In a recent Communication1, the European Commission has outlined a new strategic framework, i2010 – European Information Society 2010, laying out broad policy orientations in relation to ongoing Information Society developments. The framework promotes an open and competitive digital economy...

The paper draws upon initial results of the eInclusion@EU project. It presents a conceptual framework for the location and prioritisation of issues in including societal at-risk groups in eService provision. The framework is designed to enable the evidence-based formulation of policy...

Im politischen Diskurs über die Chancen und Gefahren der Informationsgesellschaft fälltseit geraumer Zeit immer wieder das Schlagwort der digitalen Spaltung oder „DigitalDivide“. Die digitale Spaltung als Metapher fehlender sozialer Inklusion in der Nutzungvon Informations- und...

Recent information society policies have been paying much attention to the threat of a "digital divide".The gap between citizens from different socio-economic backgrounds with regard to theiropportunities and abilities to access and use information and communication technologies iscommonly...

After the introduction of the euro in 1999, the debate on the financial stabilityarchitecture in the EU focused on the adequacy of a decentralised setting based onnational responsibilities for preventing and managing crises. The Financial ServicesAction Plan in 1999 and the introduction of the...