Pandemic Accelerated Digitalization of Local Democracy in Ukraine
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The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting - Kyiv AND Stanislav Yukhymenko / August 9, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic affected most areas of Ukrainian life. A study by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) found that during the pandemic, traditional methods of communication of civil society with the authorities have declined significantly, especially those involving face-to-face meetings. Instead, the tools of e-democracy became widespread.