<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"The EU’s legislative and regulatory activities are the basis of the common European policies. eGovernment is an invaluable tool for these activities as it streamlines and accelerates communication, consultation and the provision of information on the basis of digital documents.  In just a few years this new digital ecosystem has managed to become the working environment and the only reliable reference for consulting rules, directives, judgments, case law, projects, programmes, competitions, budgets,etc.  This creates a certain security problem in that the European institutions publish and share a large amount of information digitally on the Internet, via email and other media and it is susceptible to intentional modification, alteration or deletion, which could put at risk the credibility of politicians, officials and the institutions themselves.  The widespread and increasingly sophisticated hacking of official websites around the world highlights the technical difficulty in guaranteeing that information contained in digital media remains unaltered.  Has the Commission adopted, or is it intending to adopt, new digital security technologies, such as blockchain, to protect its eGovernment system and the information stored on its various portals so as to ensure that that information is not altered?"
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [17]. </s>
The EU’s legislative and regulatory activities are the basis of the common European policies. eGovernment is an invaluable tool for these activities as it streamlines and accelerates communication, consultation and the provision of information on the basis of digital documents.  In just a few years this new digital ecosystem has managed to become the working environment and the only reliable reference for consulting rules, directives, judgments, case law, projects, programmes, competitions, budgets,etc.  This creates a certain security problem in that the European institutions publish and share a large amount of information digitally on the Internet, via email and other media and it is susceptible to intentional modification, alteration or deletion, which could put at risk the credibility of politicians, officials and the institutions themselves.  The widespread and increasingly sophisticated hacking of official websites around the world highlights the technical difficulty in guaranteeing that information contained in digital media remains unaltered.  Has the Commission adopted, or is it intending to adopt, new digital security technologies, such as blockchain, to protect its eGovernment system and the information stored on its various portals so as to ensure that that information is not altered?