Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2017-05-31-Speech-1-295-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2017-05-31"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Digitising European industry - Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (debate)2
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lpv:document identification number	"en.20170531.20.1-295-000"2
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lpv:speaker	lp:Seán Kelly2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the EU needs faster and higher quality connectivity for all Europeans. This is essential if we are to establish a digital single market. Ensuring access to broadband across all the Member States and implementing new-generation networks are two of the most important issues for the success of the digital agenda. The creation of a European society where all citizens have access to fast and high quality internet connection is essential in opening up the digital single market, not just for urban areas but everywhere. In my own country, the digitalisation of rural Ireland is akin to the electrification of Ireland over half a century ago. The influence of the digital economy will be the driving force in balancing the rural economic environment. Leading the way, as a demonstration of what is possible if rural communities are given access to high-speed broadband, is the Ludgate Hub in my own constituency in Skibbereen in County Cork – a little town, by the way, that produced five European rowing champions last weekend. The objective of the Ludgate Hub is to facilitate 75 digitally working entrepreneurs, thus creating a wealth of new jobs in the West Cork area. Already the effects of the initiative are producing clear results, with a number of start-ups and young entrepreneurs relocating to the area – an area that has seen a huge decline in population in recent times, as young professionals were forced to move away to larger towns and cities in search of employment opportunities. We need many more Skibbereens. We need the digital single market. We need these proposals."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion (2016-06-24--2017-12-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Seán Kelly (PPE )."1
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