Comment Neelie (Kroes)

Making speeches talk

Politicians' speeches are important for shaping the policy debate, but they are too often designed as one-way messages.

We want to open up conversations around them, by making speeches commentable phrase by phrase.

Where best to start than from the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes?

So just select a speech below and click on the phrases that you want to comment.

Latest speeches

Electronics for Europe

SPEECH/13/447 - Brussels, 2013-05-23 - Press Conference on launch of European strategy for micro- and nano-electronic components and system
0 comments

The Economic and social benefits of big data

SPEECH/13/450 - Brussels, 2013-05-23 - Webcast Conference on Big Data
0 comments

Innovation isn't just for the young

SPEECH/13/430 - Brussels, 2013-05-17 - AGE Platform Europe General Assembly
3 comments

The Digitisation of our Economies

SPEECH/13/414 - Brussels, 2013-05-16 - 11th European Business Summit
0 comments

Exploiting the potential of eHealth

SPEECH/13/401 - Dublin, 2013-05-13 - E-Health High Level Conference
1 comments

Photonics for Europe

SPEECH/13/376 - Brussels, 2013-04-29 - Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2013
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ICT and Women

SPEECH/13/366 - Brussels, 2013-04-25 - European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy public hearing on Women in ICT
12 comments

Celebrating the best start-up talent

SPEECH/13/358 - Amsterdam, 2013-04-24 - 'Europioneers' European Tech Entrepreneur of the Year Awards ceremony
1 comments

The Future of Media

SPEECH/13/355 - Brussels, 2013-04-23 - Future Media Lab. Annual Conference by EMMA (European Magazine Media Association)
4 comments

Your Europe, Your Future

SPEECH/13/328 - Brussels, 2013-04-18 - 'Your Europe, Your Say 2013' European Economic and Social Committee youngsters conference
5 comments

Getting every home and town in Europe "broadband ready"

SPEECH/13/263 - Brussels, 2013-03-26 - Press conference on Commission draft regulation to cut broadband installation costs
8 comments

A digital France in a digital Europe

SPEECH/13/270 - Paris, 2013-03-26 - "Le Numérique, au cœur de la Future Croissance Européenne", EuropaNova debate co
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The big data revolution

SPEECH/13/261 - Brussels, 2013-03-26 - EIT Foundation Annual Innovation Forum
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Making Europe the home of eBooks

SPEECH/13/262 - Paris, 2013-03-25 - "Le Numérique, au coeur de la future croissance européenne" event organised by EuropaN
2 comments

SPEECH/13/252 - Dublin, 2013-03-22 - "Media Pluralism and Freedom in a Connected Europe" seminar
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SPEECH/13/244 - , 2013-03-20 - Dialogue with European Parliament ITRE Committee
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Opening up Scientific Data

SPEECH/13/236 - Stockholm, 2013-03-18 - Launch of the Research Data Alliance
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A broadband boost for the UK and Europe

SPEECH/13/217 - London, 2013-03-13 - "Perspectives for Mobile and Broadband in the UK 2020" EIF-DPA Joint Event
9 comments

Speech: My advice to young women

SPEECH/13/208 - Amsterdam, 2013-03-08 - Women on Top seminar
0 comments

The digital economy delivers jobs: FACT

SPEECH/13/181 - Brussels, 2013-03-04 - The Grand Coalition for ICT skills and jobs conference
6 comments

Most discussed speeches

Research and Innovation in ICT: Time for radical change?

SPEECH/12/636 - Brussels, 2012-09-25 - Open Forum Europe
51 comments

The Digital Agenda two years on: is Europe well-placed?

SPEECH/12/483 - Brussels, 2012-06-22 - Digital Agenda Assembly
29 comments

Making online transactions easier, more trustworthy and more transparent

SPEECH/12/03 - Brussels, 2012-01-11 - Remarks at Press Conference on eCommerce Action Plan Communication
16 comments

Internet security: everyone's responsibility

SPEECH/12/68 - 5 February 2012, 2012-02-06 - 48th Munich Security Conference
14 comments

Innovating for Europe

SPEECH-NC/11/30 - Rome, Italy, 2011-11-30 - European Forum for Innovation Conference programme: http://efi.eai.eu/
12 comments

Creativity for the Creative Sector: Entertaining Europe in the Electronic Age

SPEECH/12/30 - Brussels, 2012-01-24 - European Parliament Intellectual Property Forum, European Parliament
12 comments

A European Strategy for Internet Security

SPEECH/12/204 - Brussels, 2012-03-21 - High Level Public-Private Security Roundtable
12 comments

ICT and Women

SPEECH/13/366 - Brussels, 2013-04-25 - European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy public hearing on Women in ICT
12 comments

"Build, Connect, Grow": The road towards borderless eGovernment

SPEECH/11/767 - Poznan, 2011-11-17 - 6th Ministerial eGovernment Conference, Poznan
9 comments

Incentives to invest in the future: creating an open, competitive telecoms market

SPEECH/11/815 - Brussels, 2011-11-28 - Speech to ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association)
9 comments

Transforming learning through technology – new tools for teachers, new opportunities for students

SPEECH/11/836 - Berlin, 2011-12-01 - 17th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
9 comments

Setting up the European Cloud Partnership

SPEECH/12/38 - Davos, 2012-01-26 - World Economic Forum
9 comments

A broadband boost for the UK and Europe

SPEECH/13/217 - London, 2013-03-13 - "Perspectives for Mobile and Broadband in the UK 2020" EIF-DPA Joint Event
9 comments

What does it mean to be open online?

SPEECH/12/275 - Lyon, 2012-04-19 - World Wide Web Conference 2012
8 comments

Making Open Access a reality for Science

SPEECH/12/392 - , 2012-05-29 -
8 comments

Digital technology and copyright can fit together

SPEECH/13/96 - Brussels, 2013-02-04 - Stakeholders dialogue on copyright "Licences for Europe"
8 comments

Getting every home and town in Europe "broadband ready"

SPEECH/13/263 - Brussels, 2013-03-26 - Press conference on Commission draft regulation to cut broadband installation costs
8 comments

End of Year Message

SPEECH-NC/12/21 - Brussels, Belgium, 2011-12-21 - Youtube
7 comments

Ingredients for ICT success in Italy

SPEECH/12/259 - Rome, 2012-04-11 - Italian Digital Agenda Annual Forum (Confindustria Digitale)
7 comments

Internet Freedom

SPEECH/12/326 - Berlin, 2012-05-04 - Re:publica conference "The European public on the Net"
6 comments