Open Data e partecipazione democratica

This paper deals with the ways in which a new form of participation within the exercise of administrative functions can be achieved thanks to the tools offered by information and communication technologies. In this perspective, this paper assesses the normative scope of the «electronic democratic participation» referred to in art. 9 of the Digital Administration Code, as well as in relation to the regulation of open data and in light of the relevance that the data have assumed in the context of administrative procedures. With respect to the participation referred to in l. 241/1990, the Author suggests that the «electronic democratic participation» can be a tool for the co-creation and enrichment of the databases of public administrations.