"... Five years ago, the lack of knowledge about the working
of technology in the European Parliament was such that I organised a
series of workshops called Nerds in the Parliament. Expert speakers
discussed with MEPs topics such as copyright, what happens when you
press 'send' of an email, and the blocking of websites. It was mainly
thanks to the rapid digital developments during the past 5 years that
the European Parliament has been forced to get up to speed when it comes
to topics related to the digital agenda.
The European Parliament must take its responsibility to make Europe
the smartest and most connected continent. Currently, digital issues are
dealt with in a fragmented way. Creating one committee for Digital
Affairs and Technology, responsible for all digital themes, from net
neutrality to copyright and from cyber security to internet governance,
should allow for a better strategizing and for smarter allocation of
knowledge and resources. With more focus should come more impact. This
should allow us to work towards becoming a global digital leader and to
properly steer the work of the next Commissioner for Europe's Digital
Agenda..."
Marietje Schaake, Dutch liberal MEP
read full article at http://www.euractiv.com/people/marietje-schaake
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