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The Palgrave Handbook of European Media Policy pp 202–217Cite as

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Here Comes the Revolution — the European Digital Agenda

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The challenge of building an inclusive, equitable and sustainable European information society is at the heart of A Digital Agenda for Europe (European Commission, 2010a). These aspirations are not themselves very controversial. They become so, however, when the strategies aimed at achieving them are examined with respect to the emphasis that is given to supply-side and demand-side means of policy intervention. Should policy-makers privilege supply-side measures aimed at stimulating digital technology innovation and economic growth and competitiveness, or, alternatively, should they give at least as much, or greater, emphasis to demand-side measures tofoster citizen capabilities for taking advantage of ICT-based networks and services? The Digital Agenda is the latest in a series of strategic EU initiatives. The EC’s DG Communications Net-works, Content and Technology oversees it, perhaps signifying a rebalancing of policy priorities given the name change from information society and media in mid-2012.

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Mansell, R. (2014). Here Comes the Revolution — the European Digital Agenda. In: Donders, K., Pauwels, C., Loisen, J. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of European Media Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137032195_12

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