Exploring the Determinants of e-Participation in Smart Cities

Amparo Novo Vázquez () and María Rosalía Vicente ()
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Amparo Novo Vázquez: University of Oviedo
María Rosalía Vicente: University of Oviedo

A chapter in E-Participation in Smart Cities: Technologies and Models of Governance for Citizen Engagement, 2019, pp 157-178 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The term Smart City has gained a lot of attention lately. While there is no unique definition of a Smart City, this chapter focuses on governance issues and in particular, on the use of information and communication technologies to facilitate and boost citizens’ engagement in public life and decision-making. Specifically, the aim is to analyze the factors that shape citizens’ e-Participation in Smart Cities. Based on the civic voluntarism model we explore to what extent individual resources, political engagement and access to networks influence citizens’ decision to e-participate. Our findings suggest that e-Participation is mostly explained by citizens’ political interest and external political efficacy, the intensity of their online activity, the number of daily contacts and the degree of involvement in political/civic associations; as to socioeconomic factors, we find that age, educational attainment and labor situation are statistically significant.

Keywords: Civic voluntarism model; e-Participation; Information and communication technologies (ICT); Smart city (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89474-4_8

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