Dear all I send to your attention this report I have just finished for DG Information Society (European Commission) regarding what is the third sector and how civil society and third sector organizations are contributing to eInclusion, social inclusion with ICT but also to the development of ICT. If you do enjoy it and find it interesting please spread it inside your networks and if you have any question, feed back comments, don't doubt in contacting me. Meanwhile take care Alexandra Haché *Under the Radar: The Contribution of Civil Society and Third Sector Organisations to eInclusion: http://ipts.jrc.ec.europa.eu/publications/pub.cfm?id=4339* DG Information Society and Media, Unit H3 (ICT for Inclusion) asked the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS)3 to carry out specific research work to support the implementation of the eInclusion goals and the more recent Digital Agenda for Europe goals on digital literacy, skills and Inclusion. With a view to understanding better how EU-third sector synergies could be strengthened in favour of the eInclusion process and given the scarcity of data available about the structure, characteristics, needs and challenges of civil society and Third Sector Organisations, JRC-IPTS carried out the exploratory research on which this report is based to shed some light on the above questions. The study starts by analysing the European policy framework for the third sector, and clarifies the nature and specificities of the civil society and Third Sector Organisations (TSO) activities and their contribution to social innovation. It analyses TSOs' contribution to eInclusion objectives and makes an attempt to classify the different types of TSO from this perspective, providing many inspiring examples of TSO actions. Finally, it proposes some policy options to support and further develop the role this sector plays in achieving eInclusion goals, in the light of the recent Digital Agenda for Europe.