What is sustainable connectivity?

Ville VarjolaAdviser on Economic Affairs

European External Action ServiceAsia and Pacific

1. What is connectivity?2. Concept of sustainable connectivity3. EU internal market: regulating connectivity4. Future of sustainable connectivity5. Partnerships for sustainable connectivity6. Financing sustainable connectivity7. Human dimension of connectivity8. The EU strategy on connecting Europe and Asia

Overview

Connectivity = Transport + Energy + Digital

Physical connections + 'software' People to People

1. What is connectivity?

Sustainable Connectivity =Sustainability

(environmental, economic, fiscal, social) +Level playing field

2. Concept of sustainable connectivity

EU internal marketAn example of sustainable connectivity

Environmental impact assessmentsEconomic impact assessments

Right to appealData protection and access to information

Social rightsOpen and transparent procurement rules

Level playing fieldNon-discrimination

3. EU internal market

Internet and mobile broadbandElectrification of transport

Transition to renewable energy

Electricity storageArtificial intelligenceDistributed ledgers

4. Future sustainable connectivity

Bilateral partnershipsRegional partnerships

International organisations and conventionsStandardisation

5. Partnerships for sustainable connectivity

Domestic resource mobilisationPublic and private finance

EU instruments: MFF 2021-2017Cooperation with MS and third countries

Cooperation with International Financial InstitutionsSustainable finance and level playing field

6. Financing sustainable connectivity

EducationResearch Innovation

Culture Tourism

7. Human dimension

Regulating connectivityEU experience of networks

Partnerships for sustainable connectivityComprehensive financial framework

Adoption by the Commission: September 2018Council Conclusions: October 2018

8. EU strategy on connecting Europe and Asia

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