...Marta Sofia Marques da Encarnacao; Maria Anastasiadou; Vitor Santos Purpose This paper aims to explore explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) in democracy, proposing an applicable framework. With artificial intelligence’s (AI) increasing use in democracies, the demand for transparency...

... democracies. Design/methodology/approach The paper argues that unconsolidated democracies are not fit for the introduction of non-physical (postal ballot and on-line) voting methods, which rather than broadening the scope of democracy may in actual fact be derailing it. The key reason for this distinction...

..., enterprises and citizens in general, is intimately related to democracy and can determine the success of the EU’s political future. Institutional reform was considered urgent for a long time, mainly in the 1990s (Pires, 1995 ; Pollack, 2005 ; Sangiovanni, 2019). Although the first two treaty revisions...

...Maria Anastasiadou; Vitor Santos; Filipe Montargil Purpose Information systems (IS) play an important role in contemporary society, but critical questions remain on their potential use and impact on democracy. This study aims to contribute to the discussion on which technology can be adequate...

... 02 03 2020 29 03 2020 29 03 2020 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Challenges Democracy Transparency Kazakhstan Trust in government Blockchain solutions E-voting Political elections Since the early...

... on data and address societal challenges in a data collaborative. Five coordination challenges are identified, and mechanisms to deal with these challenges are proposed. Coordination mechanisms can help to better understand the value creation processes. Transparency Democracy Data Open data...

... Limited 2011 Information technology Communication technologies Politics Democracy Citizen participation European Union The term electronic participation (or eParticipation) implies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to expand and deepen political...

... did not convert to signatures. Originality/value The paper's added value lies in the questions raised about the potential uptake of citizen‐government interactions in policy‐making mechanisms. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Social networks Communication technologies Democracy...

...Suree Funilkul; Wichian Chutimaskul Purpose The aim of this paper is to create the framework for sustainable eDemocracy development which is used as a guideline for building tools for supporting democracy system. To consolidate this framework, the quality model of eDemocracy system is constructed...

... current eParticipation applications and learn from these experiences. Design/methodology/approach A case study of eParticipation evaluation for four local authority led projects from the “top down” stream of the UK Local e‐Democracy National Project is presented. Findings Applying...

... technologies Government Democracy Citizen participation Defining e‐participation as “the interactions on democratic issues between citizens, politicians and officers that take place between elections, including consultation, ward representation and self‐organization among citizens groups” this paper...