Foreword = 5
Introduction = 7
I. Policy statement and conventions = 13
Conventions = 15
The convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data = 15
The convention on cybercrime = 17
The convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access = 20
II. Polices for the information society = 23
Employment, enterpreneurship, work and economic growth = 23
E-democracy - a response to the democratic deficit? = 28
Digital citizenship = 36
The role of the media in e-democracy = 38
E-voting = 42
The technology for lifelong learning = 43
Regional policy in the information society = 47
Culture and creativity - the cornerstone of the information society = 50
What is digital about the digital divide? social cohesion and the information society = 53
Science and technology = 58
ICTs and the law = 60
Conclusions = 63
Appendix = 65
Bibliography = 69
Introduction = 7
I. Policy statement and conventions = 13
Conventions = 15
The convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data = 15
The convention on cybercrime = 17
The convention on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access = 20
II. Polices for the information society = 23
Employment, enterpreneurship, work and economic growth = 23
E-democracy - a response to the democratic deficit? = 28
Digital citizenship = 36
The role of the media in e-democracy = 38
E-voting = 42
The technology for lifelong learning = 43
Regional policy in the information society = 47
Culture and creativity - the cornerstone of the information society = 50
What is digital about the digital divide? social cohesion and the information society = 53
Science and technology = 58
ICTs and the law = 60
Conclusions = 63
Appendix = 65
Bibliography = 69