%0 Journal Article
%T A community of fans, friends and power-users
%A Hille Hinsberg
%J eJournal of eDemocracy & Open Government
%D 2010
%I Danube-University Krems
%X Estonia is recognised as a beacon of E-Government achievement and is making strides in using technology to include citizens in democratic processes. The key to sustainable E-Participation is to ensure that all E-Participation initiatives contribute to establishing an overall community of Wikipedia-like users who believe that their commitment and investment of time really makes a difference. Over time, citizens¡¯ roles and contributions may vary a lot, but this essential public infrastructure and policy has to be provided systematically for E-Participation to become a reality - whatever new technology comes along, and however successful individual projects are. This is the real meaning of sustainable E-Participation.
%K Estonia
%K E-Participation
%K case studies
%K E-Government
%K community engagement
%U http://www.jedem.org/article/view/45