Minister publishes Information Society report
The Minister for the Information Society, Mary Hanafin, today published the second progress report on 'New Connections', the Government's Action Plan for developing the Information Society.
The report outlines progress achieved over the past 12 months on seven policy strands - Telecommunication Infrastructure, Legal & Regulatory Environment, eGovernment, eBusiness; R&D, Lifelong Learning and eInclusion.
"This progress report is timely, coming at the conclusion of e-week, and merging into tomorrow's historic Day of Welcomes to mark the enlargement of the European Union," said Minister Hanafin.
"The deepening of European integration will enable new social and economic connections between 470 million citizens across the enlarged EU."
She added that, with further e-Inclusion initiatives being undertaken this year, the Government would continue to show how technology can make a real difference to people's lives.
"The Information Society is not something vague that has yet to emerge - it is here already. We are all participants to some degree or other. Technology, whilst important, is merely the enabler ? It is our citizens who are of paramount importance in the Information Society equation," the Minister stressed.
