The open government data (OGD) portal is an initiative by governments worldwide to promote transparency and accountability and enhance citizen participation and public value creation. The ability of these portals to deliver the expected benefits depends on their usability and accessibility, besides their content. This study conducts an integrated assessment and comparison of the OGD portals of 75 countries based on their usability and accessibility. The usability of the portals is measured through several technical indicators, classified into performance metrics, browser timings, and optimisation using automated diagnostic tools. Accessibility is evaluated through portals' conformance to web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG). The ‘technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution' (TOPSIS) and entropy weight method are used to rank the portals. The findings of this study could be helpful for policymakers and internal stakeholders of OGD initiatives to identify the focus area and make decisions on resource allocation.

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This study attempts to study the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) and its implications on the business environment in terms of understanding consumer behaviour and enhancing customer satisfaction through a literature review. A literature search is carried out focussing on the application of IoT for capturing consumer behaviour and enhancing customer experience and satisfaction. NVivo is used to identify the themes of the selected studies and cluster them based on the closeness of themes. It is found that the increasing quest for customer centricity and sustainability in an ever-changing technology environment have made businesses realize the potential benefits of IoT in terms of differentiation and competitive advantage. The perceived benefits influence IoT acceptance and customer satisfaction. However, the perceived risk associated with IoT in terms of privacy and security is a significant challenge for businesses. The future of IoT is based on how businesses are going to mitigate this challenge. While most of the studies suggest frameworks concerning IoT adoption and customer satisfaction in particular sectors or products, this study is unique in a way that it summarizes those studies and gives a brief view of IoT adoption to enhance customer satisfaction across different sectors, products and services.

The rapid development of digitalization has impelled countries to adopt electronic government (e-government) to improve quality and efficiency, reduce costs and establish transparency in their transactions with the citizens, thereby, strengthening the government-citizens relationship. As e-government has become pivotal for development, it is essential to understand various frameworks available in the literature for evaluating a country’s e-government at different phases, from e-readiness to the realization of end benefits. Hence, this paper briefly reviews the e-government literature focusing on e-readiness, adoption, citizen engagement and performance and quality assessment frameworks. Further, a thematic analysis of the selected studies is carried out using NVivo and QDA Miner to map the main themes and subthemes and the associations among the selected studies. This paper contributes to the e-government literature with clear academic insights into different variables and dimensions in association with the evaluation of e-government and by setting a future research agenda for developing a holistic evaluation framework.