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The European Commission has launched in December 1999 the eEurope initiative which aims at accelerating positive change in the Union and at bringing the benefits of the Information Society within the reach of all Europeans. The main objectives of eEurope are: "Bringing every citizen, home and school, every business and administration into the digital age and online; creating a digitally literate Europe, supported by an entrepreneurial culture ready to finance and develop new ideas; ensuring the whole process is socially inclusive, builds consumer trust and strengthens social cohesion." An Action Plan for eEurope has been adopted in June 2000 and includes three main lines to be implemented before the end of 2002. It aims at a cheaper, faster and secure Internet, at investing in people and skills and stimulating the use of the Internet. The IST programme and eEurope have inter-linked objectives and operate at complementary and interrelated time scales. The programme in the 2002 time frame will contribute to eEurope mainly through its dissemination activities, take-up and demonstration actions in several sectors including electronic commerce, smart cards, health, education, transport and in the upgrade of the research networking infrastructure. Several of the priority objectives of eEurope have a socio-economic dimension that is also inherent in the IST programme. Thus, results achieved in the IST Programme will contribute to the objectives of eEurope.
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