E-Democracy Tools Adoption: Experience of Austria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia

The paper focuses on the importance of e-democracy and the introduction of ICT in democratic processes, which in the age of computerization has a significant impact on the development of e-participation in developed societies. Based on comparisons of e-participatory tools in Austria, Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia, we want to show the current situation at both the local and national levels. It should be emphasized that with the development of e-participation tools, Croatia and Italy are ahead, while Austria and Slovenia are lagging behind the current trends in the development of e-participation. The reasons for this are mainly due to a lack of confidence in online security and a decline in interest for e-democracy, especially in Slovenia.