The development in the field of e-government can enable many benefits for public administrations and for the citizens and is one of the priorities of the current European Commission. However, this is a very complex field, especially in the EU, due to its multi-level structure and differences between the member states. An analysis of results in the field of e-government in the EU has shown that user-friendly and cross-border e-government services have not yet become a reality despite the political will. Slovenia lags a tad behind the EU average in results in all categories. The differences between member states should diminish through the process of Europeanization, which I analyze with the help of process-tracing methodology in the case of Slovenia. The process of development and Europeanization of e-government is affected by various factors. I differentiate between institutionally-structural and contextual factors. Europeanization of e-government in Slovenia has been positively affected by financial, political, and legal factors. A large number of actors and inadequate coordination mechanisms on the national and European level had a negative impact on the other hand. While Slovenian strategic documents are above average harmonized with the European ones, there is room for improvement in implementation.
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