CEE e | Dem and e | Gov Days 2018

The Smart Cities concept is the special theme of this year's conference, as it is a focal point for a number of digital government initiatives: It requires state-of-the-art citizen interaction in mobile- and web-based services as well as a widely-accepted electronic ID. It also hinges on the availability of an Internet-capable infrastructure and the corresponding cloud services as well as the business intelligence to use the data stream for real-time decision making and adaptability. Finally, conventional eGovernment services still constitute the backbone of public ICT. The smart city can therefore be seen as a yardstick for the technological maturity of a society and its public administration. Beyond this focus, the conference as usual deals with the whole range of the latest developments in the fields of eDemocracy and eGovernment with a special focus on governance in the Danube Region. The volume therefore endeavours to contribute to the exchange of knowledge and experience in the field among the countries of the region.