E-government and Transparency in Authoritarian Regimes: Comparison of National- and City-Level E-government Web Sites in Central Asia
Why do authoritarian governments develop e-government web presence? Most models of e-government assume a goal of government-to-citizen services and increased transparency and democratic accountability. While democratic governments probably pursue such …
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‘Electronic Russia’: Reality or (Empty) Promises? (Interview with Ivan Ninenko)
In December 2009, the Russian government launched the portal gosuslugi.ru with the purpose of easing the interaction between governmental institutions and citizens by means of electronic public services. In order …
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How to be a well-groomed Russian: Cultural Citizenship in the Television / New Media Interface
Every morning on Channel One, the makeover programme Fashion Verdict offers candidates and audiences sartorial advice appropriate to a middle-class sensibility. The show sets out to transform so-called dowdy candidates …
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Digital Citizenship: E-Deliberation, Democracy and the Future of the Discipline (Interview with Professor Stephen Coleman)
In an exclusive interview with the editor of Digital Icons, Professor Stephen Coleman discusses evolving forms of citizen participation. He examines e-deliberation as an emerging body of research, technological tools, …
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Citizens Speak Out: Public e-Engagement Experience of Slovakia
This article analyzes the Slovak experience of citizens’ e-engagement on different levels. Occasioned by the explosive development of social media networks all over the world, the article addresses the general …
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State of Ambivalence: Turkmenistan in the Digital Age
In 2007, the new president of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov resolved to open up the country to new technologies, thereby allowing access to the outside world. This report gauges these new …
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Editorial – Issue 3
The third issue of Digital Icons explores the practice of e-participation and e-governance in post-Soviet, post-communist countries, focusing on three main geographical areas, Central Europe (Slovakia), Russia, and Central Asia. …
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