Home /MEP-INDUSTRY FORUM: EUROPEAN INTERNET FOUNDATION (EIF)

MEP-INDUSTRY FORUM: EUROPEAN INTERNET FOUNDATION (EIF)

Submitted by christian on Tue, 10/01/2013 - 19:06

MEP-Industry Forums are groups that invove MEPs from different parties meeting with interest representatives from a respective sector. They facilitate broad sectoral interest representation during conferences and lunch debates that are organized and where business people talk about the issues of concern to them in their sector. They play a very useful role in that they support MEPs in their efforts to shape policy and regulations by facilitating and strengthening the exchange of information. These forums are important because the sectors represented create jobs in Europe. Forums are financially supported by business and industry and have their Secretariat outside the European Parliament's premises. Admittedly participants in such forums defend their interests but MEPs also defend their interests as legislators, and sometimes there is a clash between both positions. It is important for these forums to fully disclose their activities so there's no ambiguity about their activities.

Advantages of MEP-Industry Forums

  • Discussion of key issues with MEPs and top level officials,
  • Business members and policymakers suggest topics discussed at industry forum meetings and conferences,
  • Meetings are held at the early stage of policy development or change when exchanges are most fruitful. Business members  provide feedback and suggestions. MEPs can take soundings and review options,
  •  Participants provide the latest insights into complex questions,
  • Extensive opportunities for networking informally,
  • Forums provide a unique combination of senior business people and MEPs for a constructive, stimulating and productive dialogue.

European Internet Foundation (EIF): The European Internet Foundation counts 67 MEPs, 47 Business Members and 54 Associates Members

Business Members:

  •  21st Century Fox
  • Albertis Telecom
  • Alcatel-Lucent
  • Allegrogroup
  • Amazon
  • Apple
  • AT&T
  • Bouygues Europe
  • BT
  • CIONET
  • Cisco
  • Dell
  • T (Telekom Germany)
  • eBay Inc.
  • Ericsson
  • Eutelsat
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Huawei
  • Hutchison Whampa
  • IBM
  • Intel
  • Kaspersky
  • Liberty Global
  • LVMH
  • Microsoft
  • Nokia
  • Nokia Siemens Network
  • Oracle
  • Orange
  • Reed Elsevier
  • Regina Mundi
  • RIM
  • Samsung
  • SAP
  • Sky
  • Sony Pictures
  • Symantec
  • Telecom Italia
  • Telefonica
  • Telekom Austria Group
  • Telenor
  • Time Warner
  • Verizon
  • Vodafone
  • Walt Disney
  • Yahoo!

Associates Members

Association Members include: ACTonline.org; ACT (Association of Commercial Television in Europe); AER (Association of European Radios); ARD; BBC; BEUC (European Consumers' Association); BSA (Business Software Alliance); Cable Europe; CCIA(Computer and Communications Industry Association); CECUA (Confederation of European Computer User Association); CENTR (Coucil of European National Top Level Domain Registries); CEPIS (Council of European Professional Informatics Societies); Channel 4; Denic eG; DigitalEurope; EBF (European and International Booksellers Federation); EBU-UER (Eurovision and EuroRadio); ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association); ETSI; Eures Com; EURID; EuroCio (European CIO Association); EuroCommerce; EuroIspa; e-Skills (European e-skills Association); EPC (European Publishers Council); EuroTech Universities; FEP-FEE (Federation of European Publishers); FITCE (Forum for European ICT and Media Professionals); Punt CAT; Global Cyber Security Center; GESI (Global Sustainability Initiative); GS1 (The Global Language of Business); GSMA; IAB Europe (The Voice of Digital Business) ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers); ICHEC (Brussels Management School); ICOMP (Initiative for a Competitive Online Marketplace); IEEE (Association for the Advancement of Technology); IFPI (Recording Industry); Information Sans Frontières; INTA (International Trademark Association); IVF (International Video Federation); ISFE (Interactive Sotware Federation of Europe-Video Games Industry); Internet Society; LINX; MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America); Nominet; Nordic PSB; Slimmer Leven 2020; SROC (Sports Rights Owners Coalition); VON Coalition; VPRT (Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telemedien e.V.; World DBM (Forum for Digital Radio).

(54 Associate Members):

 

 

Add new comment