E-government and e-participation development in Baltic States: comparison of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
2017
Kostrikova, N., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia) | Rivza, B., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia)
The aim of the current research was to find socio-economic differences in e-government and e-participation development patterns in the three Baltic States – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The following research methods were applied: 1) descriptive statistics to compare levels of e-government and e-participation in the three countries; 2) correlation analysis to find relationships between socio-economic indicators and indicators of e-government and e-participation in the three countries. The current research put forward two hypotheses: H1: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have different dynamics in e-government and e-participation development. H2: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have different patterns of interconnections between socio-economic indicators and e-government and e-participation development. The research confirmed both hypotheses and suggested the following proposals based on research results: 1) to facilitate e-government and e-participation development in Latvia authorities should stress efforts on measures increasing economic competitiveness and curbing corruption; 2) to facilitate e-government and e-participation development in Lithuania authorities should stress efforts on measures supporting national income growth; 3) to facilitate e-participation development in Estonia authorities should stress efforts on measures supporting national income growth.
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