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  • Open Access
5 Citations
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27 Pages

Citizens’ Perception of Digital Public Services: A Case Study among Romanian Citizens

  • Mirona Ana Maria Popescu,
  • Andreea Barbu,
  • Georgiana Moiceanu,
  • Iustina-Cristina Costea-Marcu,
  • Gheorghe Militaru and
  • Petronela Cristina Simion

14 October 2024

Digital transformation has become a topic of interest since public institutions digitalize their processes to improve efficiency, while citizens wish to solve their issues through online platforms. Even if this topic is a priority, the Digital Econom...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,318 Views
24 Pages

14 July 2023

Research on government service quality can help ensure the success of digital government services and has been the focus of numerous studies that proposed different frameworks and approaches. Most of the existing studies are based on traditional rese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,949 Views
19 Pages

2 August 2018

Governments at all levels have a mandate to provide services, protect society, and make the economy prosper. While this is a long-term goal, citizens are now expecting greater and faster delivery of services from government. This paper presents a sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,806 Views
21 Pages

15 September 2025

This study examines the mechanisms shaping citizen satisfaction in the context of digital government, taking Guangdong Province’s highly centralized “Yue Sheng Shi” platform as a case study. Building on the American Customer Satisfa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,403 Views
10 Pages

22 January 2024

South Korea is promoting digital healthcare services in the public sector. One notable initiative is the “artificial intelligence and the internet of things (AI–IoT)-based healthcare project for senior citizens”, which was implement...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,115 Views
19 Pages

27 May 2025

Digital transformation in public service delivery holds the potential to foster sustainable urban governance by promoting transparency, inclusivity, and citizen engagement. However, unequal access to digital tools and competencies poses challenges to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
540 Views
37 Pages

4 December 2025

This study examines the critical success factors for digital transformation in South Africa’s public services, where systemic inefficiency, corruption, and limited transparency have eroded public trust. Using a PRISMA-guided systematic literatu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,751 Views
25 Pages

Digital Hospitality as a Socio-Technical System: Aligning Technology and HR to Drive Guest Perceptions and Workforce Dynamics

  • Nikica Radović,
  • Aleksandra Vujko,
  • Nataša Stanišić,
  • Tijana Ljubisavljević and
  • Darija Lunić

1 October 2025

This study examines digital hospitality as a socio-technical system in which technological adoption and human resource (HR) practices jointly shape guest experiences and workforce dynamics. The research is situated at CitizenM hotels in Paris, a bran...

  • Article
  • Open Access
592 Views
24 Pages

This study empirically examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) service competency on digital economic activities, digital social participation, and daily life satisfaction. It also investigates the mediating role of e-commerce utilization...

  • Article
  • Open Access

LLM-Driven Big Data Management Across Digital Governance, Marketing, and Accounting: A Spark-Orchestrated Framework

  • Aristeidis Karras,
  • Leonidas Theodorakopoulos,
  • Christos Karras,
  • George A. Krimpas,
  • Anastasios Giannaros and
  • Charalampos-Panagiotis Bakalis

15 December 2025

In this work, we present a principled framework for the deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs) in enterprise big data management across digital governance, marketing, and accounting domains. Unlike conventional predictive applications, our approa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
7,605 Views
27 Pages

30 September 2021

Digital climate services can support agricultural management decisions under uncertain climatological conditions and may contribute to achieving the ambitions of the fourth agricultural revolution. However, do they encourage social and environmental...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,699 Views
32 Pages

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Review Across Six Pillars and Global Case Studies

  • Joel John,
  • Rayappa David Amar Raj,
  • Maryam Karimi,
  • Rouzbeh Nazari,
  • Rama Muni Reddy Yanamala and
  • Archana Pallakonda

Rapid urbanization in the twenty-first century has significantly accelerated the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to address growing challenges in governance, mobility, energy, and urban security. This paper explores how AI is tr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,097 Views
13 Pages

24 April 2018

Our societies and our economies are struggling to transform in response to the climate crisis with the speed and intent that the rapidly deteriorating environmental situation requires. Resistance to change is invoked as one of the reasons for the slo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,424 Views
24 Pages

IoT-Based Framework for Connected Municipal Public Services in a Strategic Digital City Context

  • Danieli Aparecida From,
  • Denis Alcides Rezende and
  • Donald Francisco Quintana Sequeira

25 March 2025

The use of digital technology resources in public services enhances efficiency, responsiveness, and citizens’ quality of life through improved resource management, real-time monitoring, and service performance. The objective is to create and ap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
9,710 Views
18 Pages

Digital Skills as a Significant Factor of Human Resources Development

  • Jana Stofkova,
  • Adela Poliakova,
  • Katarina Repkova Stofkova,
  • Peter Malega,
  • Matej Krejnus,
  • Vladimira Binasova and
  • Naqibullah Daneshjo

13 October 2022

Digital technologies play a key role in reviving the world economy. The EU has pledged to combine recovery support with resilient digital transformation. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the lack of digitization in Slovakia and the shortcomings of d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,095 Views
24 Pages

14 November 2024

Provincial mobile government service platforms, represented by ‘Zheliban’ and ‘Yueshengshi’, have transformed the traditional way governments provide public services to citizens. Maintaining user engagement with these platform...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,694 Views
24 Pages

Achieving a climate neutral economy by 2050 in Europe in line with the European Green Deal places specific responsibility on the transportation sector, which contributes to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. For the transportation domain to reduce its G...

  • Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,665 Views
13 Pages

6G to Take the Digital Divide by Storm: Key Technologies and Trends to Bridge the Gap

  • Chiara Suraci,
  • Sara Pizzi,
  • Federico Montori,
  • Marco Di Felice and
  • Giuseppe Araniti

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has shed light on the urgency of bridging the digital divide to guarantee equity in the fruition of different services by all citizens. The inability to access the digital world may be due to a lack of network infrastr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,414 Views
43 Pages

Improving the Quality of Community Public Services-Case Study: General Directorate of Personal Records, Brașov

  • Claudiu Coman,
  • Adrian Netedu,
  • Sorin Liviu Damean,
  • Ovidiu Florin Toderici,
  • Victor Alexandru Briciu,
  • Mihai Lucian Pascu and
  • Maria Cristina Bularca

2 January 2023

The public administration and the services it offers have an important role in the lives of citizens. The purpose of this research was to identify the factors that influence citizens’ perception of community public services in order to improve...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
54 Citations
57,348 Views
23 Pages

Transforming Public Service Delivery: A Comprehensive Review of Digitization Initiatives

  • Jonathan Jacob Paul Latupeirissa,
  • Ni Luh Yulyana Dewi,
  • I Kadek Rian Prayana,
  • Melati Budi Srikandi,
  • Sahri Aflah Ramadiansyah and
  • Ida Bagus Gde Agung Yoga Pramana

28 March 2024

Digital transformation improves public services by integrating digital technology. The rapid use of digital technology in the public sector may marginalize groups without access to or familiarity with digital platforms. This can create a digital divi...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
663 Views
9 Pages

Perceptions of public administration’s service effectiveness are closely linked to satisfaction with service quality, which depends on factors such as efficiency, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to citizens’ needs. This s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
7,947 Views
18 Pages

Digital Commons and Citizen Coproduction in Smart Cities: Assessment of Brazilian Municipal E-Government Platforms

  • Maurício José Ribeiro Rotta,
  • Denilson Sell,
  • Roberto Carlos dos Santos Pacheco and
  • Tan Yigitcanlar

22 July 2019

Good governance practices through electronic government (eGov) platforms can be suitable instruments for strengthening the outcomes of smart city policies. While eGov is the application of information and communication technologies to public services...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,847 Views
14 Pages

15 August 2024

In relation to the restructuring of public facilities in the phase of aging and subsequent population decline, the digitalization of public services will reduce the cost of maintenance and management of public facilities and contribute to sustaining...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,330 Views
16 Pages

12 March 2019

Governments across the world spend vast resources on implementing digital technology. Electronic, or digital, government is the use and study of Internet-based information and communication technology in the public sector. A point of departure in thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
7,134 Views
21 Pages

24 February 2025

Digital transformation affects nearly every sector of society and is seen as a strategic approach to addressing evolving demands, including those of citizens, demographic shifts, and skill shortages. To tackle these challenges, governments have begun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,703 Views
25 Pages

30 May 2024

This study aims to carry out a comparative analysis between the level of digitization of the Romanian public administration compared to that existing in the most digitally developed states at the European level. Our study identifies the extent to whi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
963 Views
19 Pages

9 April 2025

Many cities are developing semantic 3D models as digital representation of their environment to assess the outcomes of the implementation of new mobility services before their real-life piloting. So far, digital twins have reinforced evidence-based a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
425 Views
29 Pages

18 November 2025

Administrative digital accessibility drives rural development, particularly in peri-urban areas where traditional governance meets the growing demands for digital services. The study examines the role of digital tools in local administrations in supp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,396 Views
17 Pages

Transparency and Digitalization in Water Services: Reality or Still a Dream?

  • Elisabeth Zafra-Gómez,
  • Marta Garrido-Montañés,
  • Germán López-Pérez and
  • María-Angustias Navarro-Ruiz

23 January 2024

The provision of public services, mostly by local governments, has been widely analyzed in the scientific literature. The relevance of these services has generated an incipient demand for information on the part of citizens, which makes it necessary...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,882 Views
16 Pages

5 January 2017

Many municipal governments adopted 311 decades ago and have advocated access equality in citizens’ use of 311. However, the role of citizens in the development and usage of 311 remains limited. Channel choices have been discussed in various types of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
9,922 Views
20 Pages

The European Blockchain Services Infrastructure (EBSI) is a major policy initiative of the EU and European Blockchain Partnership, to leverage blockchain to create cross-border services for public administrations, businesses, citizens, and their ecos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,854 Views
12 Pages

The Acceptance and Use Behavior of Shared Mobility Services in a Rural Municipality

  • Cindy Schaefer,
  • Aida Stelter,
  • Sonja Holl-Supra,
  • Stephan Weber and
  • Björn Niehaves

22 September 2022

In rural regions, needs-based mobility services play an important role in the provision of public services. Shared Mobility Services can optimally complement local public transportation such as buses and trains, even in rural regions, and support the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,994 Views
18 Pages

Devising Digital Twins DNA Paradigm for Modeling ISO-Based City Services

  • Hawazin Faiz Badawi,
  • Fedwa Laamarti and
  • Abdulmotaleb El Saddik

4 February 2021

Digital twins (DTs) technology has recently gained attention within the research community due to its potential to help build sustainable smart cities. However, there is a gap in the literature: currently no unified model for city services has been p...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,045 Views
12 Pages

Multifunctional Interactive Furniture for Smart Cities

  • Oihane Gómez-Carmona,
  • Diego Casado-Mansilla and
  • Diego López-de-Ipiña

1 November 2018

The adaptation of cities to a future in which connectivity is at the service of the citizens will be a reality by creating interaction spaces and augmented urban areas. The research on this field falls within the scope of Smart Cities (SC) with the a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
164 Citations
32,986 Views
24 Pages

Digital Transformation and Knowledge Management in the Public Sector

  • Ana Alvarenga,
  • Florinda Matos,
  • Radu Godina and
  • João C. O. Matias

20 July 2020

Digitizing public services is, at the moment, an essential necessity for numerous governments around the world. An improved government through digitization will not only have a growing effect on businesses, but it will also be able to intensify citiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
11,857 Views
27 Pages

A Review of Digital Era Governance Research in the First Two Decades: A Bibliometric Study

  • Dejan Ravšelj,
  • Lan Umek,
  • Ljupčo Todorovski and
  • Aleksander Aristovnik

21 April 2022

The emergence of digital technologies has profoundly affected and transformed almost every aspect of societal relations. These impacts have also reached public administration, including its governance. Digital technologies’ rise has paved the w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,338 Views
17 Pages

19 March 2025

Usable security and privacy in public services are critical considerations in today’s digital age, where governments increasingly rely on technology to deliver services efficiently while safeguarding sensitive information. Successful usage of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
10,797 Views
21 Pages

Investigating Various Factors Influencing the Accessibility of Digital Government with eGov PH Mobile Application

  • Yung-Tsan Jou,
  • Klint Allen Mariñas,
  • Charmine Sheena Saflor,
  • Anelyn Baleña,
  • Charlie Jade Gutierrez,
  • Ginber Dela Fuente,
  • Hannah Maureen Manzano,
  • Monica Shane Tanglao,
  • Nicole Angela Verde and
  • Princess Alvarado
  • + 1 author

23 January 2024

The Philippine government is taking advantage of the advancement of digital technology to bring and provide an accessible, sustainable, and broader version of its service and connection to its citizens by adapting digitalization and launching a mobil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,484 Views
23 Pages

29 April 2022

Inclusive digital innovation (IDI) entails rolling out policies and digital innovations to ensure equal access to services and new goods by previously excluded and marginalized societies. Digital commerce (d-commerce) has the potential to foster an i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,490 Views
21 Pages

1 June 2021

Digital technology is instrumental in designing e-government services to achieve environmental sustainability. This study aims to implicate essential human values for designing a Digital Government Collaborative Platform (DGCP), which seeks to enhanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,858 Views
20 Pages

A Qualitative Study of Legacy Systems Modernisation for Citizen-Centric Digital Government

  • Humairath Abu Bakar,
  • Rozilawati Razali and
  • Dian Indrayani Jambari

2 September 2022

Legacy systems are valuable assets in most public sector agencies that have been in use for a long time. These systems support government service delivery to the citizens and maintain vital public administration functions and data. However, legacy sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,972 Views
29 Pages

13 February 2024

Digital transformation in the public sector provides digital services to the citizens aiming at increasing their quality of life, as well as the transparency and accountability of a public administration. Since adaptation to the citizens changing nee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,448 Views
19 Pages

Virtual Reality and Internet of Things Based Digital Twin for Smart City Cross-Domain Interoperability

  • Guillermo del Campo,
  • Edgar Saavedra,
  • Luca Piovano,
  • Francisco Luque and
  • Asuncion Santamaria

25 March 2024

The fusion of Internet of Things (IoT), Digital Twins, and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies marks a pivotal advancement in urban development, offering new services to citizens and municipalities in urban environments. This integration promises enhan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,554 Views
21 Pages

4 October 2023

Central bank communication has changed over the years, following the trend of digitalization. It has been used as a tool for the implementation of monetary policies since the 1990s, when central banks started publishing their inflation reports, outlo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,448 Views
23 Pages

The adoption of e-government in public sector entities is essential due to the trend of digitizing government services. Thailand has implemented a variety of e-government policy frameworks with the goal of improving citizen public service delivery, p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,097 Views
30 Pages

Smart Cities and Citizen Adoption: Exploring Tourist Digital Maturity for Personalizing Recommendations

  • Gabriel Marín Díaz,
  • José Luis Galdón Salvador and
  • José Javier Galán Hernández

10 August 2023

Due to the irruption of new technologies in cities such as mobile applications, geographic information systems, internet of things (IoT), Big Data, or artificial intelligence (AI), new approaches to citizen management are being developed. The primary...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,492 Views
25 Pages

15 September 2025

Digital transformation has become a central strategy for modernizing the public sector. This study analyzes the relationships between digital competencies, digital literacy, change management, soft skills, technology adoption, digitization of the pub...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,131 Views
17 Pages

Legacy Systems Modernisation for Citizen-Centric Digital Government: A Conceptual Model

  • Humairath Abu Bakar,
  • Rozilawati Razali and
  • Dian Indrayani Jambari

26 November 2021

Information technology and communication (ICT) plays an important role as a catalyst for organisational development and innovation. However, old information systems that are known as legacy systems often expose organisations to the risk of business f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,328 Views
19 Pages

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Use of the Menor Preço Brasil Application

  • Jorge Luis Tonetto,
  • Adelar Fochezatto and
  • Josep Miquel Pique

25 October 2023

The Menor Preço Brasil application, based on a version developed in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, was launched in 2019 with the aim of expanding digital services to citizens. This application provides information on the nearest establishment...

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