Authors: Visvaldis Valtenbergs (University of Latvia), Liene Čaplinska

Publication date: May, 2021

About: By now it has been widely recognized that information and communication technologies (ICTs), have the potential to enhance and support public participation in government decision-making and public policy-making. Governments all over the world have made significant efforts for supporting the implementation of ICTs in public and private sector. With the renewed attention to the role of the citizens in decision making in times when traditional national institutions are struggling to provide solutions to global challenges this report is dedicated to the role of the legislatures in enhancing participatory processes.

This publication was produced as a part of the project “Development of an automated CSO participation system” with the support of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants program “Active Citizen Fund”.