Websites and Social Networks of Communes in Slovakia: Development and Current State

• Autorzy: Vladimír Bačík , Michal Klobučník
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

One of the main features of today's information society is the availabil-ity of data of various kinds provided by various companies and organisations. In the following paper, we focus on evaluating the dynamics of development and the current state of existence of websites of communes in Slovakia, which represent a database of their activities and serve as the main communication channel between citizens and self-government representatives. Another important channel is social networks, which are still enjoying huge popularity among Internet users. On the basis of the results of an online questionnaire that involved almost 60% of the addressed self-governments, we will point out the adaptation of self-governments to the use of social networks. One of the important tasks of such research is the distribution of the obtained results to end users. This is achieved through an example of a description of basic technical and functional specifications by using the website created by the authors. This website has the ambition of becoming a sort of central access point for all those interested in information about communes in Slovakia. By means of standard tabular, but also interactive graphic and map out-puts, it gives an idea of selected indicators of self-governments in a user-friendly form, thus helping to increase client awareness of this specific issue. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Self-government; Website; e-government; Information society; Data visualisation

PL

Samorządność; Serwis internetowy; e-administracja; Społeczeństwo informacyjne; Wizualizacja danych

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: No. 53
• Strony: 71--86

Twórcy

autor

Vladimír Bačík

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

autor

Michal Klobučník

• Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

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DOI

10.2478/bog-2021-0024