Preface; Contents; Beyond Bureaucracy; 1 Digital Limits of Government: The Failure of E-Democracy; Abstract; Introduction; The Lost Foundations of E-Democracy; Wariness Towards Digital Novelty: The Example of Participation; New Technology, Old Ideas: The Core Problem and Risks of E-Democracy; Conclusion; References; 2 Beyond Bureaucracy; Abstract; Beyond Well-Trodden Paths: How BB Differs; The Core Vision; Economic Potentials of Radical Innovation; Outlook and Transformative Potentials; References; 3 In Defence of Bureaucracy: Governance and Public Values in a Digital Age; Abstract

Introduction: Some Difficult WordsBureaucracy; Public Values; Governance; Defending Public Values: The Case for Bureaucracy; Retaining the Benefits of Bureaucracy in a Digital Age?; Conclusion: Two Cheers for Bureaucracy?; References; 4 A Trans-Disciplinary Approach Towards Understanding the State in the Information Society Era; Abstract; Introduction; Classical State in Modern Time; State and the Technology; State Reaction to the Development of the Information and Communication Technologies; Concluding Remarks; References; Disruptive Innovation for Governance

5 Participatory Budgeting and Democratic Innovation: Some Analytical VariablesAbstract; Introduction; Definitions and Typologies of Participatory Budgeting; Conditions for the Rise, Maintenance and Success of PB Programs; Final Considerations; References; 6 Virtual Currencies as the Starting Point for Changes in Financial Ecosystem; Abstract; Introduction; The Need for the Development of Virtual Currencies Universal Definition; Operation Rules of Decentralized Virtual Currency Schemes; Virtual Currencies as a Potential Alternative to Cash, Scriptural Money or E-Money

Transformation of Financial System Based on the Distributed Ledger TechnologyThe Distributed Ledger Technology Implications for Public Administration; Coordinated Regulation Non-Harmful to the Market as a Challenge Posed to Authorities; Conclusion; References; 7 The New Governance of ICT Standards in Europe; Abstract; Introduction; Standardization and the Growth of ICT; The European Standardization System Prior to 2011; The New European Standardization Regulation in 2012 and the MSP; Formally Recognized Private ICT Standards; A New Regulatory Dialogue on ICT Standardization in Europe

Implications of the Formal Recognition of Privately Developed Standards: A 'Swift' Move from Private to Public Regulation?Conclusions; References; EU Documents and Legislation Cited; Crowd Sourcing Governance; 8 Social Innovation in Practice: Opportunities for Citizens and Governments; Abstract; Introduction; Social Innovation in Practice; Methodology; Overview of the Four Cases; Opportunities Arising Through Social Innovations; Inclusion: The Scale and Quality; Monitoring for Transparency; Conclusions; References