The continuing absence of innovation in Europe's mobile services industry is identified and characterised here, with such examples as mobile Internet and mobile music. Innovation failure is a critical factor leading to a lack of high-income jobs, network effects, and price reductions for data...

The opportunities of using powerful computing resources on demand via the web are considered as a possible driver for the growth of the European economy. While the market for Social Network Sites has already experienced a consolidation, the market for Cloud Computing is still in an early stage,...

The project 'Security of eGovernment systems' aimed at assisting policymakers in discerning policy options for meeting future challenges in securing eGovernment systems. The project focused on upcoming challenges of eGovernment security in delivering public services across borders. Through...

The conference report for the STOA project "Security of e-Government Systems"consists of the conference background material and the main conclusions from the conference. Furthermore the report includes written papers from most of the speakers at the conference. The conference took place on the...

The STOA project focuses on challenges of eGovernment security in delivering public services across borders. By identifying key security barriers and enablers, the project seeks to point to promising avenues of policy development in the face of rapidly changing, disruptive ICTs and changing...