| Abstract [eng] |
Recent developments of e-governance initiatives and processes are highly dependant on a proper legal environment of e-governance. The author of the thesis provides an overview of different legal framework initiatives for e-governance and identifies the advantages and disadvantages of them. The second part of the thesis is devoted to different regulatory theoretical approaches of e-governance expanding gradually around the world. First one concentrates on the developing separate laws and regulations covering individual questions pertaining to e-governance. Holistic framework identifies and addresses all relevant issues impacting e-Governance development under a single principal law or regulation. This part also includes an analysis of the alternative and maybe co-existence regulatory ways for e-governance – principle based model and self-regulation. Which model will work better will depend on the purpose of the regulation and on the specific circumstances. The third part gives real life examples introducing with the Austrian E-government Act and the USA 2002 E-government Act. Although the acts develop different e-governance legal regulatory concepts, several common features are identified – main e-governance principals, public-private partnership, establishing the responsible institutions, penal provisions. Finally current e-government situation of the Republic of Lithuania is examined. The legal environment of e-governance in Lithuania is still in transitional phase and lacks important legal provision changes. In accordance to Austrian and USA experience, important suggestions are provided. |
