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The latest issue of Europe Parlementaire (April-May-June) is devoted entirely to the new strategic stakes in urban and regional planning, as well as to the development of new uses and services by administrations, regions and corporations.
It includes the points of view of:

Siim Kallas, European Commissioner responsible for transport, Vice-President of the European Commission.
Freedom of movement is one of the fundamental rights of European citizens.
For the European commissioner responsible for transport, the future of the European Union is closely linked to the creation of unique European transport space
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Alain Rousset, Deputy for Gironde to the French National Assembly. President of the Aquitaine regional council, President of the Association of Regions of France (ARF)
Sustainable development is at the heart of regional policies.
For Alain Rousset, the regions represent the ideal level for the implementation of development policies. For a number of years, the regions have played an important role in this domain.
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François Alfonsi, Member of the European Parliament for the South-East region of France, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Regional Development.
The region is the appropriate level to structure European economic policies
The member of the European Parliament for The Greens/European Free Alliance is a fervent defender of regional development. For him, the region can be a catalyst for social cohesion.
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Guillaume Pepy, President of the French National Railway Corporation (SNCF)
The TGV: thirty years at the service of sustainable development in France
A pioneer of railway renewal in Europe, the TGV celebrates its 30^th anniversary by inaugurating a new period in its history. Two of Guillaume Pepy’s priorities for the future of the SNCF are: to serve major European cities, and to stimulate France’s regional networks.
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André Santini, ex-Secretary of State, Deputy for Hautes-de-Seine to the French National Assembly, Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Société du Grand Paris
Grand Paris, the great construction project for the 21^st century
André Santini, head of the supervisory board of the Société du Grand Paris, explains the role of this structure, and discusses what is at stake in this ambitious urban project.
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BRUNO LE MAIRE, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fishing, Member of the Evreux Municipal Council
Rural territories, territories of the future
As an elected official issued from a rural region, Bruno Le Maire knows rural issues from the inside. He reminds us that given the countryside’s demographic development, we must not take a defensive attitude regarding rural areas, but must instead invest in their excellence and future, including universal access to high speed broadband.
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Michel Destot, Deputy for Isère to the French National Assembly, Vice-President of its Foreign Affairs Commission, Mayor of Grenoble, President of the Association of Mayors of French Large Cities (AMGVF)
Inter-communality, towards a better organization of local public services
Michel Destot evokes the ambitious project to mutualise local services, and he expresses his wish for a greater coherence of the inter-communal map.
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Éric Besson, Minister for Industry, Energy and Digital Economy
France’s competitive cluster policy is a great success, but we must go even further
Earlier this year, the Minister for Digital Economy outlined the three main areas that will give a new dimension to these research structures.
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Pierre Mongin, Chief Executive Officer of the RATP
Imagining the Metro stations of the 21^st century
Tomorrow’s Metro station must be a living environment where human exchange can take place. The RATP’s CEO, Pierre Mongin recounts the recent discussions meant to lead to new ideas of what a 21^st century Metro station should be like.
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Thierry MARIANI, Secretary of State for Transport for the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport and Housing
Intelligent Transportation Systems: a challenge and an opportunity
Thierry Mariani describes the stakes in the deployment of Intelligent Transportation Systems (STI), and details the policies aimed at sustaining the growth of this innovative field.
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Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris, President of the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF)
Autolib’: another transportation choice
Bertrand Delanoë has announced the launch in October of this new service. To mark the occasion, he reviews here the thinking that guided the choice of this new service for Parisians and the inhabitants of neighbouring communities.
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Alexandre Medvedowsky, General Counsel for the Bouches-du-Rhône
Biometric access control: a response to the wishes of establishments, parents and students
The Bouches-du-Rhône department is one of the regions best equipped with biometric control systems for access to school lunchrooms. Alexandre Medvedowsky, General Counsel for the Peyrolles district explains.
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Marie-Anne Montchamp, Secretary of State under the Minister for Solidarities and Social Cohesion
Our senior citizens’ dependence: At the heart of the government’s agenda
Dependence among our senior citizens is an area of special interest for the government, who must soon decide the future of its management and financing. The Secretary of State under the Minister for Solidarities and Social Cohesion clarifies the content of the preparatory work being undertaken and evokes the role that the new technologies of information and communication (NTIC.) can play.
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 In this new issue of Europe Parlementaire Magazine you will find

Important subjects
This issue of Europe Parlementaire Magazine provides us with an opportunity to present some of the major issues in urban and regional planning and the development of new uses and services for administrations, communities and corporations, through the differing points of view of parliamentary representatives, government officials, experts and practitioners in the field. It has not been easy to combine opposing points of view on regional planning; the legislative and the executive worlds don’t necessarily use the same language, methodology or frameworks for analysis as the business one, yet all of them have the same long term goal: to be socially effective.

Strategic participants
Interviews and in-depth articles written in collaboration with the finest experts, investigate the important subjects that will determine the future of this field.
This special issue is an opportunity for the various political and economic players concerned with regional planning, to underscore their actions, their achievements and their projects, and share this information with their regional, national and European partners.

Essential news
National and European elected officials, as well as government administrators and public decision-makers, will find here essential information regarding regional planning and the development of new uses and services; brought to light thanks to the high quality of the presentations and the civic-minded spirit that permeates through them.

Our forthcoming issue will be entirely devoted to the new stakes in the strategic deployment of ultra-fast broadband digital coverage in France, and the development of new digital uses and services for local governments, communities and businesses. It will feature the points of view of:

Neelie KROES, European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda
Bruno LE MAIRE, Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Rural Affairs and Town and Country Planning (Regional Development)
Eric BESSON, Minister, attached to the Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry, responsible for Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy
Damien ABAD, Deputy of the European Parliament, representing South East France, and member of the Rhone-Alpes Regional Council
Thierry CARCENAC, Deputy for Tarn to the National Assembly, as well as member of its Finance Commission, and Vice-President of its Internet, Audiovisual and Information Society Study Group. He is also President of the Tarn Regional Council.
Franck RIESTER, Deputy for Seine-et-Marne at the National Assembly, as well as Member of its European Affairs Commission. He is also Mayor of Coulommiers
Jacques PÉLISSARD, Deputy for Jura to the National Assembly, Mayor of Lons-le-Saunier, President of the Community of Townships of Bassin-de-Lons-le-Saunier, and President of the French Mayors Association (AMF).
Dominique CAILLAUD, Deputy for Vendée to the National Assembly, and President of the French Association for Geographic Information (AFIGEO).
Eric CIOTTI, Deputy for Alpes-Maritimes to the National Assembly, President of the Alpes-Maritimes Regional Council, and Nice City Councilman.
Claude EVIN, ex-Minister and President of Île-de-France's Regional Heath Agency.
Daniel-Georges COURTOIS, Member of the Authority for the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Sectors (ARCEP).
François-Daniel MIGEON, General Director of the State Modernization Agency (DGME) of the Ministry for the Budget, Public Accounts and State Reform
Frank ESSER, President of the French Telecom Federation (FFT).

EUROPE PARLEMENTAIRE Special Correspondent – North America: An exclusive investigative report on the United States’ digital priorities at the highest levels of government.

 Essential themes

This issue provides the opportunity to explore several essential themes and to present the varying points of view of experts and practitioners in the electronic communications field and the digital economy, along with those of members of Parliament and other government officials.
It has been a challenge to combine the different perspectives on communications and the digital society, coming from the governmental and business worlds. These points of view, though complementary, do not always use the same vocabulary, the same analytical frameworks or methodology, even if they seek to ultimately achieve the same long-term result of being socially effective.

Strategic Participants

The major trends that will guide the future of this sector are explored via interviews and in-depth articles written by leading experts in the field.
This new special issue offers an opportunity for different players in the political and economic arenas of telecoms and new media, to outline their actions, their achievements and their projects, thus allowing them to broadcast this information to their regional, national and European partners.
The basic developments in the digital field
The quality of the contributions and the civic spirit guiding the interviews in this issue, gives local, national and European elected officials, as well as government and public policy makers, the most current information available on the digital society.