Csilla Lampert Ministry of Economic Affairs, Hungary

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Csilla LampertMinistry of Economic Affairs,
Hungary

• The link between policy for the accession to EU
  and policy for the access to IS
• (Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia)

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EU-CEEC co-operation on IS

• Moving of the world economy from an industrial
  society to the information society.
• EU-CEEC co-operation in IS.
• Development of a national strategy or action plan
  for IS.
• Setting up of a national co-ordination mechanism
  for IS development.
• Regulatory and technological development in
  telecommunications
• Introduction of IS applications in the field of
  state administration, science, education,
  culture, health care. Etc.
• Introduction of special measures to mobilise
  industry and to involve small and medium-sized
  enterprises (SMEs).

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Current and past IST projects

• Targets of e-Europe.
• By the end of 2001.
• By the end of 2002.
• By the end 2003.
• Current and past IST projects
• Bangemann Report
• CAPE project
• 23-24 March 2000, Lisbon
• 11-12 May, Warsaw
• European Survey of the IS (ESIS, ESIS II)
• 5th Research and Technical Development Framework
  Programme.

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Hungary

• Action Plan (30th March 2001.)
• Szechenyi Plan
• Information and Communication Technology Research
• Objectives of the program.
• The government development subprogram.
• Subprogram for improving the availability of and
  access to up-to date information and
  communication devices.
• Subprogram for laying down the foundation of an
  electric economy.
• The information culture and content-development
  subprogram.
• The quality of life and awareness-raising
  subprogram

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Other Eastern European Countries

• Poland
• Action Plan
• Czech Republic
• Slovakia

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Eastern Europe E-readiness

• The 3 categories - the leaders, the adopters and
  the latecomers - of the 60 countries included in
  the e-business-readiness rankings.
• Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic ranked
  28,29 and 30 respectively.
• Slovakia ranked 37.