry Self Commitment for accessible
digital TV (2008)
Implementation of DTV accessibility features according to the Industry
Self Commitment in the DTV line up across the EU in 2009
Industry Self Commitment can be shared with interested countries
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Digital TV Accessibility 2011
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Current development of a text to speech (TTS) specification with the
user groups (EDF, RNIB, ONCE)
Objective to create an international standard for TTS
Continues collaboration with the EU Commission, user groups and
other stakeholders to develop a knowledge base of Accessible Digital
TV
Regular dialogue with user groups of people with disabilities and the
elderly, as well as representatives of the EU Commission and
broadcasters, in order to influence positively the regulatory and
technology landscape
Promotion of accessibility with broadcasters to transmit audio
described programmes
Examples of accessibility services in programmes:
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Audio description - a narrative describing the action on the screen. Necessary
for a person with a visual impairment, welcomed by anyone
Subtitling and sign language interpretation - for hearing impaired and non-native
speakers to enjoy TV programmes
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Thank you.
Please contact for further details
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damir.filipovic@digitaleurope.org (Digital Europe Director Public Affairs)
ulrike.haltrich@eu.sony.com (Digital Europe eInclusion Working Group Chair)
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Back-up
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TECHNICAL & REGULATORY
eAccessibility
Digital Agenda
Enhancing digital literacy, skills and inclusion
Digital TV Accessibility and Contents
eInclusion
Mobile
Terminals
Commission Spectrum Policy
Short Range Devices
Online Child Protection
Spectrum
IMEI Security / Mob. Theft
Global Mob. Acceptance
Digital Agenda
extension to the consumer
& entertainment space
Professional Mobile Radio
Cognitive radio /
Software Defined Radio
Fighting Counterfeit Devices
Security Issue Group
EU Standardisation Policy
Initiatives
R&D
Stand. &
Interop.
European Interoperability
Framework
Procurement for innovation
European Standardisation
Framework
Mobile
Broadband
Project
Development on Safety, EMC, EMF
R&TTE Directive Revision
Framework Programme FP8
TRPG
Smart Grid Task Force
Smart
Grids
CEN/CENELEC Smart Grid group
Market
Access
3D TV
NLF Implementation /
Omnibus Project
Broadcast
ITC Mark
Implementation - eBook
Cooperation with broadcasting industry
Hybrid broadband broadcast
Video & broadcast requirements on networks
Coexistence of TV reception with new Mobile
Broadband services
Digital Radio Receivers
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ENVIRONMENT
JIG
Chemicals
Lot 3: PCs
Lot 4: Imaging
Equipment
EU RoHS Recast & Exemptions
REACH
Non-EU countries RoHS
Lot 5: TVs
Lot 6: Standby
Lot 11: Fans
Ecodesign
Directive
Lot 26: Network
Standby
EPG
Other
trends and
issues
Timber Directive
GHG
Non-EU regulations
DG ENTR Lot 2:
Resource Effiency
ICT4EE
DG ENTR Lot 3:
Multimedia
Product carbon footprint
Water Efficiency
Batteries
Waste
Ecolabelling
WEEE Recast
Energy Star Programme
Grenelle II
Russian energy labelling
Green Procurement
EE of ICT processes
EE of Other Sectors
Policy Options/Strategy
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DIGITAL ECONOMY
Copyright
Levies
Data Protection
Directive
Broadband strategy
Internet of Things
Cybercrime & Internal
Security Strategy
Telecoms Framework
Privacy &
Security
Market
Regulation
Next Generation Networks
Network &
information security
Net neutrality
Universal Service
DEPG
EU Patent
IPR Advocacy
Campaign
Consumer Acquis
Service Network Mapping
Intellectual
Property
Rights
Vision 2020/
Digital Agenda
Digital Single Market
eSkills
After Sales
eGovernment
Public Procurement
EU eGov Action Plan 2015
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TRADE
International Digital
Economy Agreement (IDEA)
International
Agreements
Information Technology Agreement
Free Trade Agreements
Short Term
Classification Issues
TPG
Modernised Customs
Code Implementing
Provisions (MCCIPs)
Reform of the
Harmonised System
under the WCO
Dual Use/Export
Control
China
India
Customs
Related Issues
Market Access to
Third Countries
Russia
Turkey
Rules of Origin
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