Decision 2001/48 - 2001/48/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2000 adopting a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
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  5. 32001D0048
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Current status

This decision was in effect from January 15, 2001 until January 18, 2005.

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Key information

official title

2001/48/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2000 adopting a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2001/48
Original proposal COM(2000)323 EN
CELEX number81 32001D0048

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Key dates

Document 22-12-2000
Publication in Official Journal 18-01-2001; Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 026,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 026,OJ L 14, 18.1.2001
Effect 15-01-2001; Entry into force Date notif.
End of validity 18-01-2005; End of programme See Art. 3
Notification 15-01-2001

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Legislative text

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32001D0048

2001/48/EC: Council Decision of 22 December 2000 adopting a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society

Official Journal L 014 , 18/01/2001 P. 0032 - 0040

Council Decision

of 22 December 2000

adopting a multiannual Community programme to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks and to promote linguistic diversity in the information society

(2001/48/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 157(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(4),

Whereas:

  • (1) 
    The evolution towards an information and knowledge society should influence the life of every citizen in the European Union by, inter alia, affording new means of gaining access to knowledge and new ways of acquiring knowledge.
  • (2) 
    The Lisbon Summit stressed the need to bridge the digital divide in the emerging information society and to strengthen social cohesion.
  • (3) 
    Digital content plays a predominant role in this evolution. Four million Europeans are currently employed in the content sector. Content production has given rise to rapid job creation in recent years and continues to do so. Most of these jobs are created in small emerging companies. This will radically change the conditions of access to knowledge or acquisition of it, and thus constitutes an essential asset for economic growth, enterprise and employment, and enhancing the professional, social and cultural development, and the creativity and innovative capacity of the citizens of Europe now and in the future.
  • (4) 
    The economic and social potential of the development of digital content extends to the culture, education, training and leisure sectors.
  • (5) 
    The structures and business environment of the content industries are changing fast.
  • (6) 
    Respect for intellectual property and labelling of works are preconditions for increased distribution and exploitation of digital content on global networks.
  • (7) 
    There are numerous barriers to the full development of the European content industries and markets.
  • (8) 
    The Bonn ministerial declaration, issued at the conference of 6 to 8 July 1997 on the role of global networks for the information society, devotes special interest to the Internet commercial developments, thus forming the basis for the continuing discussions on Internet content, management issues and electronic commerce.
  • (9) 
    On 8 December 1999 the Commission adopted the eEurope initiative which was subsequently welcomed by Member States at the Helsinki European Council of 10 and 11 December 1999.
  • (10) 
    The Council has underlined, in its conclusions adopted on 17 December 1999(5) on culture industries and employment in Europe, that progress in communication technology and the information society has substantially increased the number of distribution channels, which has boosted demand for new programme content.
  • (11) 
    On 23 and 24 March 2000 the European Council in Lisbon specifically recognised the role of the content industries in creating added value by exploiting and networking European cultural diversity.
  • (12) 
    Community actions undertaken concerning the content of information should respect the Union's multilingual and multicultural character and encourage initiatives that facilitate access to digital information in the languages of present and candidate countries.
  • (13) 
    The interim...

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Original proposal

 

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  • 1. 
    The proposed programme aims at certain aspects of the digital content sector and not at the more traditional areas of content exploitation (e.g. print publishing). This proposal complements the one put forward covering the audiovisual sector (for the Commission's audiovisual policy see the document COM(1999) 657 final, 14.12.1999), MEDIAplus (COM(1999) 658 final).

     
  • 2. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 3. 
    Wireless Application Protocol.

     
  • 4. 
    General Packet Radio Service.

     
  • 5. 
    Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

     
  • 6. 
    Gemini Consulting, September 1998.

     
  • 7. 
    INFO2000 (1996-1999), a programme aimed at stimulating the development and use of multimedia content - Council Decision 96/339/EC of 20 May 1996 (OJ L 129, 30.5.1996, p. 24).

     
  • 8. 
    Multilingual Information Society Initiative (1996-1999) - Council Decision 96/664/EC of 21 November 1996 (OJ L 306, 28.11.1996, p. 40).

     
  • 9. 
    European Information Technology Observatory, 2000. Content data include Media Publishing, Marketing and Advertising sectors. Market size and employment data are confirmed by OECD reports.

     
  • 10. 
    Digital Media Alliance, Recommendation for growth, 1998.

     
  • 11. 
    Creative Industries Task Force, Mapping Document, UK, 1998.

     
  • 12. 
    Information as a raw Material for Innovation, Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie, 1998.

     
  • 13. 
    European Council on employment, 20-21 November 1997, Luxembourg.

     
  • 14. 
    Culture 2000 Programme - Council Decision 2000/508/EC of 14 February 2000 (OJ L 63, 10.3.2000, p. 1).

     
  • 15. 
    NUA Internet Surveys, www.nua.ie.

     
  • 16. 
    See: Towards an Information Society approach, Green Paper on the convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors, and the implications for regulation, COM(1997) 623, 3.12.1997. The analysis presented is backed up by the results of the extensive public consultation which followed the Green Paper, SEC(1998) 1284 final.

     
  • 17. 
    Towards a new Framework for Electronic Communications Infrastructure and associated services - The 1999 Communications Review, COM(1999) 539 final, 10.11.1999, COM(2000) 239 final, 26.4.2000.

     
  • 18. 
    COM(97) 628 final, 10.12.1997.

     
  • 19. 
    The implementation of this package is closely monitored (e.g. Fifth report on the implementation of the telecommunication regulatory package of 11.11.1999).

     
  • 20. 
    Metadata are 'data about data', designed to help to identify existing information and locate it.

     
  • 21. 
    Commission services extrapolation from French data, 1999.

     
  • 22. 
    COM(1998) 585.

     
  • 23. 
    eEurope progress report, Lisbon 23 - 24 March 2000.

     
  • 24. 
    Wireless Application Protocol.

     
  • 25. 
    OJ C

     
  • 26. 
    OJ C

     
  • 27. 
    OJ C

     
  • 28. 
    OJ C

     
  • 29. 
    COM(1999) 687.

     
  • 30. 
    OJ L 129, 30.5.1996, p. 24.

     
  • 31. 
    OJ L 306, 28.11.1996, p. 40.

     
  • 32. 
    COM(1998) 585.

     
  • 33. 
    OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

     
  • 34. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 35. 
    The proposed programme aims at certain aspects of the digital content sector and not at the more traditional areas of content exploitation (e.g. print publishing). This proposal complements the one put forward covering the audiovisual sector (for the Commission's audiovisual policy see the document COM(1999) 657 final, 14.12.1999), MEDIAplus (COM(1999) 658 final).

     
  • 36. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 37. 
    The proposed programme aims at certain aspects of the digital content sector and not at the more traditional areas of content exploitation (e.g. print publishing). This proposal complements the one put forward covering the audiovisual sector (for the Commission's audiovisual policy see the document COM(1999) 657 final, 14.12.1999), MEDIAplus (COM(1999) 658 final).

     
  • 38. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 39. 
    Wireless Application Protocol.

     
  • 40. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 41. 
    The proposed programme aims at certain aspects of the digital content sector and not at the more traditional areas of content exploitation (e.g. print publishing). This proposal complements the one put forward covering the audiovisual sector (for the Commission's audiovisual policy see the document COM(1999) 657 final, 14.12.1999), MEDIAplus (COM(1999) 658 final).

     
  • 42. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 43. 
    Wireless Application Protocol.

     
  • 44. 
    General Packet Radio Service.

     
  • 45. 
    Universal Mobile Telecommunications System.

     
  • 46. 
    Gemini Consulting, September 1998.

     
  • 47. 
    INFO2000 (1996-1999), a programme aimed at stimulating the development and use of multimedia content - Council Decision 96/339/EC of 20 May 1996 (OJ L 129, 30.5.1996, p. 24).

     
  • 48. 
    Multilingual Information Society Initiative (1996-1999) - Council Decision 96/664/EC of 21 November 1996 (OJ L 306, 28.11.1996, p. 40).

     
  • 49. 
    European Information Technology Observatory, 2000. Content data include Media Publishing, Marketing and Advertising sectors. Market size and employment data are confirmed by OECD reports.

     
  • 50. 
    Digital Media Alliance, Recommendation for growth, 1998.

     
  • 51. 
    Creative Industries Task Force, Mapping Document, UK, 1998.

     
  • 52. 
    Information as a raw Material for Innovation, Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie, 1998.

     
  • 53. 
    European Council on employment, 20-21 November 1997, Luxembourg.

     
  • 54. 
    Culture 2000 Programme - Council Decision 2000/508/EC of 14 February 2000 (OJ L 63, 10.3.2000, p.

    1).

     
  • 55. 
    NUA Internet Surveys, www.nua.ie.

     
  • 56. 
    See: Towards an Information Society approach, Green Paper on the convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors, and the implications for regulation, COM(1997) 623, 3.12.1997. The analysis presented is backed up by the results of the extensive public consultation which followed the Green Paper, SEC(1998) 1284 final.

     
  • 57. 
    Towards a new Framework for Electronic Communications Infrastructure and associated services - The 1999 Communications Review, COM(1999) 539 final, 10.11.1999, COM(2000) 239 final, 26.4.2000.

     
  • 58. 
    COM(97) 628 final, 10.12.1997.

     
  • 59. 
    The implementation of this package is closely monitored (e.g. Fifth report on the implementation of the telecommunication regulatory package of 11.11.1999).

     
  • 60. 
    Metadata are 'data about data', designed to help to identify existing information and locate it.

     
  • 61. 
    Commission services extrapolation from French data, 1999.

     
  • 62. 
    COM(1998) 585.

     
  • 63. 
    eEurope progress report, Lisbon 23 - 24 March 2000.

     
  • 64. 
    Wireless Application Protocol.

     
  • 65. 
    OJ C

     
  • 66. 
    OJ C

     
  • 67. 
    OJ C

     
  • 68. 
    OJ C

     
  • 69. 
    COM(1999) 687.

     
  • 70. 
    OJ L 129, 30.5.1996, p. 24.

     
  • 71. 
    OJ L 306, 28.11.1996, p. 40.

     
  • 72. 
    COM(1998) 585.

     
  • 73. 
    OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

     
  • 74. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 75. 
    The proposed programme aims at certain aspects of the digital content sector and not at the more traditional areas of content exploitation (e.g. print publishing). This proposal complements the one put forward covering the audiovisual sector (for the Commission's audiovisual policy see the document COM(1999) 657 final, 14.12.1999), MEDIAplus (COM(1999) 658 final).

     
  • 76. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 77. 
    The proposed programme aims at certain aspects of the digital content sector and not at the more traditional areas of content exploitation (e.g. print publishing). This proposal complements the one put forward covering the audiovisual sector (for the Commission's audiovisual policy see the document COM(1999) 657 final, 14.12.1999), MEDIAplus (COM(1999) 658 final).

     
  • 78. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 79. 
    Wireless Application Protocol.

     
  • 80. 
    Lisbon European Council, Presidency Conclusions, Lisbon 23-24 March 2000.

     
  • 81. 
    Deze databank van de Europese Unie biedt de mogelijkheid de actuele werkzaamheden (workflow) van de Europese instellingen (Europees Parlement, Raad, ESC, Comité van de Regio's, Europese Centrale Bank, Hof van Justitie enz.) te volgen. EURlex volgt alle voorstellen (zoals wetgevende en begrotingsdossiers) en mededelingen van de Commissie, vanaf het moment dat ze aan de Raad of het Europees Parlement worden voorgelegd.
     
  • 82. 
    EUR-lex provides an overview of the proposal, amendments, citations and legality.