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Michael Druckman: Ukrainian local authorities move online to beat lockdown

By Michael Druckman.
The city of Dnipro reacted quickly to the governance gap caused by coronavirus quarantine, passing a number of decisions to allow the municipal authorities to work online as effectively as possible within the limits of existing legislation prior to this week’s changes.
Photo by (e-estonia.com)

As Ukraine grapples with the global coronavirus pandemic, local authorities are demonstrating creativity by moving their administrations online to allow for continuity of city government amid lockdown conditions. The switch has now been backed by legislative changes at the national level, paving the way for more municipal and regional authorities to follow suit in the weeks ahead.

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