The Digital State is not simply the digitisation of public administration; it is a new way of organising and operating the state. The digital revolution is transforming the way public organisations function, public policies are designed, and the state, citizens and businesses interact. The use of digital technologies is not limited to providing better online services; it is a profound process of institutional, organisational and social transformation that affects democracy, the economy and the quality of public governance.
Taking a contemporary, interdisciplinary approach, this book brings together the theory, strategies and applications of e-government. It analyses the European and Greek institutional and legal frameworks, digital governance policies, and the technologies shaping 21st-century public administration. It also focuses on key issues such as interoperability, data governance, cybersecurity, personal data protection, open government, e-democracy and artificial intelligence.
The book aims to provide a coherent framework for understanding the developments shaping the present and future of public governance. It is intended for students, researchers, public administration officials, policymakers, IT professionals and anyone seeking to understand the modern Digital State. The real challenge is not technology. It is creating a Digital State in which technology serves people, not the other way around.
Dimitris G. Kapopoulos holds a PhD from the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). He also earned a postgraduate degree in Informatics and Operational Research and a degree in Mathematics from the same university, and received scholarships from the State Scholarships Foundation (IKY) for his undergraduate and postgraduate studies. He is a senior official at the Ministry of Digital Governance, where he holds a position of responsibility, coordinates Project Management Teams, and teaches subjects related to e-government and project management at the National School of Public Administration and Local Government (ESDDA) and the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government’s Training Institute (INEP). He is the author of three books and has published scholarly articles in international journals.
