E-government in the European Commission

The European Commission's working plan for the e-Commission is very ambitious and provides for a comprehensive redesign of information and communication technologies according to the leitbild (leading motive) of the reformed Commission. The already existing IT infrastructure of the e-Commission and gained practise with previous applications provide a good start for the next steps to an efficient e-government. Many existing IT systems must be adapted and integrated into the e-Commission that will take some time. After finishing this phase, the next step will be transaction services as well as the use of electronic signatures.