ABSTRACT
This paper is
conceptual in nature: in it, we seek to identify the current trends of
State transformation, combine them with the changes in the new information
and communication technologies, and extrapolate this combination into the
near future. More precisely, the
goal of the paper is to analyse how the New Information and Communication
Technologies shape the newly emerging governance mechanisms at local,
regional, national, European, and global levels. It furthermore aims at
developing a conceptual model in order to understand the evolution towards
e-governance, as well as assessing its positive and negative implications
for the State and the society at large. Finally, it compares our model
with the currently existing definitions and conceptualisations of
e-governance and e-government.
Keywords: State
transformation, e-governance, e-government, e-regulation, e-democracy |
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