Achieving this starts at school. By the time they leave school, we want all Europeans pupils to acquire the skills they need to live and work in the new economy. All classrooms should be equipped with broadband internet connections and multimedia learning platform - and we should ensure that teachers are up to the job. Training will become even more important in the future. The world is unquestionably shrinking.
Information technology is the new world currency.
It fuels everything we do. At every level, businesses are coming together to conduct research, refine processes, explore new markets, develop new products and seek out strategic opportunities. There is no predetermined path to success. Europe, for example, will go its own way, will build on its strengths in wireless communications. There is a lot we can learn from each other, so we welcome the dialogue.