Development of Forms of Electronic Democracy in Irkutsk Region

The article examines the evolution of the concept of «e-democracy», the reflection of this problem in scientific works, formulates the author’s definition of e-democracy. The development of projects of electronic democracy in Russia and their results are investigated. The proposed understanding of e-democracy procedures compares with the existing mechanisms in Russia and the Irkutsk region, as well as partly with other regions of the country. A conclusion is made about the level of development of e-democracy in the region, problems are noted in the implementation of e-democracy at the present stage.