E-government Tools Research Articles

“Smart cities” and their vulnerability

In most discussions, “smart cities” are perceived as a largely positive phenomenon that improves the safety but above all the comfort of its inhabitants. The present paper constructively and critically analyses the approach of de facto unregulated development of “smart cities” with emphasis on the risks associated with this phenomenon. Examples from recent years, not only in the context of developments in Ukraine, show that modern, technological solutions, i.e. e-Government tools, can become a target or even a tool of variously motivated attackers (criminal groups, foreign powers). A “smart” city is often potentially more vulnerable than agglomerations managed more traditionally. This paper aims to demonstrate the possible risks through case studies and determine whether there are more comprehensive theoretical approaches to the subject.

Information and communication technologies legislation for self-government bodies

The research relevance is determined by the fact that in Ukraine, digital and information processes are increasingly popularised in the activities of local self-government bodies, allowing for prompt resolution of certain community tasks. However, the legislation in this area does not fully meet the requirements for the use of information and communication technologies. The study aims to analyse the powers of local self-government bodies to use information and electronic resources in their activities. The main research method used was the systemic and structural one, which helped to determine the specifics of the use of information and communication technologies. The results of the study show that Ukrainian legislation fragmentarily regulates information and communication relations of local self-government bodies. It is proposed to adopt a specialised legislative act. It is determined that local self-government bodies have a fairly significant number of information and communication technologies and e-government tools. It is found that it is expedient for Ukrainian local self-government bodies to adopt the experience of the Republic of Poland in using the crowdsourcing tool, but for its implementation, it is necessary to adopt an appropriate legal act and allocate adequate funding. The author emphasises the importance of the opinion of the international European community in the field of information support for the activities of public authorities and local self-government within the framework of bilateral partnership. The author emphasises the need to consider the financial capacity of Ukraine to maintain and develop new information and communication technology tools under the legal regime of martial law. The practical significance of the results obtained is that they encourage the introduction of new information and communication technology tools in the work of local self-government bodies.

Adopting e-government to monitor public infrastructure projects execution in Nigeria: The public perspective

Public infrastructure projects (PIPs) are critical to the socioeconomic development of any country and similar to most public activities, their governance requires effective public participation to be successful. Information and communication technology adoption in government-public engagements (i.e., e-government) has improved public participation in governance in developed countries. This study utilizes the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology to investigate determining factors for the Nigerian public to adopt e-government tools to promote public participation in monitoring PIPs execution. It adopts questionnaire survey and structural equation modelling techniques to show that performance expectancy, facilitating conditions, social influence, and effort expectancy significantly and positively affect behavioral intention to adopt e-government tools to monitor PIPs execution in Nigeria. This study provides scholars with an exploratory baseline for extension of e-government adoption to public infrastructure project management. This study also provides recommendations to policy makers, government technocrats, and project engineers on the need for policy changes, creation of interactive and up-to-date project websites for PIPs in Nigeria.

Explainable multi-task convolutional neural network framework for electronic petition tag recommendation

Electronic petition (e-petition) is an electronic government (e-government) service that allows citizens to file petitions to governments via the internet. The complexity of the e-petition filing process and the unexplainable e-government tools would reduce the perceived ease of use and trust of users, which causes citizens to make errors when tagging their e-petition. These errors may lead to failure and delay in resolving the e-petition, which further restrains citizen engagement and electronic participation (e-participation) adoption on e-petition platforms (EPP). The purpose of this study is to develop an explainable tag recommender system to assist citizens in tagging their e-petitions. Specifically, we design an explainable multi-task learning framework for e-petition tag recommendation based on convolutional neural networks and layer-wise relevance propagation. We also conduct both quantitative and qualitative experiments to demonstrate the recommendation effectiveness as well as interpretability of our model. This is among the first attempt to design an e-petition tag recommender system and an explainable e-government recommender system. The practical implications of our research are two-fold. For citizens, our proposed model recommends more accurate tags with human-understandable explanations, which could assist citizens’ tagging decisions and increase the possibility for an e-petition to be resolved. For governments, the e-petition service quality of governments would be enhanced, which further promotes e-participation adoption, citizen engagement, and e-government success on EPPs.

Exploring the Role of E-Governance in the Economic Performance of Pakistan under Covid-19

This study aims to investigate the role of e-governance during the catastrophe COVID-19 in the context of economic performance. The study is based on descriptive trend analysis and data is collected from the reports, statistics and ranking developed by United Nations and big data implications during Covid-19. It focuses on the comparisons and effects of e-governance on pandemic control and on economic performance. The study highlights the role of e-governance during the catastrophe and draw attention to the existing situations. It is found that the country’s ranking of e-government development indicators (EGDI) has declined gradually from score of 137 to 148 score. While, e-governance implications including the internet performance, 4G and big data technology played well to control the pandemic. The study concludes that e-governance plays positive role in combating pandemics as well as it is an important factor to achieve sustained economic growth. It is suggested that, Pakistan should learn from the experience of developed countries who has adopted victorious e-governance tools of technological progression. These efforts can help to fight catastrophe and also guarantee country’s sustainable economic performance.

Disruptive Technologies for Parliaments: A Literature Review

Exploitation and use of disruptive technologies, such as the Internet of Things, recommender systems, and artificial intelligence, with an ambidextrous balance, are a challenge, nowadays. Users of the technologies, and stakeholders, could be part of a new organisational model that affects business procedures and processes. Additionally, the use of inclusive participatory organisational models is essential for the effective adoption of these technologies. Such models aim to transform organisational structures, as well. Public organisations, such as the parliament, could utilise information systems’ personalisation techniques. As there are a lot of efforts to define the framework, the methodology, the techniques, the platforms, and the suitable models for digital technologies adoption in public organisations, this paper aims to provide a literature review for disruptive technology inclusive use in parliaments. The review emphasises the assessment of the applicability of the technologies, their maturity and usefulness, user acceptance, their performance, and their correlation to the adoption of relevant innovative, inclusive organisational models. It is argued that the efficient digital transformation of democratic institutions, such as parliaments, with the use of advanced e-governance tools and disruptive technologies, requires strategic approaches for adoption, acceptance, and inclusive service adaptation.

Optimalization the Blue Economy Policy of the Tourism Sector using E-Government in the Coastal Area of Ambon Island

This study was conducted with the objective of investigating and evaluating the optimization of the blue economy policy within the tourism sector by leveraging e-government tools in the coastal region of Ambon Island. Qualitative research employing the case study methodology was employed for this study. The results of this study have unveiled that the current level of e-government adoption in the coastal region of Ambon Island falls short of the desired standards. This is primarily attributed to two pivotal factors. Firstly, the Local Government of Ambon City, as represented by the Ambon City Tourism Agency, lacks a dedicated website, application, or dashboard for several crucial purposes. These factors encompass sharing information and knowledge with other government entities, enhancing the dissemination of information and knowledge, fostering greater citizen engagement, bolstering collaboration with the business sector, and attracting potential tourists to Ambon City. Secondly, both the Maluku Provincial Government and the Central Government have not provided adequate support or backing for these initiatives. Therefore, this research proposed that: The Ambon City Government should create an e-government platform, which can take the form of a website, platform, or tourism dashboard. This platform should be dedicated to updating and disseminating information and knowledge currently hosted on https://kemenparekraf.go.id/. Additionally, efforts should be made to simplify various elements that serve similar functions or contain similar content. The integration of visa and application issuance features from the website https://visa-online.imigration.go.id/ should be implemented to enhance the existing website https://www.indonesia.travel/id/. In addition, improvements should be made to the English language functionality of the website https://dispar.malukuprov.go.id/. Also, the Maluku Provincial Government should intensify its promotional efforts for the Beta Maluku Application.

A REVIEW ON LOCAL AND NATIONAL E-GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT MODELS AND ITS DETERMINANTS

Ülkeler arasında yerel düzeyde e-devlet ’in benimsenmesi ve geliştirilmesi hususunda belirgin farklılıkların oluşmaktadır. Söz konusu farklılıklar üzerinde ise ulusal düzeyde e-devlet gelişmişlik düzeyi başta olmak üzere çeşitli sosyoekonomik, politik ve demografik unsurlar etkili olmaktadır. Ancak yapılan çalışmaların belirleyici bir unsur olarak özellikle ulusal düzeyde e-devlet gelişmişlik düzeyinin yereldeki gelişimleri etkileme düzeylerini yeterli ölçüde açıklamadığı gözlenmektedir. Fakat demografik, politik, yönetsel, mali ve teknik kapasite gibi yerel e-devletin gelişimi üzerinde etkili olan etmenler doğrudan ya da dolaylı olarak ulusal düzeyde kamusal mal ve hizmet sunumunu gerçekleştiren kamu kurumları, özel sektör ve sivil toplumun e-devleti benimseme ve geliştirme düzeyi ile bağlantıldır. Bu kapsamda çalışmanın temel amacı farklı boyutları (e-bilgi, e-servis ve e-katılım gibi) itibariyle ulusal e-devlet gelişim düzeyinin yerel dijital değişim ile ilişki boyutu ve etki düzeyini incelemektir. Bu amaçla çalışmada Birleşmiş Milletler E-Devlet Gelişim Anketi (2020) kapsamında açıklanan bilimsel veriler çerçevesinde karşılaştırmalı ülke örnekleri üzerinden ulusal ve yerel e-devlet gelişim düzeyleri mukayese edilerek, yerel e-devlet gelişim üzerinde merkezi düzeydeki gelişmişliğin anlamlı bir farklılaşmaya sebep olup olmadığı sorgulanmaktadır. Bu amacı gerçekleştirmek için Sıralı (ordinal) Regresyon Analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda elde edilen sonuç ise e-katılım ve çevrim içi hizmetlerden ziyade ulusal telekominasyon alt yapısının ve beşeri sermayenin yerel e-devletinde temel belirleyicisi olduğudur.

Практичні аспекти застосування технологій аналізу даних великих масивів (Big Data) в публічному управлінні

Розглянуто основні підходи до застосування технологій аналізу даних великих масивів у сучасній практиці публічного управління України. Показано, що використання новітніх технологій з метою досягнення суспільного блага є загальносвітовою тенденцією, яка здатна принести вражаючі результати усім суб’єктам і об’єктам державної політики, залученим до відповідних процесів її формування й реалізації. Продемонстровано, що нині на рівні органів державної влади інтенсифікується робота щодо ширшого застосування сучасних інструментів електронного урядування у базових галузях України з метою підтримки прийняття управлінських рішень та автоматизації адміністративних процесів. Розкрито базові принципи реалізації державної політики цифрового розвитку в сучасній Україні.

Модель інтегральної оцінки цифрового врядування на місцевому рівні

Обґрунтовано, що концептуальні підходи глобальних індексів щодо оцінки розвитку цифрового суспільства та цифрового врядування будуть корисними задля розробки аналітичних інструментів, адаптованих до специфіки контенту цифрового врядування на місцевому рівні. Запропоновано власну модель, адаптовану до специфіки рівня територіальних громад з метою комплексного розуміння рівня цифрового врядування на місцевому рівні. З метою апробації розробленої методики здійснено оцінку цифрового врядування Вінницької міської об’єднаної територіальної громади впродовж 2014-2018 рр. Доведено, що авторська методика дозволяє провести системний аналіз стану цифровізації публічного управління та адміністрування на рівні територіальних громад.

E-governance of the economy of the future: world experience and prospects of Ukraine

The purpose of the article is to study the development of e-governance in the countries of the world and assess the prospects for use in Ukraine. Research methods. Sociological, general scientific, theoretical and empirical methods are used in the study, in particular, the method of unity of analysis and synthesis, the method of observation, comparison. Theoretical and methodological basis: concepts, approaches, theories, regulations, conclusions considered in the scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists, communication theory, information technology, project management, electronic governance and electronic democracy; legal acts of state authorities (Constitution of Ukraine, laws of Ukraine, decrees of the President of Ukraine, resolutions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine). Research results. The normative legal acts on the use of e-government technologies in Ukraine are characterized. The main issues concerning modernization of public administration with the help of information and communication technologies are considered. The analysis of standards and regulations for e-governance technologies is carried out. The basic instruments of e-governance in the European Union (EU) and Ukraine are defined. The expediency of creation and use of e-government is substantiated. The structure of public administration, methods of e-governance, components of its information and technological infrastructure, state policy on the development of e-government, its technical components and their purpose, problems and organization of measures for the implementation and development of e-government, foreign and national experience in the use of e-government, its regulatory and legal framework are considered. The methodological approaches and results of monitoring the implementation of e-governance tools as the basis for the provision of administrative services in electronic form (2020) are analyzed. Scientific novelty. Stages of development and mechanisms of e-governance development management in Ukraine are analyzed. The analysis of Ukrainian and foreign practice of application of e-governance technologies is carried out. Global processes of e-governance of the economy are determined. the main regularities of formation and development of electronic governance in Ukraine and the world are investigated; - the essence and meaning of the basic methods and principles of e-government is revealed; - studied various models of implementation of e-governance at the national, regional and local levels; - problems and prospects of formation and development of e-governance, taking into account domestic practice; - the main stages and tasks of e-governance implementation in the context of the study of the best foreign practice are analyzed. The period of crisis requires decisive, reasonable actions from the authorities, which is possible provided that the full amount of information on the state of affairs in the state is possessed. Such needs can be met by a system of national electronic information resources. Therefore, the organizational model of national information resources of Ukraine in e-government is considered. The importance of implementation of the proposed plan of actions of authorities on the organization of information resources in e-government is determined. Practical significance. The use of recommendations on improving the organizational and information support of public administration in the spheres of information society development and the introduction of e-governance will allow in the future to expand useful for consumers electronic information resources, characterized by various forms of information, organizational and technological decisions, and are the basis for information and analytical support for management decision-making in the system current and strategic planning. Tabl.: 2. Figs.: 6. Refs.: 14.

BENCHMARKING E-GOVERNMENT: CURRENT TRENDS AND DIGITAL BARRIERS TO DEVELOPMENT

The basic principles and methodological foundations for measuring the readiness and ability of the national institutions to provide citizens and businesses with access to public services online are considered. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the study of the implementation of e-government tools in UN member states (UN E-Government Survey), current trends and transformations of the e-government model, the digital divide and digital barriers to further progress in the development of the digital economy and e-democracy are analyzed. The methodological basis of the study applied are techniques and methods of complex comparative analysis and logical generalization and the information base is formed by the results of the UN E-Government Survey and World Bank Governance Surveys.

E-government in local governments’ websites

The literature perceives governments’ websites as an effective tool for increasing information delivery, user interaction, and the government services’ supply, being the most visible aspects of citizens concerning public management. However, the interaction of citizens with governments is still unclear. The practical implications of conducting e-government, capable of expanding this relationship, are still invisible. This study aims to provide an understanding of how governments’ websites are used as an e-government tool in local governments, highlighting how e-government concepts have been empirically employed. The study takes a qualitative approach, examining five municipalities in a microregion in the Brazilian state of Bahia. We gathered the data using a triangulation process that included semi-structured interviews, analysis of the websites, and opinion questionnaires to the citizens. Our research shows that governments lack compelling actions and coordinated internal procedures, resulting in a gap between practice and digital governance policies, resulting in low citizens' participation, and unfamiliarity with government communication channels. The study contributes to the e-government literature by offering further insight into how people and organizations influence technology use, providing elements that can guide motivated public managers to increase relationships and communication with society. We highlight the need to investigate the phenomenon of digital transformation in governments at the organizational level.

City size and functional specialization as factors of smart management: A case of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

The process of understanding the factors that affect the implementation of smart management in cities is pivotal for using this concept to improve the well-being of the population. The goal of this study is to establish the specifics of the implementation of the smart management concept in cities with different sizes and functional specialization. 44 cities of Lviv Oblast (Ukraine) are selected for this goal. The main method was a content analysis of information sources related to the activities of local authorities. The most important indicators that reflect the development of various components of a smart city are analyzed. It is established that measures for the introduction of smart technologies are carried out in most cities of the Oblast (about 80%). The leading cities are Lviv and Drohobych, among other cities are Boryslav, Truskavets, and Zolochiv. The share of cities with a high level of implementation of smart management technology is only 4%. However, 56% of the total urban population lives in these cities. Other cities are the smallest cities that did not have the functions of district centers. The share of such cities is 20% but only 3% of the population inhabits them. Among the components of the smart city concept, e-government tools are being most actively developed, followed by energy efficiency measures. There is no direct relationship between the size of cities and the implementation of smart technologies. Smart technologies are most intensively implemented in cities focused on tourism development. Former industrial cities are less successful.

Tsyfrova transformatsiia sfery hromadskoho zdorovia v Ukraini

Currently, coronavirus infection is spreading around the world. Public health professionals need to develop new tools to ensure the epidemiological safety of citizens. First of all, it concerns the implementation of public health policy and health culture at the intersectoral level. Big data analytics, smart solutions for COVID-19 vaccination and morbidity monitoring, mobile applications to monitor the movement and contact of individuals, personal smart devices, cyberphysical technologies, and smart city infrastructure help in this regard. Scientific works of researchers are devoted to the impact of the digital economy on the development of society, the application digital communications in the activities of public authorities, the peculiarities of the formation of digital culture, cybersecurity and e-democracy. NGO’s experts offer their projects of digital transformation in the country, including in the field of health care. The issue of electronic tools in the field of public health and related public policy has not yet been addressed in recent scientific publications. The purpose of the article is to find out the current state of digital transformation in public administration and politics of Ukraine and the world, to determine further effective areas of application of IT tools in the field of public health policy. The article examines domestic laws and regulations in the field of e-government. Alternative projects of digital transformation of Ukraine proposed by public organizations are analyzed. It is established that at the national level, the foundations of digital transformation in the field of health care and public health in particular have been formed. The author of the article records a private initiative of professional associations of ICT specialists, the desire and efforts of the third sector in the direction of dynamic development of digitalization of health care. Regions and local communities at the united territorial communities’ level are not sufficiently covered by digital development. The directions of digitalization of public administration and public policy are proposed. Thus, the use of digital and mobile jobs in the public sector and in local governments will bring employees closer to society; will enable them to perform quality service functions, including health care. E-government tools are one of the leading positions in public policy-making. Today, Ukraine has laid the foundations for the digital transformation of public administration and public policy. The necessary legislative and regulatory framework for the development of e-government has been developed, including in terms of morbidity prevention, monitoring and assessment of public health, promotion of healthy lifestyles, anti-epidemiological measures, formation of health culture and development of health-preserving regional and local visions. However, the problem of further development at the regional level of public health remains. There are not enough funds in local budgets and experienced staff. Further research should focus on aspects of human-centred, humanistic public health policy, especially in quarantine.

Digital Society: Regulatory and Institutional Support of Electronic Governance in Modern Realities

The article highlights the opportunities for the introduction of e-government in the institutional system of society on the basis of digital, information and communication technologies (on the example of Ukraine). It develops the concept of digitalization from the point of that information, knowledge and communication technologies constitute the system of social and legal infrastructure of society. It demonstrates that digital society forms the basis of the safety of modern globalized world, expressed in quality indicators of "e-government". It is proved that E-government in the legal system of the country involves: first, creating conditions for interaction between government and citizens through the use of modern information and communication technologies; secondly, the availability and openness of state registers; third, the introduction of e-democracy tools. It is determined that there is a steady tendency in the Ukrainian society to spread e-government tools in the legal sphere through the provision of administrative information services as well as the use of e-democracy technologies. It is also justified that potential of e-democracy technologies is strong enough to create conditions for e-government in legal sphere through technological and technical support of legal services, improving the level of computer iteracy of the population, increasing accessibility and openness of public information.

Urban development management based on the concept of Smart City in the Western region of Ukraine

The article proves that the need to modify urban management systems in Ukraine in accordance with the new Smart City concept of urban planning arose in the context of the rapid digitalization of society. The analysis of strategic priorities for the implementation of the Smart City concept in the practice of Ukrainian cities at the central, regional (Western region of Ukraine), and local (cities of regional significance) levels is conducted. The comparison and review of the practice of using open data and various e-services by administrations of 34 cities of regional significance in the Western region of Ukraine are carried out. The state of implementation of e-government tools by local authorities is determined. The division of cities of regional significance in the Western region of Ukraine according to the level of use of e-services, which are presented on their official websites, into four groups (passive; beginners; active; progressive) is carried out on the basis of the results of the analysis. The key problems of local policy of the cities of regional significance transformation in the Western region of Ukraine are identified, including: lack of a common vision on the further development of cities and communities on the basis of the Smart City concept by central, regional, and local authorities; the issue of approving strategies for the development of cities of regional significance remains unresolved; uneven introduction of innovative technologies in the management systems of the cities of regional significance development in the Western region on the basis of the Smart City concept, first of all, open data; low level of international activity of administrations of cities. Priority areas for improving regional and local policies to ensure sustainable urban development in accordance with the Smart City criteria are justified.

Current Trends in the Implementation of E-Governance Elements in the Field of Public Health under the Threat of a Global Pandemic

The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has led to the emergence of a number of useful electronic tools in the field of public healthcare. This aspect is relevant for study. Estonian experts are the first to rethink e-governance strategies in a pandemic. They offer to store public health data on remote corporate servers and to collect patient’s personal information using Blockchain technology. Modern technologies use drones, recordings of video cameras of street surveillance, connection to Wi-Fi networks to track citizens in quarantine conditions. One of the most effective tools for monitoring in the field of public health was electronic applications for smart phones. Electronic tools are relevant in the field of public health both at the regional level and in urbanized territories. Asian countries systematically implement such tools with the support and consent of the local population. And in Europe, governments are trying to protect the democratic freedoms of citizens and use the impersonal data of mobile operators to record mass gatherings of people on electronic maps. The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has launched a mobile application ‘Diy Vdoma’ (‘Action at Home’) since the beginning of April 2020 to monitor the quarantine regime of observation and self-isolation. Consequently, the use of electronic tools in the field of public healthcare, especially during the global pandemic, gives state and regional authorities the opportunity to control the situation. However, the issue of the balance between the observance of public sanitary and epidemiological security and the preservation of democratic human rights and freedoms is remained. The practice of using e-governance tools is opens up an additional aspect for researchers to study There is an additional aspect to study, i.e. reliable and timely information about emergencies posted on government platforms on the Internet allows public and human rights organizations to control the activities of public authorities in crisis situations effectively and to prevent violations of individual rights and freedoms, to monitor the use of budget funds during a pandemic and to assess the quality of their functions by the state.

DEVELOPING THE APPROACH OF E-SERVICES PROVIDING IN TERMS OF DECENTRALIZATION REFORM IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM OF UKRAINE

The purpose of the paper is to describe the approach of e-services providing in Ukraine in terms of decentralization reform. Methodology. We suggest describing the approach of e-services providing. According to the subject of description, methodology could be classified in groups presented below: description of the background (part 3), which reveals the need for digital education; analysis of digital transformation in public administration decentralization reform (part 4); strategic analysis of the vision for public e-services providing (part 5); generalization of the approaches (part 6). The development of the method of descriptive analyses has been based on several sources, namely: studies of the case of public e-services providing in Ukraine; analyses of extant literature on public e-services and their development. Results. Developing innovative and flexible public e-services in Ukraine, capable for adapting to the citizens’ current needs, has become crucial for public administrations. Progress in e-Government tools implementation continues in Ukraine in terms of decentralization reform. The e-Government concept puts into practice as the ambition of Ukrainian decentralized government to use information and communication technology (ICT) to provide more efficient public e-services for citizens. The relationship between citizens and the local government is crucial and it is mediated through modeling the process of e-services developing and deeper understanding current citizens’ needs by governmental officials. Practical implications. Our research aims at developing bases for strategic vision on public e-services in Ukraine as a framework that lays the foundations enabling a public administration to build flexible and innovative system of e-services, by relying on four bases (openness, participation, collaboration and integration). Value/originality. Revealing the current stage of decentralization reform of Ukraine enable to provide a case study of the organizational, institutional and social capacities for digitalization of e-services and form a strategic vision for their systemic development.

Діджиталізація урядової бюрократії в європейських країнах: корупційні ризики та антикорупційні ефекти

Recently, countries around the world have been using ICT to effectively deliver information and public services to their citizens. This phenomenon is called e-governance or e-government. The article is devoted to the identification of the impact of e-governance on the dynamics of corruption risks. The aim of the article is to examine how the introduction of information technologies affects the dynamics of corruption in post-communist European countries. The methodology is based on using programming in R for conducting empirical research. The research was divided into two stages. The first stage is an analysis of panel data to find the relationship between the level of implementation of e-governance and corruption. The second stage is the creation of country clusters regarding the level of corruption and tools of e-governance used. The study states three hypotheses. H1: The use of e-Government will result in mitigating corruption in European countries. H2: The impact of e-Government on corruption will be lower in post-communist countries than in countries which never experienced communist regimes. H3. The level of corruption depends on types of e-government services implemented in studied countries. The study results showed that all three hypotheses were confirmed. The results of the research showed that digital government transformation helps to reduce corruption risks in post-communist countries. Reducing the risk of corruption is faster where e-government tools target increased accountability and transparency. Anti-corruption effects are higher in countries that did not experience communist regimes. This study contributes to the methodology of studying the relationship between the digital transformation of government and the level of corruption.