IT shall support democracy and the individual access to influence. IT shall contribute to personal development, e.g. by supporting the individual at the work-place and in the spare time. IT shall open the public sector, make it more transparent and facilitate the delivery of better service. IT shall be used to support the weak ones in society. IT shall strengthen the international competitiveness of Danish companies as the basis for the Danish welfare system.
Information is a link in the food chain which leads to knowledge.
The exploitation of knowledge makes up the source of prosperity and welfare. In the majority of cases the international market decides what IT products are supplied when and at what prices, just as the market decides our conditions of competition. The consumers on the Danish market decide whether they want to invest in new, advanced TV sets, if every home shall have at least one computer etc. As a result of our widespread interaction with the international society the strategy must have its point of departure in Denmark's strengths and weaknesses measured by an international scale. It is a strength that we have a public sector which is remarkably coherent in terms of administration and information technology when compared to other countries.