Where are the Googles of Europe?

So what did E.U leaders do next They drafted a new 10-year plan The resulting Digital Agenda for Europe adopted last year contains 101 actions aimed at improving high-technology competitiveness Among other things the completed actions include setting out technical specifications for telematic applications for rail passenger service which has something to do with making it easier to buy tickets for cross-border train travel The Union has also completed the action of agreeing to support the continuation of the Internet Governance Forum beyond 2010 Another reason may be the sluggish development of cross-border e-commerce within the European Union which has dampened hopes for the development of the Union's single market The scoreboard shows that fewer than 9 percent of Europeans bought something from an online retailer based outside their country last year That is far short of the commission's goal of 20 percent by 2015