eParticipation Services Provided by Municipalities with Extended Powers in the Moravian-Silesian Region

eParticipation is considered as a means for strengthening of civic engagement and suitable instrument for ensuring open and participatory governance through information and communications technologies. eParticipation enables the public to participate more broadly and deeply in the policy making process across all levels of government. The services of eParticipation refer to the means of ICT-supported participation in processes concerning administration, policy-making, decision-making, service delivery, information provision, consultation, deliberation, etc. Nowadays eParticipation is becoming a preferred decision-making participation for many people, as well the electronic services are becoming very important for the citizens. The paper is focused on the evaluation of eParticipation services on local level of government in the selected municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic. The research draws attention to the insufficient possibilities of online participation of citizens at the local level of the public administration in the Czech Republic and insufficient offering of eParticipation services on municipal websites in the Moravian-Silesian Region.