E-CITIZEN’S CONCEPT AND INITIATIVES IN KAUNAS REGION

Abstract

This paper aims to answer the question “What does a concept of the e-Citizen consists of in Kaunas region and why?” Generally the concept of the e-Citizen is directly related to the vision of eEurope, i.e. with all to the development of eEurope directed actions, which are highly attended of European Union in recent years. Analyzing the e-Citizen’s subject, it is essential to examine the issue of e-service, because the e-Citizen’s vision is shaped by using e-service concept, which aims to involve every citizen, family, school, enterprise and administration in the digital era. The research problem includes e-Citizen’s concept and the initiatives in Kaunas region, thus highlighting the interaction between dimensions of e-Services and e-Citizen, also both why those initiatives are required and what is an outlook in this range for Kaunas region.
The main task is to answer the question concerning e-Citizen’s concept by analyzing the e-Initiatives in Lithuania and Kaunas region. These e-Initiatives are underlying goals of eEurope and i2010. The aim of the research is to module the picture of Kaunas e-Citizen and show a value of mentioned initiatives for the inhabitants of Kaunas region by analyzing the implemented and continuing e-Region’s projects.