The 12010 digital libraries initiative: Europe's cultural and scientific information at the click of a mouse

摘要

Ladies and gentlemen. In September 2005, the Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Mrs. Viviane Reding, launched the digital libraries initiative. The initiative is part of i2010, the broader Commission strategy for the information society. It follows up a letter of 6 Heads of state and government, together representing two thirds of the population of the European Union. In this letter the Heads of state and government asked the European Commission to take steps to make Europe's cultural and scientific heritage accessible online and to work towards a European digital library. The Commission has reacted quickly in order to make concrete and rapid progress.