Thematic Priorities

The core thematic priorities for e-2004 are:

- eBusiness - Future forms of organisations, Technology and Applications

- eGovernment - Services to Citizens and Business, Organisational Transformation

- eWork - New Working Environments

- eEurope 2005 and ICT Take-up by SMEs

- International Collaboration on IST

Related themes include but are not restricted to:

- Ambient Intelligence at Work

- Broadband and Mobility, Applications and Technologies

- Communication and Networking Technologies

- eDemocracy, eVoting, eParticipation

- GRID Technologies and Applications

- Knowledge Management and Technologies

- ICT Embedded Systems

- Interoperability and Standardisation

- Networked A/V Systems and Home platforms

- Trust & Confidence

Related topics for papers or sessions could include:

- ASP solutions - markets, threats, opportunities

- Best practice models - lessons learnt

- Digital Ecosystems for SMEs

- Digital Rights Management Applications

- eCommerce and eContracting

- eContent

- eContracting

- eInclusion and eStrategy

- eLearning and ICT Skills

- eMarketplaces and eProcurement

- Future Workplace Design

- Identity Management and Authentication

- Innovation & Technology Transfer

- Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS)

- Legal and Regulatory Challenges for IST

- Media and Entertainment

- Measuring and Benchmarking

- Multimodal and Collaborative Working Environments

- Open Source Technologies and Applications

- Payment Systems

- Sectoral, Regional and International Developments

- Security and Privacy Enhancing Methods

- Services and Applications for eWork

- Smart Card Technologies and Applications

- Social inclusion in work

- Wireless Technologies and Applications