e-Government in Russia

Abstract

Electronic governance has received much interest worldwide and a significant amount of attention and money is being put into making e-governance a reality. Proper assessment of e-governance projects gives us crucial information on the kinds of changes needed in order to make them successful.International ratings are extremely important in relation to comparing the achievements of different countries, analysing their experiences and making decisions about further development. On the other hand, a country's ranking position forms or adjusts the world's attitude toward this country.This article discusses the possible problem when a high position in such ranking becomes an aim in itself and determines the misdirection of e-Governance development -in this, the case we have chosen to study is Russia.

Electronic “Pockets of Effectiveness”: E-governance and Institutional Change in St. Petersburg, Russia

“…Although the situation in Russia cannot be compared to the situation in some developing countries, it sill faces difficulties in maintaining effective institutions of good governance, mainly due to ineffective bureaucracy and informal ties [18], as well as corruption [22]. In this respect, the real impact of the e-governance is doubted [5]. Against this picture, St. Petersburg presents a relatively better picture compared to other regions.…”

“…It serves to gather online complaints from citizens, devoted to the wide spectrum of urban problems, such as roads and housing etc., and process and solve them through the ICT with minimum delays. 5 In short, to solve a problem related to the urban environment, a citizen needs to register in the OP and submit an application. Each registered complaint is classified and processed through the moderator / coordinator to the executive in charge of its resolution.…”

Cross-border e-signature implementation experience

“…Only national standards for e-signature (such as GOST) are allowed. Foreign e-docs allowed [6], but validation tools are missing [7] Incompatibilities of the legislation in the field of esignature validation…”

Russian e-Petitions Portal: Exploring Regional Variance in Use

“…In 2012 a campaign pledge of Vladimir Putin to make the Internet work for "di-rect referendum democracy" 1 turned into the Russian Public Initiative portal (www.roi.ru, RPI), a national e-petition portal launched in April 2013. 2 Despite the fact that few petitions really gain the required number of votes and achieve any practical results, the dynamic of e-petitioning seems more complicated, especially on the regional level. While some regions are relatively active in submitting and voting for petitions, many others remain reluctant to new take advantage of opportunities for participation.…”