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"Mr President, the debate on the information society and globalisation may not prevent globalisation from happening and/or facilitate it; nonetheless, it helps us to decode the terms and conditions under which it comes about. Besides, this is our basic role as Members of the European Parliament: to identify the political components, the clashes, and to make provision for solutions to the economic and social problems which are caused.
European citizens are waiting for answers for the dynamic procedures which have a dramatic influence on their life in the twenty-first century. The International Telecommunications Union took the initiative for this first world summit on the information society held in Geneva, but the UN put its stamp on it, giving mainly developing countries the chance to claim equal opportunities for their citizens and to demand a fairer information society. Creating a solidarity fund is, in my opinion, the basic demand. Internet access and mobile telephone communication requirements need to be met by 2010, so that the most remote communities in developing world villages can have real access. The action plan is very important for this objective.
Of course, alongside everything discussed in Geneva, we expect other important initiatives to continue, such as the World Mass Media Observatory being promoted and the new European Security Agency due to start up at the beginning of 2004. These are necessary tools in dealing with the new conditions. However, there is also a whole series of issues which need to be answered. Electronic democracy is perhaps the core issue.
At the same time, however, we are also interested in the issues of education, health, intellectual property, security, human rights and economic and social practices. All these require their own operating framework within the digital environment. And the answers are not always easy.
That is why the European Union needs to monitor closely and be able to be present with its opinions. I am sorry the debate is being held so long after the summit, but we must act efficiently in the future if we are to be able to express our opinion at it."@en1
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