Studie: E-Partizipation in Deutschland

Abstract

This contribution presents the results of a study on “E-Participation – Electronic Participation of Citizens and Economy at E-Government” which was ordered by the German Ministry of the Interior in 2007. The authors of this article also co-authored the study. In the study, state of the art and chances of electronic participation in Germany are described and recommendations for action as well as proposals for projects and measures for the national program “E-Government 2.0” are given. This article describes the understanding of “e-participation” and the methodology of the study including results of surveys conducted in Germany. Then, the results of a strengths-and-weaknesses analysis are presented comparing the German with the international state of the art of eParticipation. Finally, some recommendations on the basis of this comparison are made.