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The electronic ID card: its ecosystem and use in local e-Government

Publicated to:Profesional De La Informacion. 20 (3): 276-280 - 2011-06-01 20(3), DOI: 10.3145/epi.2011.may.05

Authors: Prieto, Pablo R

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Univ Rey Juan Carlos, CODI, Fuenlabrada 28943, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Fac Ciencias Comunicac, Fuenlabrada 28943, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Rey Juan Carlos, GEAC, Fuenlabrada 28943, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

For local e-government to become a reality, all the elements of the ecosystem must be in place. We search for the elements which constitute the ecosystem, both from the citizen and from the city council point of view, with the electronic identity card (eID) as the core. In order to find out the main deficiencies in the system and to propose solutions, we need to quantify the present situation of each element: from city and county councils websites where eID is needed to use the services offered to the number of eID and compatible readers owned by citizens. According to the latest data, only 2% of the population owns an eID reader: this is the weakest element of our ecosystem.

Keywords

City councilsCounty councilsDigital certificateDigital signatureE-governmentEidElectronic identity cardLocal governmentWebsite

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Profesional De La Informacion due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2011, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Cultural Studies.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-22:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 18 (PlumX).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Prieto Dávila, Pablo Roger) and Last Author (Prieto Dávila, Pablo Roger).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Prieto Dávila, Pablo Roger.