Open AccessLocal Governance Platforms: Roles and Relations of City Governments, Citizens, and Businesses
Author(s) -
Kaisu Sahamies,
Arto Haveri,
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
administration and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.982
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1552-3039
pISSN - 0095-3997
DOI - 10.1177/00953997211072531
Subject(s) - vitality , corporate governance , local government , business , local governance , value (mathematics) , public relations , subject (documents) , local development , public administration , political science , sociology , regional science , philosophy , theology , finance , machine learning , library science , computer science
This article analyses the dynamics of local platform governance with special regard to the roles and relations of city governments, citizens, and local businesses. We approach the subject through five Finnish platforms in which city governments are actively involved. This multiple case study shows that city governments tend to adopt a facilitative and enabling role on the platforms. They seek to create value by utilizing skills, knowledge, and resources of local communities in different kinds of co-creation processes. Local platform governance brings added value to innovation and urban vitality by utilizing multiple roles of citizens, businesses, and other local stakeholders.