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A roadmap for e-participation and open government: empirical evidence from the Western Balkans

Published: 04 April 2018 Publication History

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This paper describes why and how a conceptual framework for e-participation and open government has been developed and applied to six aspirant EU countries in the Western Balkans. It provides a rationale and background, and then examines the main academic and other relevant sources used. This is followed by an overview of the conceptual framework and a description of its main elements. Finally, the paper examines international data on e-participation covering the Western Balkan countries, uses this to examine the results of applying the conceptual framework in each country, and then provides conclusions and recommendations.

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ICEGOV '18: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance
April 2018
739 pages
ISBN:9781450354219
DOI:10.1145/3209415
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  1. Collaboration
  2. E-Participation
  3. E-government
  4. Open government
  5. Participation
  6. Policy
  7. Transparency

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  • (2022)Challenges of Developing Open Policymaking in the Western BalkansChallenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region10.4018/978-1-7998-9055-3.ch016(297-313)Online publication date: 21-Jan-2022
  • (2022)The influence of openness of public organizations and social media use on e-participation: the mediating effect of trust in e-governmentInternational Review of Public Administration10.1080/12294659.2022.213605427:4(281-296)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2022
  • (2019)E-Participation Social Effectiveness: Case of “Our Petersburg” PortalElectronic Governance and Open Society: Challenges in Eurasia10.1007/978-3-030-13283-5_23(308-318)Online publication date: 10-Feb-2019

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