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THE READINESS OF MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE "TWIN TRANSITION"
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Governments worldwide, the EU, and the UN are proposing new initiatives to manage digital technologies. One of these initiatives is termed the пїЅtwin transition,пїЅ which refers to aligning digitalisation and sustainability (circular economy) goals and processes to create a synergy in which both initiatives mutually reinforce and complement one another, enabling the achievement of maximum positive impact on social, economic, and environmental balance. There is no single definition of the пїЅtwin transitionпїЅ in the academic literature; however, it generally refers to social, institutional, and technological levels. Therefore, the пїЅtwin transitionпїЅ involves two simultaneous, interrelated changes to realize two related yet distinct goals. It is increasingly utilised within the context of the circular economy and environmental change. A study was conducted from May 2021 to August 2024 to assess the opportunities and primary obstacles to change within Latvian local government administrations. The aim was to develop a conceptual framework for synchronising the "twin transition" and identifying driving forces, indicators, functional units, and desired change directions. The study employed various methods, including monographic, content analysis, interviews, surveys, focus group discussions, descriptive analysis, factor analysis, and cross-tabulation. Consequently, the driving forces, indicators, functional units, desired direction of change regarding the "twin transition,пїЅ and recommendations for local government administrations were established.
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