"Digital security, between security and liberty:

As internet deepens its impact on economics, acts of increasing personal consequences may be concluded online : orders, tax declarations, exchange of confidential, health-related data are immediate examples. This evolution requires a wider availability of authentication and certification systems, to ensure both parties’ identification. It also implies strict, and controllable, standards for servers storing sensitive data. What public policies should be applied to address this increasing request for security across the internet? How may authentication devices be distributed on a large scale, nationwide? How may generalised authentication be compatible with the right of every citizen to remain anonymous in some situations?"

"Online payment : confidence by decree?

Safe online payment appears as a key success factor for the development of electronic commerce ; yet, current solutions concentrate much of the criticisms of internet stakeholders. However, a large variety of systems are available to companies, to help them guarantee safe online payments. What are their strengths and weaknesses? What role is devoted to governments in this field? How interoperability issues may be addressed in an international context?"

"public procurement online: the "killer-application" of e-business?

In many countries, public procurement is subject to more stringent regulation than procurement in private companies. This makes it a perfect case-study for the application of information technology, as they may both alleviate the cumbersome procedures and deeply reduce costs. But generalising e-procurement in the public sector implies the creation of comprehensive projects, with technical, legal, as well as managerial facets. How do governments head today towards this new frontier of digital economy?"

"e-services: what strategy for deployment?

Several governments currently implement ambitious strategies for the deployment of e-services. What are the key success factors of theses "e-strategies", and how can they be monitored ? What is the impact of the level of internet equipment of households on the diffusion of these new practices? What role should be assigned to governments and markets for the success of these 21^st century public policies "