EU considers Web 3.0

12:34 30th September 2008

The European Commission is considering the implications of Web 3.0 technology as it attempts to help Europe lead the next generation of the internet.

The Commission explained that while Web 2.0 described the trend towards online collaborative working, with the evolution of social networking sites, wikis and blogs, Web 3.0 will rely on high performance broadband infrastructure.

In addition, the European Union has unveiled a broadband performance index that compares member states on measures such as broadband speed, price, competition and coverage.

The UK occupied fourth place, while Sweden and the Netherlands came top.

Viviane Reding, commissioner for Information Society and Media, said: "Web 3.0 means seamless, anytime, anywhere business, entertainment and social networking over fast reliable and secure networks."

Last week, a number of Labour politicians admitted that the party has run into considerable problems with major IT infrastructure over the past ten years.

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