This paper explores the integration of Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Virtual
Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), into citizen participation processes, a crucial yet …

E-participation tools are a part of the transition process to smart governance, but sometimes
the adoption rate among citizens is lower than municipalities expect. This article aims to find …

This paper analyzes the award-winning e-participation initiative of the city council of Madrid,
Decide Madrid, to identify the critical success factors and the main barriers that are …

Purpose The empirical research of e-government at the local level has been the subject of
many studies in the last two decades. The evidence collected by those studies constitutes a …

Despite the increasing use of digital tools for citizen participation, their ecosystem and
functionality remain underexplored. What digital tools exist, and how do they help citizens …

Enabling citizen participation using governmental online platforms, namely, e-participation,
has emerged as an innovative mode of open and collaborative governance. Previous …

This study investigates the institutionalization of e-participation initiatives in six European
countries—Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, and Spain—using a …

Planning authorities worldwide are increasingly employing e-participation to facilitate and
strengthen public engagement in decision-making processes. However, little is known about …

Abstract The E-Participation Index of the United Nations E-Government Survey (EPI) has
become an important data source on e-participation progress around the globe. However, its …

Electronic participation (e‐participation) has grown across the world in recent decades and
many governments offer a range of opportunities for e‐participation. However, there is a lack …