Interest groups of communities of the Czech Republic and their Internet coverage =Zájmová sdružení obcí České republiky a jejich internetizace

Abstract

Internet can be an important factor to help accomplish good-quality performance of the public administration, particularly in rural and geographically peripheral regions. It is evident that the process of launching the Internet into public administration on a local level is much easier thanks to co-operation of the communities within the framework of the interest groups. In this way the interest groups of communities bring forth progress, both in terms of launching and using new technologies and of the overall development of whole regions. Results of analysis of the "grouping process" and its regional differences and the role of the groups of communities on the way towards an information society are presented