Brussels is buzzing with ideas for a new technology agenda. The European Commission recently distributed a questionnaire on the post-i2010 Initiative and the EU's Swedish Presidency is seeking views on a Green Knowledge Society . Not to be outdone, the European Parliament's European Internet Foundation (EIF) has just published a paper on the Europe of 2025, including room to comment on their site. The Foundation is a Parliamentarian led organisation funded by businesses (full disclosure: Google is a member ) and industry trade associations.cloud computing at the technology workshop . Debates also took place on economic and socio-political issues.Wikipedia . It's not so much the technology in itself is not so exciting; what's cool is how humans adapt it to accelerate our natural inclinations to communicate and share ideas. This concept of "mass collaboration" is fueling debate about intellectual property rules (our recent submission can be found here ) and whether Europe needs to join with the FCC to promote a strong set of net freedoms.consultation on Europe's data protection directive is underway and it will have the challenge of balancing data-driven growth & jobs while protecting fundamental rights.some policy proposals back in June. You may want also to take a look this recent speech by our CEO Eric Schmidt, which provides a real vision of the opportunity.Posted by Simon Hampton, Director of Public Policy
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