News and Research articles on Slovenia

Open government data emerging, trust in government declining

Monika Ermert, Heise, Intellectual Property Watch, VDI-Nachrichten

PUBLISHED ON: 28 Nov 2013

According to the fourth edition of the eGovernment Monitor, released on November 28, the number of users of eGovernment services in Sweden in 2013 was 53 percent, compared to 70 percent in 2012. On average, the decline in all monitored countries was as high as 8 percent.

Policy innovation: small countries with big ideas

Monika Ermert, Heise, Intellectual Property Watch, VDI-Nachrichten

PUBLISHED ON: 9 Aug 2013

Can smaller countries in Europe only copy and past from the legislation of the EU or other big players, or are they in a position to provide fresh ideas for innovation in policy development? This new series by the Internet Policy Review checks on it.

Hard times for open data

Monika Ermert, Heise, Intellectual Property Watch, VDI-Nachrichten

PUBLISHED ON: 15 Jul 2013

Despite a flurry of commitments, real open data progress seems slow, according to a new census. And then, there are governments excelling in both open and secret data.