Memo: European Union, Jordan and Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministers in charge of the Digital Economy launch new digital cooperation initiatives

Digital Economy Ministers and representatives of ministries, UfM Secretariat, telecoms regulators, development banks and EU institutions pledged on the 30 of September 2014 closer cooperation to reap the benefits of the digital economy for Euro-Mediterranean citizens, consumers and businesses.

Gathered in Brussels for Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Ministerial meeting on 30 September 2014, participants agreed to forge closer ties on the use of open data and e-government, and to step-up dialogue between national telecoms regulators around the Mediterranean. They also agreed to improve connectivity between scientific and research communities and to work on a long-term eHealth cooperation strategy.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/14/641: Working Together for the Digital Economy http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-641_en.htm

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