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Initiatives cover a wide field.
As requested by the Lisbon conclusions, Go digital will inform and train SMEs to help them take up ICTs. A policy debate will help to clarify the changes that e-business will bring to all sectors and policies and to clear the way for business, in particular SMEs, to reap the benefits of ICTs. National regulations affecting information society services will be checked to avoid the creation of national barriers. Biotechnology, as one of the most promising knowledge-based and innovative industries, lends itself to being a showcase model on the way to achieving the Lisbon Summit goal for Europe's competitiveness. In its report to the Stockholm European Council, the Commission has announced that, in 2001, it will present a communication setting out a strategic vision for life sciences and biotechnology up to 2010.