The objective of this study is to investigate factors influencing patients’ continuance intention to use telemedicine after the COVID‐19 pandemic in the medical sector of Kuwait. To reach this purpose, the updated Delone and Maclean (2003) model was utilized to investigate the aforementioned factors. As such, this research applied quantitative research methods with a sample of 290 participants from patients in Dar Al Shifa Hospital, a private hospital in Kuwait which utilizes telemedical services called ‘Sehaty online’. The corresponding data was analyzed using SmartPLS. The findings of this study revealed that information quality and system quality have a positive and significant influence on patient's satisfaction, whereas service quality has an insignificant influence on patient's satisfaction. Also, patients’ continuance intention to use telemedicine is found to be significantly impacted by their satisfaction. Furthermore, several limitations of the study, related future research, and recommendations have been discussed.

The purpose of this research is to explore the implementation of smart education systems and approaches in the State of Kuwait’s higher education. The determinants of the successful smart education system, particularly learning styles of students and the learning environment characteristics also investigated. The advancement of information and communication technologies has paved the shifts in learning and teaching with countries such as Kuwait have progressively integrated ICTs and smart technologies into their education systems. This research conducted a systematic literature review on smart education systems in Kuwait and the determinants of its successful implementation.  A systematic keyword strategy was utilized for secondary data search from databases and archives, including university e-library and scholarly scientific research and various article database. A systematic content analysis was conducted by analysing the gathered secondary data.  Findings from this study suggested that various tools and technologies used in implementing smart education in Kuwait however, learning styles and learning environmental characteristics had significantly influenced the success of the adoption of smart education in Kuwait’s higher education. The findings of this study demonstrated practical implications in higher education, especially in terms of designing smart education systems in emphasizing the learning styles of students as well as the necessary learning environment factors for successful smart education. The smart education systems to facilitate flexible and efficient learning of higher education students in Kuwait along with learning styles of students and learning environmental factors are considered in designing smart education.

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The intention of this paper is to explore historical development of e-governance in Kuwait. The study explore the overview of the development of e-governance, the Development of E-Governance in Middle Eastern Countries detailing the level of progress made so far acknowledged by various international organizations which UN, OECD among others. Similarly, the paper explore the Status of E-Government in the Middle East, the Contribution of E-Governance in Sustainable Governance in Middle East. Contextually, the paper thoroughly discussed E-Governance in Kuwait as well the Challenges of Implementation and Development of E-Governance in Kuwait. The paper finally provided Recommendations for Improvement including a call on Kuwaiti government to invest in upgrading its ICT and internet infrastructure in order to enable good provision of services.