Directorate-General for Informatics (European Commission)
Encyclopedia
The Directorate-General for Informatics is a Directorate-General
of the European Commission
.
The mission of the DG Informatics is to define the IT strategy of the Commission and to provide a modern and high-performance information technology
and telecommunications infrastructure.
The current Commissioner
responsible for Informatics is Maroš Šefčovič and the Director-General
is Francisco García Morán.
Directorate-General
A Directorate-General is a branch of an administration dedicated to a specific field of expertise.* The European Commission: Commission Directorates-General are each headed by a European Commissioner;* The European Patent Office: EPO Directorates-General;...
of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
.
The mission of the DG Informatics is to define the IT strategy of the Commission and to provide a modern and high-performance information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
and telecommunications infrastructure.
The current Commissioner
European Commissioner
A European Commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each Member within the college holds a specific portfolio and are led by the President of the European Commission...
responsible for Informatics is Maroš Šefčovič and the Director-General
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
is Francisco García Morán.
See also
- Trans European Services for Telematics between AdministrationsTrans European Services for Telematics between AdministrationsThe Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations system is the private IP-based network of the European Union. TESTA is a telecommunications interconnection platform for secure information exchange between the European public administrations.TESTA is not a single network, but a...
(TESTA) - European Network and Information Security AgencyEuropean Network and Information Security AgencyThe European Network and Information Security Agency is an agency of the European Union.ENISA was created in 2004 by EU and is fully operational since September 1st, 2005...
- EUDRANETEUDRANETEUDRANET, the European Telecommunication Network in Pharmaceuticals , is an IT platform to facilitate the exchange of information between regulatory partners and industry during submission and evaluation of applications...