Analysing factors influencing e-government development in Zambia : a principal component analysis approach
- Authors: Bwalya, Kelvin Joseph
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Adoption , e-Government , Principal component analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/259405 , uj:27299 , Citation: Bwalya, K.J. 2017. Analysing factors influencing e-government development in Zambia : a principal component analysis approach.
- Description: Abstract: Effervescent e-Government development entails that e-Government applications and solutions are accessed by a majority of citizens and businesses accessing many of government information or services and participating in the different governance value chains. In the case of Zambian where e-Government development is in its nascent stages, anecdotal evidence suggests that a majority of the population and businesses do not engage in e-Government let alone know that it is being implemented in Zambia. Because of a large number of e-Government projects failing to meet their expectations especially in resource-constrained environments, the need to carefully understand contextual factors influencing e-Government development cannot be overemphasized. This research explores multivariate analysis of factors modelled as multivariate random variables. The study analyses individual factors influencing e-Government using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) as a factor reduction process. The end of PCA shows the critical factors at the centre of e-Government development in Zambia.
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- Authors: Bwalya, Kelvin Joseph
- Date: 2017
- Subjects: Adoption , e-Government , Principal component analysis
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/259405 , uj:27299 , Citation: Bwalya, K.J. 2017. Analysing factors influencing e-government development in Zambia : a principal component analysis approach.
- Description: Abstract: Effervescent e-Government development entails that e-Government applications and solutions are accessed by a majority of citizens and businesses accessing many of government information or services and participating in the different governance value chains. In the case of Zambian where e-Government development is in its nascent stages, anecdotal evidence suggests that a majority of the population and businesses do not engage in e-Government let alone know that it is being implemented in Zambia. Because of a large number of e-Government projects failing to meet their expectations especially in resource-constrained environments, the need to carefully understand contextual factors influencing e-Government development cannot be overemphasized. This research explores multivariate analysis of factors modelled as multivariate random variables. The study analyses individual factors influencing e-Government using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) as a factor reduction process. The end of PCA shows the critical factors at the centre of e-Government development in Zambia.
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E-government perspectives : evolution, strategies and practices
- Ogra, Aurobindo, Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Authors: Ogra, Aurobindo , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: e-Government , E-democracy , e-Governance
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4920 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13020
- Description: The United States is one of the leading global leaders in e-Government and has consistently emerged as one of the top 10 countries from 2003 to 2012 on E-Government Development Index (EGDI). The paper focuses on theoretical insight and perspectives on different aspects of e-Government from the days of its evolution. The paper provides an insight of e-Government perspectives and discusses evolution of e-Governance, policy frameworks and strategies, dimensions of e-Government dominance at federal, state and local level, critical success and failure factors in the United States.
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- Authors: Ogra, Aurobindo , Thwala, Wellington Didibhuku
- Date: 2014
- Subjects: e-Government , E-democracy , e-Governance
- Type: Article
- Identifier: uj:4920 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13020
- Description: The United States is one of the leading global leaders in e-Government and has consistently emerged as one of the top 10 countries from 2003 to 2012 on E-Government Development Index (EGDI). The paper focuses on theoretical insight and perspectives on different aspects of e-Government from the days of its evolution. The paper provides an insight of e-Government perspectives and discusses evolution of e-Governance, policy frameworks and strategies, dimensions of e-Government dominance at federal, state and local level, critical success and failure factors in the United States.
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Assessing the effectiveness of e-Government and e-Governance in South Africa : during national lockdown 2020
- Blom, P. P., Uwizeyimana, D. E.
- Authors: Blom, P. P. , Uwizeyimana, D. E.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: e-Government , e-Governance , Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/450336 , uj:39582 , Citation: Blom, P.P. & Uwizeyimana, D.E. 2020. Assessing the effectiveness of e-Government and e-Governance in South Africa : during national lockdown 2020.
- Description: Abstract: This article aims to assess the effectiveness of e-Government and e-Governance service during the national lockdown in South Africa. The focus of this article is on e-Health, e-Education and e-Municipal Services delivery, as these are the most sought-after e-Services during the national lockdown caused by COVID-19 (Corona Virus) pandemic in 2020. Education, health, and municipal services are some of the core functions that could not be paused during the lockdown due to their importance. The methodology used in this research is mainly qualitative. Unobtrusive research techniques based on documentary and theoretical analysis will be applied to assess the state and use of e-Government and e-Governance within the public sector during the national lockdown in South Africa. The findings of this article suggest that government failed to achieve its objective of building an inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) infrastructure in South Africa. Even though steps have been taken by the government to provide free access to basic e-Services, network coverage, and ICT infrastructures, poverty and inequality remain the major challenges in rural areas. The findings of this research suggest that the South African government needs to build ICT infrastructures in rural areas and to provide citizens with training on how to utilise ICT infrastructures in order to reduce the gap between rural and urban areas.
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- Authors: Blom, P. P. , Uwizeyimana, D. E.
- Date: 2020
- Subjects: e-Government , e-Governance , Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/450336 , uj:39582 , Citation: Blom, P.P. & Uwizeyimana, D.E. 2020. Assessing the effectiveness of e-Government and e-Governance in South Africa : during national lockdown 2020.
- Description: Abstract: This article aims to assess the effectiveness of e-Government and e-Governance service during the national lockdown in South Africa. The focus of this article is on e-Health, e-Education and e-Municipal Services delivery, as these are the most sought-after e-Services during the national lockdown caused by COVID-19 (Corona Virus) pandemic in 2020. Education, health, and municipal services are some of the core functions that could not be paused during the lockdown due to their importance. The methodology used in this research is mainly qualitative. Unobtrusive research techniques based on documentary and theoretical analysis will be applied to assess the state and use of e-Government and e-Governance within the public sector during the national lockdown in South Africa. The findings of this article suggest that government failed to achieve its objective of building an inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) infrastructure in South Africa. Even though steps have been taken by the government to provide free access to basic e-Services, network coverage, and ICT infrastructures, poverty and inequality remain the major challenges in rural areas. The findings of this research suggest that the South African government needs to build ICT infrastructures in rural areas and to provide citizens with training on how to utilise ICT infrastructures in order to reduce the gap between rural and urban areas.
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