Digital governance and related systems are becoming a vital complement to traditional forms of political participation, a trend that will accelerate as younger generations embrace digital lifestyles. In a world where technology and democracy are increasingly intertwined, understanding the driving forces of digital governance is of paramount importance. This research provides valuable information on the global state of digital democracy and the forces behind the digital divide. We are using the DigiPartIndex, a robust index to measure the availability of digital governance systems and conduct a comparative analysis for a representative sample of 36 countries. In this macro-level quantitative study, we are using regression analysis to examine the factors behind the varying availability of digital governance systems. Our research highlights that economic development, especially higher GDP per capita, is still the key factor determining a country’s digital governance system infrastructure.
Benli-Trichet et al. (Wed,) studied this question.