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The potential impacts of digital technologies on co-production and co-creation

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ID23358641
AuthorsVeiko Lember (0000-0003-1730-1830, Public Governance Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium), Taco Brandsen (0000-0001-6841-8671, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, corresponding author), Piret Tõnurist (0000-0001-9272-9613, Tallinn University of Technology)
Year2019
Volume21
Issue11
Pages1665-1686
Publication date2019-11-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Management Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-9037 • E-ISSN: 1471-9045
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14719037.2019.1619807
OpenAlexW2952677210
LanguageEN
Citations received111
References cited66

Despite growing interest in the potential of digital technologies to enhance co-production and co-creation in public services, there is a lack of hard evidence on their actual impact. Conceptual fuzziness and tech-optimism stand in the way of collecting such evidence. The article suggests an analytical framework that distinguishes between the impacts of different technologies on different elements of co-production and co-creation, and illustrates this in three different areas. It argues that there is no reason to assume that digital technologies will always encourage co-production or co-creation. In fact, they can also be used to bypass interaction with citizens.

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