council resolut novemb industri aspect european union develop inform societi council european union regard treati establish european commun white paper growth competit employ submit brussel european council decemb recommend polici develop common inform area improv effici european inform commun technolog ict sector regard conclus corfu european council june report high level group chair mr bangemann europ global inform societi cann european council june emphas develop potenti growth sector multimedia potenti job creation promot inform societi call work continu establish regulatori framework enabl develop take care maintain cultur divers bear mind object equal access servic regard commiss commun juli europ inform societi action plan commiss commun methodolog implement applic inform societi regard green paper liber telecommun infrastructur cabl televis network octob council resolut novemb consid reaction challeng inform societi polit prioriti european union achiev object creat employ improv qualiti life citizen increas competit product system increas econom social cohes union consid inform commun technolog major import competit econom activ mobil invest import factor econom expans consid respons enterpris ensur improv industri competit public author foster competit environ creat legal regulatori framework ii consid develop inform societi twofold effect european industri gener influenc competit industri user infrastructur inform servic direct impact european inform industri supplier oper produc kind content provid inform servic user stress content industri great import futur inform societi inform servic industri expand consider recogn level accept servic part user decis factor effect develop inform societi substanti industri demand gener public privat telecommun network manag asssoci inform servic area content creation product consid expans inform commun technolog inform societi depend develop area applic identif applic gener high concentr advanc multimedia servic produc knock effect result boom suppli economi scale fundament central respons privat initi aim socio econom area consider state particip public administr health educ environ public commun network suppli public network account major proport demand switch transmiss equip complex system supervis administ network businesss commun prospect growth develop societi busi demand head larg industri group financi sector interconnect privat network gener signific special demand hardwar softwar suppli user suppli domest user basic requir secur demand make develop inform societi network servic viabl profession equip home emploi worker small busi type consult distribut gener rapidli expand demand emphas import complet process liber telecommun begun european union accord timet laid recogn gener term european industri excel posit technolog product field telecommun equip solid industri base audiovisu industri consider capac softwar develop vulner aspect stress constant made organ firm product method develop inform societi make critic contribut elimin region disadvantag strengthen econom social cohes european union iii call commiss promot european union polici strategi action implement research develop framework programm develop inform commun technolog industri pai special attent small medium size enterpris conduct studi effect inform societi competit sector econom activ start current situat european industri propos initi contribut improv posit world context initi part polici accompani process liber telecommun european union initi encourag applic exist commun instrument effici coordin pursu initi contribut promot content industri inform servic take account implic industri gener continu examin pilot project experi european level member state relat develop inform societi encourag dissemin result practic account current futur research develop framework programm prioriti consist result abovement analys promot develop industri greatest extent part polici potenti offer joint action union member state level intend encourag closer cooper european enterpris case small medium size enterpris increas work standard facilit rapid introduct servic access exchang inform continu analysi obstacl legal regulatori implic link develop open competit environ submit council commun action envisag union level creation competit industri area capabl respond challeng expect aris inform societi inform council period follow initi relat specif industri aspect inform societi