» PRESENTATION
Weakened by the burst of the financial bubble and
the reversal of the economic climate, the Information
Technology and Communications sectors are on the
receiving-end of major enquiries concerning the
conditions needed for a rebound, the services and
products likely to generate consumer interest and
the sectorial re-organisation resulting from the
turbulent situation. IDATE’s 2002 International
Conference will seek to tackle these issues by examining
Europe’s place in the DigiWorld:
» What
can be said of European markets, and those features
which distinguish them? How are they positioned
when compared to the large North-American or Asian
markets (size, profitability, offer deployment
and level of service penetration, …)?
» Where
can growth be expected in Europe, notably in those
fields that are likely to boost the markets (mobile,
internet services and broadband access, digital
TV, …)?
» What
new organisation is taking place in the various
sectors, during this era marked by consolidation
and major players’ deployment of pan-European
or International strategies?
» How
efficient is Public Policy on the national and
EU levels in terms of: competing regulatory frameworks,
research policies and support for existing initiatives?
IDATE’s 2002 International
Conference has set itself the task of addressing the
many issues surrounding the selected theme through
a combination of:
» investigation
of the global state of affairs, with
the aid of sectorial analysis presented by IDATE
experts,
» case studies highlighting
the best practices in a geographic
market or sector and presenting market regulatory
and organisational models,
» viewpoints
presented by the directors of leading corporations
and public policy heads,
» round table debates:
forums for contrasting views, leading to debate
amongst Conference participants.
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