Title: An evaluation framework for e-participation in parliaments

Authors: Euripidis Loukis, Alexandros Xenakis, Yannis Charalabidis

Addresses: University of the Aegean, Samos 83200, Greece. ' Ionian University, Corfu 49100, Greece. ' National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytechniou Str., Athens 15773, Greece

Abstract: E-participation is a relatively new approach, so it is necessary to evaluate it carefully so that we can improve e-participation practice. This paper describes a framework that has been developed for evaluating a number of e-participation pilots in the legislation development processes of parliaments. The framework is based on the objectives and basic characteristics of |traditional| public participation, e-participation and the legislation development processes, as well as the existing frameworks for the evaluation of Information Systems (ISs), e-participation and traditional public participation. It includes three perspectives: process, system and outcomes evaluation; each of them is analysed into a number of evaluation criteria.

Keywords: electronic participation; e-participation; electronic democracy; e-democracy; public participation; evaluation; online participation; legislation development; parliaments; information systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2010.032729

International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2010 Vol.3 No.1, pp.25 - 47

Received: 14 Jul 2008
Accepted: 30 Jan 2009
Published online: 18 Apr 2010 *

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