In this interview, Megan Richards, Director for Coordination, DG CONNECT, European Commission discusses the priorities of the Digital Agenda for Europe 2020, and provides a comparative viewpoint for Canada’s digital economy initiatives and potential transatlantic partnerships.

This interview was recorded at the Policy Workshop: “Promoting the Digital Economy: Perspectives from Europe and Canada” held at Carleton University, Ottawa on September 27, 2013.

The workshop was sponsored by the Centre for European Studies (EU Centre of Excellence) and the Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue (with support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) in cooperation with the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) in Ottawa and the Embassy of France in Canada.

The interview was conducted by Marcel Sangsari, Canada-Europe Transatlantic Dialogue.

For more information on the workshop, please visit the event page: https://carleton.ca/canadaeurope/cu-events/digital-economy/