E-government application at the regional level in Poland — The case of SEKAP

The aim of this paper is to explore e-government concept as well as present and assess the application of e-government in the Upper Silesia (the Silesian Voivodship), Poland. In the cognitive part, the essence of e-government as well as the initiatives for building e-government in Europe and Poland have been identified. In the empirical part, the Electronic Communication System for Public Administration (SEKAP) as an example of a "good practice" of an e-government has been presented and the diagnosis of SEKAP application is given. The achieved results can be useful while undertaking activities aimed at e-government development in a country and particular regions.