This book sheds new light on the future of e-governance in the European Union (EU). Drawing on the first-hand professional experience of practitioners, policymakers, and institutional stakeholders, combined with a sound academic foundation, it offers insights into successful implementation strategies and new tools necessary for efficient e-governance in the European Union. The authors present key topics, e.g. the development of e-services such as e-identity, e-health, e-democracy, as well as e-governance tools for the correct implementation of the Digital Single Market. Furthermore, they discuss the legal framework needed for the implementation of these services, such as data protection, digital competition law, as well as EU contracts in digital environments. Finally, the authors highlight efforts to include ethical standards and European values in the decision-making, while developing a vision for the future use of e-governance in the European Union. Understanding the tools and strategies for a successful implementation of e-governance services, as well as the necessary legal framework, will allow professionals such as policymakers and institutional stakeholders, to improve their performance and achieve better results when working on the development of future e-governance services in the European Union.

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David Ramiro Troitiño is a Jean Monnet Chair on Digital Europe and Future Integration at Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) and coordinator of the Jean Monnet Network on Digitalization and E-governance. He is the author of several hundred publications, including four Springer books as an editor: Brexit: History, Reasoning, and Perspectives (2018), The EU in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for the European Integration Process (2020), The European Union and its Political Leaders (2022), and Digital Development of the European Union (2023). In addition, he has been a guest editor of special issues in several journals, focusing on European digital integration. His research focuses on the European Union from a broad perspective, with a specific focus on digitalization and e-governance.