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Source: The European Future Internet Public-Private Partnership<\/a><\/p>\n

With over a billion users world-wide, the Internet is one of history\u2019s great success stories. Its global, integrated communications infrastructures and service platforms underpin the fabric of the European economy and society. Yet today\u2019s Internet was designed in the 1970s, for purposes that bear little resemblance to current and future usage scenarios. Mismatches between the original design goals and how the Internet is being used are beginning to hamper its potential. Many challenges in the areas of technology, business, society and governance will have to be overcome if the future development of the Internet is to sustain the networked society of tomorrow.<\/p>\n

To answer these challenges,\u00a0the European Commission has launched the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership Programme (FI-PPP)<\/a>. The main goal is to advance a shared vision for harmonised European-scale technology platforms and their implementation, as well as the integration and harmonisation of the relevant policy, legal, political and regulatory frameworks. As set forth in the Digital Agenda for Europe, these are considered to be prerequisites for realizing a European online Digital Single Market (DSM) and, more broadly, an inclusive knowledge society.<\/p>\n

PROGRAMME AIMS:<\/p>\n