Thematic Priorities

The core thematic priorities for e-2005 are:

- eBusiness - Future forms of organisations, Technology and Applications

- eGovernment - Services to Citizens and Business, Organisational Transformation

- eWork - New Working Environments

- eEurope beyond 2005 and ICT Take-up by SMEs

- International Co-operation on IST

Related themes include but are not restricted to:

- Ambient Intelligence at Work

- Mobility - issues, applications & technologies

- Communication and Networking Technologies

- Digital Content & Digital Rights Management - issues, applications & technologies

- eDemocracy, eVoting, eParticipation

- eLearning and ICT Skills

- eServices in the European Research Area

- GRID - issues, applications and technologies

- Knowledge Management and Technologies

- Interoperability and Standardisation

- Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS)

- Open Source Technologies and Applications

- Smart and Virtual Organisations

- Trust & Confidence

Related topics for papers or sessions could include:

- ASP solutions - markets, threats, opportunities

- Best Practice models - lessons learnt

- Digital Ecosystems for SMEs

- eAdoption and eInclusion - national and sectoral case studies and policy issues

- eCommerce and eContracting

- eMarketplaces and eProcurement

- Future Workplace Design

- Identity Management and Authentication

- Innovation & Technology Transfer

- Legal and Regulatory Challenges for IST

- Measuring and Benchmarking

- Multimodal and Collaborative Working Environments

- Payment Systems

- Sectoral, Regional and International Developments

- Security and Privacy Enhancing Methods

- Smart Card Technologies and Applications

- Success factors for deployment of eServices and recent experiences of deployment