Vision of the future and the IT challenges Take full account of Quality issues in O.S. New priorities : €-STAT; E-STAT; e-STAT; Enlargement;Information Society; New Economy. New ways in production process: Primary Data Collection; Administrative sources; Internet. Dissemination. (Efficiency gains). New working environments: e-office, IRMS, e-Commission

Challenges to address Have a clear view of users’ needs and effective responses; Have a clear view of the technological evolution and the ways of efficient appropriation; Have a shared, coherent and collaborative policy in IT; Be present in e-Europe and all other European with coherent and effective action plans;