20.500.12556/DiRROS-31370 Decoding stakeholder sentiments in e-governance insights into an EU cohesion policy digital platform The European Union’s cohesion policy has increasingly adopted digital tools to streamline funding applications and implementation. Centralised platforms now facilitate communication between regulatory institutions and stakeholders, enabling information exchange and issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle. A key sample is Portugal’s POSEUR programme (2014–2020), which pioneered E-governance in EU funding through its Balcão de Fundos platform. This study applies sentiment analysis to 35 semi-structured interviews, using a DistilBERT-based dependency parser to explore institutional and regional differences in digital tool acceptance. Findings show that stakeholders in digitally advanced regions like Lisbon and the North express predominantly positive sentiment, while those in central and rural areas exhibit mixed or negative attitudes. These results underscore the significance of digital literacy and infrastructure in ensuring equitable and effective adoption of E-governance mechanisms across regions. The study highlights the need for targeted support to bridge digital divides and foster inclusive participation in EU cohesion policy processes. E-governance EU cohesion policy sentiment analysis networks sustainability Portugal e-uprava EU kohezijska politka sentiment analiza omrežja trajnost Portugalska true false true European Center of sustainable development Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2026 The Authors. Neznano 2026-07-30 10:13:07 2026-07-30 10:13:08 2026-07-31 03:55:26 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Soavtorji: Muhammad Imran, Roi Santos-Rios, Erika Džajić Uršič; str. 41-62 no. 2 Vol. 15 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-06-01 35:004 2239-5938 10.14207/ejsd.2026.v15n2p41 281849603 https://ecsdev.org/ojs/index.php/ejsd/article/view/1973/1898 1 81798a1b-8bee-11f1-923b-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=48552 RAZ_Valente_Bernardo_2026.pdf RAZ_Valente_Bernardo_2026.pdf 1 0D1655077754A89D0C767A27F1777E4E 4ad12b8e492a337c759c1d88210fdd2d680877bc4149c4d09408b5eade9270de eec163dd-8bee-11f1-923b-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=48553 Rudolfovo – Znanstveno in tehnološko središče Novo mesto 0 0 0