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Rozwój elektronicznej administracji jako element zróżnicowania regionalnego
Development of e-governemnt as an element of regional diversity

Author(s): Leszek Porębski
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: local democracy; local government; ICT; e-government

Summary/Abstract: The impact of ICT use is an important aspect of studies concerning the transformation of contemporary democracy. The paper presents results of the research project on the development of e-government in Polish self-government institutions, carried out between 2005 and 2012. Websites of all Polish territorial counties as well as all the communes in two voivodships were analyzed within the project. Results of the research indicate that the sophistication of the ICT use grows at both levels of self–government. At the same time significant regional differences in the development of e–government can be observed. Thus, the mode ICT is used by self-government institutions is the additional dimension of digital divide at local level.

  • Issue Year: 14/2013
  • Issue No: 53
  • Page Range: 60-74
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish