Welcome!
The launch of the OISTU portal
Dear Reader, you are visiting a portal that deals with the take-up and impacts of information economy and society developments in the Eastern Member States of the European Union as well as in the countries of Southeast Europe. On this portal, you will find the relevant data, studies, reports collected in relation to this topical and geographical approach.
We all know that the contribution of the use of ICTs and information society to growth in the enlarged European Union is crucial. The documents presenting and analysing the ICT related aspects of the renewal of the Lisbon strategy (either the official ones, produced by the Commission, as the Europe 2010[1], or the ones produced by independent analysts[2]) have increasingly emphasized the role played by information and communication technologies in shaping growth and employment creation in the European Union.
The main aim of the OISTU project is to support the development of regional, national and European Information Society policies in the context of the renewed Lisbon Agenda.
The Observatory will be a tool for knowledge-building and networking in the field of Information Society developments for the actors of the Eastern EU Member States and in Southeast Europe, in order to support and initiate the discussion relevant for the development of information economy and society and for its impact on key objectives of Europe.
For further information on the project, please visit: About OISTU
[1] European Commission (2005), “i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions, COM(2007) 146 final, SE(2005) 717 link
[2] Bart van Ark*, Mary O’Mahony** and Gerard Ypma* (ed.): THE EU KLEMS PRODUCTIVITY REPORT. An Overview of Results from the EU KLEMS Growth and Productivity Accounts for the European Union, EU Member States and Major Other Countries in the World. Groningen, 2007 link