The Digitalization of the Local Public Administration from Romania to Where?

ABSTRACT: The current context of the contemporary society, but also that of the information society, changed in relation to the political paradigm, the political balance of powers, more and more aspects of personal and professional life are subject to the effect of digitization, computerization and are realized, using electronic devices: laptop, tablet, smartphone. The term that defines the era of computerization is e-government, representing an essential step in the reform of public administration, its modernization process and considers the process of digitalization of the public sector (Apubb.ro n.d.) a staged one, which would mediate an essential stage in the interaction between public institutions, in this case mayors and citizens, with the help of applications created for this purpose through information technology. KEYWORDS: digitization, public administration, central administration, local administration, e-government, e-government, implementation, portal for e-government services, consequence