The second french presidential candidate, Nicolas Sarkozy, is about to go on and speak in french. I have a headset. We’ll see how this works.
First thing to note, no press for Nicolas this morning, but huge presence this afternoon.
Internet is a strategic choice
Internet is a huge opportunity
The democratic debate is changed by the Internet
France is too far behind
3 million blogs
A cultural lag
A state lag
The state did not create the conditions to make France innovative
Tariq and Loic are good examples
We did not build the tools to successfully create Internet
IP and related rights, fully involved to ensure that copyright was respected
Don’t expect that work could be despoiled by theft
We could have devised mechanisms to fix these challenges
Internet is a priority along with life sciences
France is not investing enough on the net
Last but one, in terms of Internet contributing to growth
Use of e-government to encourage use
Invest massively in public and free sites to promote our cultural heritage
Improve broadband access
Support our new SMEs
Use the US model, don’t copy, but draw benefit from what works
I want a country where everything becomes possible
Capitalising funding – restore investor confidence – transparency
legal safeguards
A environment that promotes growth
Pushing people to other countries to succeed is not acceptable
82% of bloggers are under 24
Universities should be tax exempt
Students should benefit from patent protection
We hope the Internet will break down the barriers of political freedom in China
The first conquest of Internet is to break down citadels that were well guarded
We must combat economic rents and monopolies
Liberty and freedom is not the permission for racism
I’m not afraid of Internet regulation
The Internet does not replace school
Let us make the Internet the content of new liberties not the destructor of old liberties
Lets transmit knowledge not lies
I believe in the technological revolution
This Internet must obey rules, values that we all uphold
Ethics do not narrow you freedom, they increase it
Respect diversity and minorities
You represent the economy of the future
