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How Unique is "E-stonia"? A Cross-Country Comparison of E-Services Usage in Europe

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User data fuel the digital economy, while individual privacy is at stake. Governments react differently to this challenge. Estonia, a small Baltic state, has become a role model for the renewal of the social contract in times of big data (hence, often ironically referred to as "E-stonia"). While e-governance usage has been growing in many parts of Europe during the last ten years, some regions are lagging behind. The Estonian example suggests that online governance is most accepted in a small state, with a young population, trustworthy institutions and the need of technological renewal. This work examines the development of e-governance usage (citizens interacting digitally with the government) during the last decade in Europe from a comprehensive cross-country perspective: Size, age and trust are relevant for the usage of digital government services in Europe. However, the quality of past communication infrastructure is not related to e-governance popularity.

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  • Stephany, Fabian, 2019. "How Unique is "E-stonia"? A Cross-Country Comparison of E-Services Usage in Europe," SocArXiv y4z73, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:y4z73
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/y4z73
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    2. Fabian Stephany, 2019. "It Deepens Like a Coastal Shelf: Educational Mobility and Social Capital in Germany," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 142(2), pages 855-885, April.
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