During the 11th CMI Annual Conference 29-30 Nov 2018 hosted by CMI (Center for Communication, Media and IT) and co-organised by DIGINNO at Aalborg University Copenhagen a paper on institutional legitimacy and cross-border services was presented. The paper provides an insight on how institutional legitimacy affects the adoption of digital cross-border public service initiatives, enshrined in EU e-Government policies, by the member states. The paper has been published under the