term used within the European Union to encompass activities related to the achievement of an inclusive information society. In this vein, new developments in technology turns the risk of a digital divide into "digital cohesion" and opportunity, bringing the benefit of the Internet and related technology into all segments of the population, including people who are disadvantaged due to education (a specific subset called e-Competences), age (called e-Ageing), gender, disabilities (called e-Accessibility), ethnicity, and/or those living in remote regions (subject to the geographical digital divide), teenused, mis tugevdavad Euroopa sotsiaalset mudelit, tegelevad puuetega, eakate ja asotsiaalsete inimeste erivajadustega, aitavad üle saada sotsiaalmajanduslikest, hariduslikest, geograafilistest, kultuurilistest ja soolistest barjääridest ning ennetada „digitaalse tõrjutuse“ riske. Eesmärk on tagada parem ligipääs avaliku sektori pakutavatele e-teenustele