1. LEFIS Series No 5 Legal Informatics and E-Governance as Tools for the Knowledge Society Erich Schweighofer

2. Outline of the book - Content Legal Informatics and E-Governance as Tools for the Knowledge Society Chapter 1: General questions Chapter 2: Technology Chapter 3: E-administration Chapter 4: E-justice Chapter 5: E-democracy and e-learning Chapter 6: E-governance in less advanced States

3. Outline of the book – Contributions (1/3) e-Governance in the information society (Schweighofer) DobrzenieckiA Janus-faced view of electronic governance. Between Foucault and Habermas (Dobrzeniecki) SaarenpääLegal information in the network society (Saarenpää) VasOntology-based content management systems in public administration (Vas, Kovács) MassenoE-governance as a tool for Business Development (Masseno) The use of alphabets other than latin (roman) on the internet and its impact on building a true knowledge society (Pastukhov)

4. Outline of the book – Contributions (2/3) Current problems of the digital identity management in Bulgaria (Vardeva) OgnyanovPrinciples of identity management under the new Bulgarian e-government act (Ognyanov) CabezudoAround a right road: The progressive Spanish implementation of new technologies in the administration of justice (Cabezudo) MaioliA Survey of Civil and Criminal E-Justice Support Systems in Italy (Maioli, De Rugeriis) E-justice in Bulgaria (Petrov)

5. Outline of the book – Contributions (3/3) Elements of e-democracy for the development of knowledge society (Petrauskas) Teaching e-governance: Best practices in Bulgaria (Kalchev) EU’s information society and e-governance – The case of less advanced States (Costake)

6. Outline of the book - Figures Total number of pages: Accpeted 114 To be (slightly) modified052 Missing but hopefully coming020 Total 186

7. Contact Information Thank you very much for your attention! erich.schweighofer@univie.ac.at