The Use of Ict 'S and the Contribution of Digital Cities as Ways to Estimulate Governance

Abstract

In the current context of the informational age, information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide new possibilities for interaction between citizens and their representatives. Considering that contemporary democracies are undergoing a crisis of legitimacy, there is a demand for the government and society to create new spaces of communication and popular participation in political decisions. One possibility that has been considered is to govern through governance, which implies a more horizontal form of public debate and decision. To implement this ideal, it is intended to investigate whether these ICTs can be used, giving emphasis to one of its forms, the digital city, studying whether its creation may ultimately contribute in favor of governance. So, we will start by working on the concept of governance contrasted with the concept of government itself, and then study e-government and e 

governance concepts by comparing them with each other. Then, briefly reflecting on the theme, it will be exposed some contributions of the internet, as an ICT, for the development of governance, to finally investigate if the creation of digital cities can potentially contribute to the exercise of governance. The chosen methodology is the inductive method, conducted through the collection of bibliographic data and of data from other academic research.