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EU information review of the year 2010
Ian ThomsonDirector, Cardiff EDC
Cardiff University
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
• This powerpoint presentation provides details of the main
developments in EU information and communication issues in 2010
• For more information click on the hyperlinks• (many hyperlinks are embedded in images)
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
EU information review of the year 2010
Key themes
• New Institutions, new faces
• Making the EU moretransparent
• Connecting with Citizens
• New media
EU information reviewof the year 2010
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
New InstitutionsNew faces
• European Council– A formal EU Institution– President of the European Council– New website
• European External Action Service– Independent of Commission & Council– High Representative of the Union for
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy– New website
New InstitutionsNew faces
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
EU information and communication policy:The situation in 2010…
European Commission: change of personnel
Goodbye to Margot Wallström & Siim Kallas
Welcome toViviane Reding
DG Communication & Publications Office
Maroš Šefčovič I-IR & Administration (ETI)
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
EU information and communication policy:The situation in 2010…
Commission plans communication revolutionEURACTIV, 30.08.10
Mrs Reding wants to bring about a ‘revolution’ and ‘culture shock’ in communication activities
• the Commission should be rebranded as the ‘government’ of the EU• greater personalisation centred on Mr Barroso• more centralisation in the delivery of messages• reshuffle of top officials in information & communication activities• greater professionalism
However, commentators are very criticalCommunicating Europe: Reding’s revolution
Blog: Grahnlaw, 02.09.10
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Key recommendations of European Parliament Resolution adopted on the 7 September 2010 on Communication
• Role for public service broadcasters and transnational media
• National governments and political parties should play a greater role in promoting EU
• Huge potential of social media
• Need to update school curricula
• Improve EU institutional communication
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European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Public Opinion and Europe:Elections, Referendums and Surveys
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Public Opinion and Europe:Elections, Referendums and Surveys
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
European Commission says:EU citizens favour stronger European economic governance75% of Europeans think that stronger coordination of economic and financial policies among EU Member States would be effective in fighting the economic crisis
EurActiv report says:Europeans losing faith in EuropeJust 42% of Europeans say they trust the European Union … down six percentage points in just six months
EUObserver report says:EU popularity plunges right across the blocPeople's confidence in the the European Union has dropped to record lows
Public Opinion and Europe:Elections, Referendums and Surveys
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
With the evidence of • low participation rates in the EP elections• the referendum results in Denmark, France, the Netherlands and Ireland• declining support for the EU in Eurobarometer opinion polls
Communicating Europe effectively has become an issue of major concern to the EU Institutions
• a need to professionalise the way information is communicated• a need to involve the Member States as well as other actors• a need to use new media to get information and messages across
However, the question still arises… Will more effective communication make citizens ‘love’ the EU or are the challenges greater or more complex?
Public Opinion and Europe:The challenge…
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Making the EU more transparentETI / Access to documents
3411 signed up [6.1.11]ETI will stay voluntaryShould Think Tanks join?Oct 2010: Transparency register to replace ‘Lobby register’
Proposal to amend Regulation1049/2001 still being negotiated
European Parliament Resolution adopted 25 November 2010: Considers that transparency, access to information and respect for the right to good administration are vital preconditions for maintaining citizens‘ confidence in the institutions’ ability to assert their rights
Making the EU more transparentETI / Access to documents
ECJ Judgement in Nov 2010: A blow for transparency
BrusselsLeaks
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Interactive Communication:Participatory democracy initiatives
NB: European Citizens’ Initiative
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Key themes
• The increasing role of new media– Digitisation– Web-streaming / radio and tv– Blogging– Social networks
• Twitter / Facebook etc
• The role of Google
New media in EU informationTaking advantage of Google and Web 2.0
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The increasing role of new mediaDigitisation / Radio and television
Publications Office Digital Library Project (PODL): Electronic
availability of all EU publications through EU Bookshop /
EU documents through EUR-LEX
EU supports Europeana: digitisation of Europe’s cultural heritage
The increasing role of new mediaDigitisation
Increasingly, information is only published electronically
Press Release IP/11/17Digital Agenda: ‘Comité des Sages’ calls for a
‘New Renaissance’ by bringing Europe's cultural heritage online
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The increasing role of new mediaDigitisation / Radio and television
2,810,000 documents on EUR-LEX12,000 documents added each year
23 official languages250,000,000 pages consulted
[2009 figures]
Looking forward:A new version of EUR-Lex for 2012
• Simple & Advanced search functions will be complemented by a ‘google-like’ search function• Pre-Lex will be more fully integrated into the database• An optimised integration of the EUROVOC thesaurus will introduce new and simple search facilities• TRANS-JAI, monitoring the inter-institutional procedures in the area of Freedom, Security and Justice, will be better integrated into EUR-Lex• Publication of a legally binding internet version of the Official Journal• Integration of semantic web elements in the new site’s functionalities
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The increasing role of new mediaUse by the European Commission
Photo / Audio / Video sourceson European Commissioners
European Commission uses video tocommunicate with the general public
and with stakeholders
European Commission commissions a large number of videos on key
policy areas for use by professionals
European Commission encouragesawareness of its new media
resources
The increasing use of new mediaUse by the European Commission
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
TV – Web-streaming for EU informationEU sources
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
TV – Web-streaming for EU informationNon-EU sources
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
European Public SphereDeveloping a pan-European debate through
newspapers, radio and television1. EUFeeds
2. European non-English language newspapers’ initiative3. PressEurop
1. Euranet2. A TV network?
Radio – TV – Newspapers for EU information
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The increasing role of new media Web 2.0: Blogs
EU officials compile blogs on information & communication issues
Blogs for EU information
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Blogs for EU information
Blog Aggregators bring together a selection of Europe focused blogs
A sample of blogs offering a range of insights on Europe
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
Increasing Increasing use of social networksof sociaIncreasing usIncreasing use of social networks
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The increasing role of new media Web 2.0: Twitter
Tweet Aggregators: attempts tobring together EU tweets
Who are the key players in the EU-twittersphere?
TweetLevel evaluates tweets
Many EU Institutions, officials, MEPs,Stakeholders and news sources are
using Twitter – although somequestion its value
The increasing role of new mediaWeb 2.0: Twitter
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The increasing role of new media Web 2.0: Facebook
Facebook is also being used by the European Union Institutions
(and by other European stakeholders)
The increasing role of new mediaWeb 2.0: Facebook
Is the EU focusingtoo much on social media?
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The role of Google
Google Translate now machine translates all 23 official EU languages
Google Public Data ExplorerUnemployment / Minimum wage / Inflation
Searching EUROPA through Google
Google in Europe
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The role of Google
Increasing ‘interest’ in the EU and Member States in Google activities…
Digitisation issuesCompetition issues
Data protection issues
Google in Europe
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The role of Google
Some examples of Google in Europe in 2010 •January 2010: French government review of digitisation aims to promote a French/European solution• January 2010: Google formally submits its views to the Commission on its EU2020 consultation• February 2010: Commission announces a preliminary investigation into complaints against Google’s Search engine advertising service• March 2010: Google and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage reach agreement to digitise works from Italian libraries• June 2010: Google to give European regulators rogue data as it admits WiFi privacy blunder• November 2010: Google and Hachette sign agreement to make out-of-print French books available• December 2010: European Commission launches Google probe• December 2010: Autorité de la Concurrence in France says that Google has a dominant position in online search advertising• December 2010: 13 European universities given grants from Google as part of the Digital Humanities Research Awards
Google in Europe
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
The role of Google
Google have their own blog dealing with their relations with the EU
and other European public policy issues
Love it or hate it …Google is important in the world of
European information
Google in Europe
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
European media initiativesTraining and Services for Media Professionals
European information review of the year 2010© Ian Thomson, Director, Cardiff EDC
EU information review of the year 2010
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