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Data protection, cyber security and transparency: Data protection, security and transparency constitute important preconditions for the citizens to accept, trust and intensively use eGovernment. Therefore, the National eGovernment Strategy aims at ensuring data transparency and security by paying particular attention to only collect and process the data that is absolutely necessary for providing a particular administrative service. The protection of the providing systems is vital for the acceptance of eGovernment services as well.

Social participation: Active participation of citizens and businesses in policy as well as in planning and decision-making processes will be fostered, as far as it is reasonable and allowed by law. Impact and results of participation will be made transparent to citizens and businesses. E-Mobility is therefore taken into consideration in new and established eGovernment services.

Innovation and sustainability: Federal, State and Local Public Administrations will support the capacity for innovation and openness to change through their own highperformance and client-oriented eGovernment offerings.

Ensuring strong eGovernment support through IT: Development of IT systems should follow a simple and modular approach. Solutions should be kept as simple as possible, while at the same time they should facilitate scalability. EGovernment relevant data/content, basic services, applications as well as infrastructure will be bundled together in an effort to be re-used by other user groups.

The National eGovernment strategy does not see itself as "an abstract construct" for the federal eGovernment, but as a flexible and practical agenda that can pick up on the new developments at an early stage.