Digital Government & E-Administration
Measuring Digital Government at the Local Level
Digital government; local government; e-administration; benchmarking; public-sector digitalisation; municipal services
Digital government is now inseparable from the idea of a modern and efficient public administration. Although the conceptual framework of digital government is still a matter of debate, national and international programmes and action plans have identified the use of digital tools in almost all areas of public administration as a priority worldwide. In order to be able to analyse the impact of digital public administration tools on operational efficiency, it has become necessary to establish international comparative performance measurement frameworks (benchmarking reports). These measurement frameworks, which typically include rankings based on complex indicator systems, usually include scores that identify which countries have successfully met the expectations of the framework. These types of reports are therefore well suited to indirectly influence the digital government developments in each of the countries measured. Consequently, it is important to study the frameworks and monitor changes in measurement techniques. In this paper, I attempt to describe the changes in the most relevant macro-level analyses over the last five years, focusing mainly on local governments, which are less in the centre of interest.
MOLNÁR, PÉTER
Publication of High-Value Datasets Under the Act No. 106/1999 Coll...
High-value datasets; open data; access to information; public-sector information; machine-readable formats; data reuse
The article examines the Czech legal framework governing the publication and reuse of high-value public-sector datasets. It analyses open-data requirements, machine-readable formats, APIs, licensing conditions, obliged entities, and the implementation of EU open-data legislation.
ŠKUREK, MARTIN
Environmental Governance and Legal Integration in the European Union under Digital Transformation
EU environmental law, sustainable development, governance, legal harmonisation, digital transformation
This paper examines how the European Union’s environmental governance and legal harmonisation are being reshaped by digital transformation. Using legal analysis, it explores how core environmental principles – such as the precautionary principle, the polluter pays principle, and the integration principle – are being operationalised through data-driven regulation, real-time environmental monitoring and cross-border digital cooperation. It analyses how these digital mechanisms can make regulation more targeted and adaptive, enhance compliance and transparency, and require new legal instruments for cross-border coordination. The findings suggest that digital tools have the potential to strengthen both environmental protection and legal harmonisation, while also posing challenges of data standardisation, interoperability, and institutional capacity. The paper concludes that EU environmental law can remain effective only if its legal frameworks are adapted to integrate these emerging digital instruments in a coherent and principle-based manner.
HOTTÓ, ISTVÁN
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