The international conference Information Technologies – 2006 (BIT+), which will take place in Chisinau on April 11-13, 2006, will focus on significance, role and use of digital signature in Moldova. According to a press release of the Centre for Special Telecommunication of the domestic security service SIS, the main goal of the 6th conference will be „to strengthen state structures, public and commercial organisations, scientific research institutions, representatives of international organisations, investment companies and civil society regarding creation and development of information society.” The conference will bring together international companies and corporations working in the area of securing of telecommunication systems, construction of protected portals, and insurance of anti-virus protection. The list of participants includes known world companies Sun Microsystems, Oracle, Novell, Siemens, Laboratories Kaspersky, SoftLine, etc. These companies will hold specialised seminars, roundtable and presentations within the conference. The participants in conference – representatives of business world, state institutions, scientific and public organisations, IT specialists and managers – will discuss normative, legal and technical aspects and principles of functioning of digital signature system. The MoldInfoNet public association organises the conference in cooperation with the state-owned Special Telecommunication Centre and Moldovan Academy of Sciences. The Ministry of Information Development coordinates the conference. Digital signature is an encryption scheme for authenticating digital information. It can be attached to an electronically transmitted message that uniquely identifies the sender. The purpose of a digital signature is to guarantee that the individual sending the message really is who he or she claims to be. To be effective, digital signatures must be unforgeable. There are a number of different encryption techniques to guarantee this level of security.