Local Authority Websites in Rural Areas: Measuring Quality and Functionality, and Assessing the Role

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Author(s): Jan W. Owsinski (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)and Aneta M. Pielak (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 22
Source title: Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, Governance and Management: Emerging Research Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Zacharoula Andreopoulou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Basil Manos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece), Nico Polman (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)and Davide Viaggi (University of Bologna, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-621-3.ch003

Keywords: Engineering Science Reference / Environment & Agriculture / Environmental Science and Technologies / Environmental Technologies

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Illustration comes with a case study in Poland, where a sample of varied characteristics of rural counties and municipalities was considered. The assessments were related to characteristics of respective units – the general socio-economic indices and the custom-made yardsticks. A separate section presents a cursory study of local authority websites in regions of four other EU countries (UK, The Netherlands, Romania and Spain). The conclusions and recommendations concern both policy and technicalities of assessing and evaluating rural ICT development and use.

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