E-PARTICIPATORY AND COMMUNICATION MOBILE APPLICATIONS: CASE STUDY OF PRAGUE
E-PARTICIPATORY AND COMMUNICATION MOBILE APPLICATIONS: CASE STUDY OF PRAGUE

Author(s): Michael Fanta, Radek Sobčhart
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Summary/Abstract: Worldwide usage of mobile Internet significantly increases, which underlines the importance of mobile applications as a tool for involving residents in local public affairs and decision-making processes. However, the Czech level of e-participation is below the EU average in the long term. Using an exploratory case study, tis article aims to identify all available e-participatory and communication mobile applications designed for the city of Prague and its inhabitants offered on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Moreover, using the content analysis method, features of identified mobile applications are explored and described. The majority of identified applications serve as one-way communication channels, and one application has a function that allows it to collect opinions of residents through voting polls. It is essential to significantly increase the user base of these applications and thus to ensure efficient development of e-participation in Prague and also in the Czech Republic in the future.

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