The term ‘Digital Single Market Strategy’ seen in the news refers to
Answer & explanation
Answer: (c) EU
The Digital Single Market Strategy is a European Commission plan, adopted on 6 May 2015, to turn the separate national digital markets of the European Union into one market by removing barriers to cross-border online activity.
- ✓ (c) The strategy was adopted by the European Commission on 6 May 2015 and rests on three pillars: better access to online goods and services, the right environment for digital networks, and digital as a driver of growth.
- ✗ (a) ASEAN has its own digital plans, but the 'Digital Single Market Strategy' is the name of the EU's 2015 programme.
- ✗ (d) The G20 is a forum of major economies with no single market of its own; a single market with common rules is a feature of the EU.
Remember · Digital Single Market Strategy = European Union (European Commission, 6 May 2015): from 28 national digital markets to one, in three pillars.
Sources
- Eurostat (European Commission): What is the digital single market about? ↗ “The Digital Single Market strategy was adopted on 6 May 2015 and is one of the European Commission’s 10 political priorities. It is made up of three policy pillars”
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