%0 Journal Article
%T The Use of Modern Technology in the Context of Civil Society Development in Poland
%A Nodżak, Agata
%J Public Administration Yearbook
%V 2017
%R 10.4467/24497800RAP.17.019.7070
%N 2017 (3)
%P 340-363
%K civic participation, information and communication technologies, electronic democracy
%@ 2449-7797
%D 2017
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/rocznik-administracji-publicznej/article/wykorzystanie-nowoczesnych-technologii-w-kontekscie-rozwoju-spoleczenstwa-obywatelskiego-w-polsce
%X 
	
		The progress of civilisation and the simultaneous development of modern technology have affected many areas of life, including public life. This development is accompanied by economic changes and even political or social ones. One of the manifestations of social change as a result of the development of modern technology is the emergence of modern society, referred to in the literature of the subject as information, network, digital, telematic, etc. society. At the level of individual countries, including Poland, it is expected that tools will be implemented and applied based on the achievements of modern technologies in various areas of public life. Namely, the above-mentioned technologies have found widespread use in the case of various forms of civic participation in public life, such as elections, referenda, public consultations and the right to public information. Would the "computerisation" of various forms of citizens' participation in public life change their nature? Would it make it easier for citizens to participate in public life, encourage them to take an active part and thus quell the so-called crisis of democracy? Can the use of information and telecommunication technologies have a real impact on the development of civil society?