Oettinger’s digital plans focus on better infrastructure

In his opening address to MEPs on the 29 September 2015, the EU’s incoming digital commissioner Gunther Oettinger emphasised infrastructure as key to Europe’s so-called digital economy.

MEPs grilled the 61-year old German politician in a three-hour session where he fielded questions ranging from cyber security to big data, the cloud, data protection and net neutrality.

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European Parliament: Briefing: Gunther Oettinger http://www.europarl.europa.eu/EPRS/Commissioner_hearings/EPRS-Briefing-538928-Digital-Economy-and-Society-FINAL.pdf

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