Conceptualization of Electronic Government Adoption
International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT)
ISSN: 0975-5586 (Online); 0975-5926 (Print)
Article:
Conceptualization of Electronic Government Adoption
Authors
Rahmath Safeena and Abdullah Kammani, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
E-government facilitates provision of relevant government information in electronic form to the citizens in a timely manner and better service delivery to citizens. Information Technology today is recognized as an effective tool for turning the economic activity in efficient governance and in developing human resource. E-government is a kind of governmental administration which is based on ICT Services. The essence of egovernment is using information technology to break the boundary of administrative organizations, and build up a virtual electronic government. E-government initiatives are common in most countries as they promise a transparent, citizen-centric government and reduce operational cost. Emerging with Egovernment, theories and practices of public administration have stepped into a new knowledge era. Egovernment presents a tremendous impetus to move forward with higher quality, cost-effective, government services and a better relationship between citizens and government. This paper discusses the different issues, challenges, adoption factors for e-government implementation, conceptual demarcation on these factors and, presents a conceptual framework for better e-government performance.
Keywords
e-government, definitions, services, adoption factors, and challenges.
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