Institute for Local Self-Government Maribor

The term cyberspace refers to the totality of phenomena in a parallel space, which constitutes a new field of human activity to which behaviours and solutions applied in the real world are transferred. Legislators at various levels - both international and national - are introducing new regulations. This has led to the obsolescence of the phenomenon of impunity for illegal activities online. Cyberspace is more malleable than reality in terms of adopting or creating patterns. Its susceptibility brings conveniences as well as entirely new challenges for the legislator. The convenience is...

The concept of local (in a broader sense also regional) development should be deliberately conceived in a rather flexible interpretation that allows for a wide scope of overlap with other related disciplines. Local development generally refers to the transformation and change of a locality, usually with a view to improving one or all of the following areas: material and social prosperity, economic performance, well-being and opportunities for residents, knowledge and circulation of ideas, availability of technologies, resilience to shocks and adverse events, external relations, internal...