Evika Karamagioli

• National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

This paper presents a critical evaluation of the design and results of the use of the methodology and tools of digital storytelling during the pandemic period for primary and secondary school teachers in three Greek islands (Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Ithaca). A number of teachers trained in the digital storytelling methodology were asked, as mentors...

The Greek primary health-care system (PHC) seems to be suffering the most from the economic crisis because of understaffing and misdistribution of the health workforce and the shortage of medical supplies and diagnostic equipment. Aims The objective of the paper is to present for the first time in public national health-care workforce census data f...

Good governance, within each country and in international level, is essential for good state policy implementation. Transparency and public participation have emerged as tools in order to enhance democracy and consequently to lead in a good governance. The same applies in all areas of political interest, such as in the environmental policy area, wh...

Throughout the last decade, eDemocracy has evolved from an idea into practical applications supporting, and even enhancing, democratic processes. At the same time, it is a growing demand for regulatory frameworks to support eDemocracy. This paper examines the technical and political prerequisites for eDemocracy in an attempt to uncover possible are...

Social Network Sites brought citizens enormous benefits in communication and information flow. Given their popularity, researchers came to study and acknowledge their potential in e-Governance. This paper will attempt to examine SNSs: providing their opportunities and challenges; discussing their usability in e-Governance; and scrutinising their po...

The following brief items are outlined: connecting African parliaments and citizens through innovative ICT applications: the Africa4all parliamentary initiative; Highlights of the 2nd International Conference on Electronic Participation – ePart 2010; and the new research roadmap for ICT-enabled governance, from the CROSSROAD project.

The task of eParticipation is to empower people to be able through Information and Communication Technology to act in bottom-up decision making processes, thus allowing politicians to make informed decisions, while developing social and political responsibility. In this matter, the project VoicE establishes an Internet platform with the objective t...

It is widely recognized that ICT both affect and are affected by the socio-political environment into which it is introduced and functioning. Because of the neutrality of technology, ICT can act as a magnifier and multiplier of the inherent tendencies and characteristics of the spaces in which it is implemented and either support or undermine those...

In general, Greek civil society practices and promotes positive values, such as tolerance and nonviolence. Although at the programmatic level, gender equity and transparency are professed by all institutions, further efforts to improve accountability and transparency within CSOs and to promote gender equity are necessary. SAG members underlined the...

Members of elected assemblies have a number of overlapping roles. eRepresentative is a project of the European Commission's IST programme, and has investigated the potential for ICT support for the committee-based legislative role in a secure, mobile context among members of five elected assemblies at national, regional and local levels. This paper...