The ICT and Its Uses: Fighting Corruption and Promoting Participatory Democracy – The Case of Romania

Abstract

The Internet and digital technologies have become part of our life, essential for a lot of daily activities and new powerful means of communication as well, able to invigorate the traditional forms of interaction between citizens and public institutions. The chapter examines their spread across the European Union, and particularly in Romania, and their potential to promote transparency and accountability within the public institutions, to fight against corruption and to expand citizens’ social mobilization. Even if Romania has much to do to provide quality online public services, to increase the efficiency in public administration, and to improve the communication between citizens and institutions, the examples and best practices mentioned in the chapter highlight the potential of ICT both as anti-corruption and participatory tools.

Citation

Matiuta, C. (2019), "The ICT and Its Uses: Fighting Corruption and Promoting Participatory Democracy – The Case of Romania", Visvizi, A. and Lytras, M.D. (Ed.) Politics and Technology in the Post-Truth Era (Emerald Studies in Politics and Technology), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 159-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78756-983-620191011