Information Society and eGovernment Developments in Croatia

The aim of this paper is to provide insights into the current state in the field of eGovernment in the Republic of Croatia. In the paper a brief historical outline of the efforts undertaken so far is presented, certain key problems identified and development potentials in this area proposed. First, an overview of Croatian governmental organisations and actors that play an important role in adopting the eGovernment strategy is given. Then, results of the evaluation of the progress in the field of eGovernment are briefly presented by means of the European Commission's indicator for online availability, which lists twenty basic public services to be benchmarked. Next, the e-Croatia 2007 Programme projects and areas for development are discussed, with the analysis of the achievements so far. Finally, key issues concerning eGovernment are summed up in the conclusion, along with the propositions for future work.