Abstract

CARIDAD SEBASTIAN, Mercedes; MORALES GARCIA, Ana María  and  GARCIA LOPEZ, Fátima. Europe 2020 Strategy and the Information Society as tools of cohesion and integration in time of crisis: utopia or reality?. Investig. bibl [online]. 2014, vol.28, n.64, pp.101-115. ISSN 2448-8321.

Since the early 1990s, European policies pushed for the establishment of an Information and Knowledge Society as one of the key initiatives for growth, competitiveness and employment. Nowadays, under shadow new economic and social uncertainties, the European Union, pursuant to the Europe 2020 Strategy continues to push several priority measures, including: Smart growth (developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation), Sustainable growth (promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy) and Inclusive growth (fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion). The success of the Europe 2020 Strategy will depend on strong, cohesive policies, with special attention to social, economic and employment issues.

Keywords : Europe 2020; Social Inclusion; Information Polity; Smart; Sustainable and Inclusive Growth.