The reform and modernisation of Greek public administration via e-government

This chapter charts the build-up of ventures towards establishing e-government and selected initiatives for e-democracy in Greece, a largely agricultural and public-sector-heavy country with a limited tradition in high technology and industrial innovation, and one of the poorest in Europe. It assesses how this late developer adjusts to the informatisation of its society in order to resolve long-standing problems relating to cumbersome bureaucracy, citizen-unfriendly administration, transparency deficit, and the centralisation of services.