A CONNECTed Service for the Connected Continent - Main contents

[A joint blog today with Robert Madelin, Director General of my Services]

The world moves fast these days: we need to move fast with it. Today we relaunch the department of the European Commission leading on the Digital Agenda for Europe.

The new services - now called DG CONNECT (in full, the Directorate General for Communication Networks, Content and Technology) will replace the old DG INFSO. A new structure will let it focus on many important new policy areas like the cloud or internet security - as well as important tools like sharing knowledge, and coordinating with stakeholders. More than that, it should bring a whole new culture: one based even more on teamwork, flexibility and transparency.

Now in Europe it’s a time of great uncertainty, and high unemployment. But the staff of DG CONNECT have a very clear job - including to boost Europe’s economy through the digital agenda, to support a sustainable, secure society, and to carry out the radically modernised research and innovation that can fuel our future.

Follow these links for the new website of DG CONNECT, the detailed structure of the new department, and Neelie’s own site - also revamped and relaunched today.

Neelie Kroes and Robert Madelin