This month, TIES dedicates its SPOTLIGHT section to this increasingly important transatlantic issue called ... Internet!

Far from trying to cover all Internet related issues where US and EU approaches differ, we are trying to give you an overview of the US and EU resources available on the net, to focus on some major questions (E-commerce, security, taxation).

As always, the TIES team provides you with an overview of the civil society players points of views, as well as governmental and/or business positions on both side of the Atlantic.

And if you want to share more information on these issues, you can also attend our TIES Annual Workshop "Is Internet Civil's Society'Best Friend? A Transatlantic Perspective" (Paris, 6th/7th April 2000).

Next month, our Spotlight will be "An Emerging Transatlantic Debate: Death Penalty".

Summary:

1. E-commerce: the new e-economy and its consequences

a/ articles
b/ reports

2. Security / Privacy

a/ Official EU-US Agreement on Data Privacy
b/ Lack of user confidence
c/ Cyber-fraud
d/ Consumer protection / Advises for consumers
e/ Hackers

3- Internet related taxes

a/ Articles
b/ Petitions and campaigns

4- Conferences/ Seminars

a/ Next events
b/ Events 1999

5- Fresh information sources/ Webzines

6 - Newsletters

7 - Freedom on Internet /Censorship

8 - Companies information/advices

9 - Research Centers

10 - Governement: US, EU

11 - Internet Law/ Intellectual Property

a/ Internet Law
b/ Copyright and Intellectual Property