Kristina Reinsalu

Dr. Kristina Reinsalu, head of e-Democracy domain at the e-Governance Academy (Estonia). She has been involved in several local and international research and practical projects related to open governance and the use of ICT in implementing its principles, focusing in particular on e-participation and tools for implementing it at the local level. Kristina’s latest projects include ‘Open governance in Estonian local governments’, ‘Participatory budgeting in the City of Tartu’, the Interreg IVC project ‘eCitizen II – Towards citizen-centered e-government in European cities and regions’ and the ‘Electoral Compass’ produced for Estonia’s parliamentary elections. Kristina holds a PhD in Media and Communications and a MPR in Public Relations and has had articles published in various international scientific journals.