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58 Rev. Catalana Dret Pub. 1 (2019)

handle is hein.journals/revcatdp58 and id is 1 raw text is: HOW TO BUILD E-GOVERNANCE IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY: THE CASE OF ESTONIA Katrin Nyman Metcalf Abstract The article explains and discusses the meaning, content and benefits of e-governance, using the example of Estonia. E-governance does not have to be legally complex, but it is necessary to understand and analyse the implications of new technologies. In Estonia, all public databases are linked, providing the possibility to apply the once-only principle. Individuals have easy overview of data held about them and how they are used. E-services are citizen-centric and accessed with the ID card and codes that all citizens and residents have. By explaining the Estonian example and its legal implications, inspiration may be given to other countries. Key words: e-governance; Estonia; once-only; data protection; digital society. COM CONSTRUIR LA GOVERNANQA ELECTRONICA EN UNA SOCIETAT DIGITAL: EL CAS D'ESTONIA Resum L'article explica i aborda el signicat, el contingut i els beneficis de la governanga electronica, utilitzant l'exemple d'Estonia. La governanga electronica no ha de ser complexa legalment, pero cal entendre i analitzar les implicacions de les noves tecnologies. A Estonia, totes les bases de dades publiques estan connectades, proporcionant la possibilitat d'aportar dades una unica vegada (once-only principle). Els individus tenen facilment una visi6 de conjunt de les seves dades i de com s'utilitzen. Els serveis digitals estan centrats en les persones i s6n accessibles mitjangant targetes d'identifcaci6 i codis a l'abast de tota la ciutadania i els residents. Explicar l'exemple estonia i les seves implicacions legals pot servir d'inspiraci6 a altres paisos. Paraules clau: governanga electronica; Estonia; principi d'una unica vegada; protecci6 de dades; societat digital. * Katrin Nyman Metcalf, Adjunct Professor of Communications Law, Tallinn University of Technology and Programme Director of Research and Legal Issues, E-Governance Academy, TalTech Law School, Akadeemia tee 3, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia. katrinnymm-i- metcaglf(taltech.ee. Article received: 23.04.2019. Blind review: 12.05.2019 and 19.05.2019. Final version accepted: 26.05.2019. Recommended citation: Nyman Metcalf, Katrin. (2019). How to build e-governance in a digital society: the case of Estonia. Revista Catalana de Dret Public, (58), 1-12. https://doi.org/1O2436/rcdni58.2019.3316 I1hGeneralitat de Catalunya r Escola d'Administraci6 Piblica de Catalunya

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