Possibilities of using internet public communications in the range of commune investments Cover Image

Możliwości włączenia komunikacji internetowej do procedury konsultacji społecznych dot. inwestycji gminnych
Possibilities of using internet public communications in the range of commune investments

Author(s): Wojciech Truszkowski, Małgorzata Szwejkowska
Subject(s): Communication studies, Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: public consultations; local authority management; internet platform of consultation

Summary/Abstract: Th e article presents the subject of public communication in local self-governments in Poland. Th e possibility of including more inhabitants is the main advantage of the process. Th e main disadvantage is the diffi culty of determining the person actually involved in the consultation. Th erefore, the purpose of the article is to present the existing procedures of using the Internet in the process of public consultations. Legal acts and regulations of public consultations indicate the internet as an appropriate communication tool. Most documents do not specify the number of participants in this process. Th ere are many risks when conducting online consultations. Th erefore, the most oft en the quantitative factor is not essential. Online consultations are used to provide information about the project and to gather ideas from residents directly related to the place of planned investments. Th ere are already voting procedures for a civic budget. Th ey are much more diffi cult and more expensive. However, they give the opportunity to personalize the vote. Th is will be the main mechanism of social consultations in local self-governments and regional governments in the future.

  • Issue Year: 41/2019
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 111-126
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish