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Administrative burden in digital public service delivery

The social infrastructure of library programs for e-inclusion

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ID4073853
AuthorsSarah Giest (0000-0001-8201-6943, Leiden University, corresponding author), Annemarie Samuels (0000-0002-7379-5591, Leiden University)
Year2023
Volume40
Issue5
Pages626-645
Publication date2023-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Policy Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ropr.12516
OpenAlexW4308338660
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited43

In their efforts to digitize public service delivery, countries increasingly use algorithms based on mathematical models, data and/or a combination of different administrative datasets to issue decisions, but recent studies point towards challenges around citizens' understanding, accessing, and filing objections to such automated decisions. This paper focuses on the social infrastructure supporting citizens that struggle with accessing such services. To address this, we ask: How does the social infrastructure affect administrative burdens associated with digital government services? This is studied in the Dutch context through expert interviews and observations of support programs in libraries. We find that although libraries as primary sites for these services may pose the disadvantage of being more difficult to reach for low-literate citizens, advantages are their organizational structure at the local level as well as their currently changing role to include a growing range of services, including (digital) skills courses

Business · Context (archaeology · Digital library · Disadvantage · Government (linguistics · Inclusion (mineral · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Sociology · Computer Science · E-Government and Public Services · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection · Social Media and Politics · Marketing

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Citations per year6
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
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