Cloud computing is an effective technology for businesses and government sections to enhance their performance. In many modern countries adoption of cloud computing improves its success in reducing the costs with high level of eservices offered to citizens. However, many developing countries are still reluctant to adopt cloud computing and received very little empirical support. This study reviews the literature of this domain and builds a model to examine the main drivers that help decision makers in adoption of cloud technology with e-government sectors. Based on a sample of 326 respondents data analyzed using the Structural Equation Modelling though Smart Partial Least Squares technique. The study revealed that mobility, cost, backup & disaster recovery, scalability & flexibility are the key drivers that significantly affect employees’ intention to adopt cloud computing for governmental units which in turn positively influence the effectiveness of e-participation Keywords: Cloud computing, E-government, E-participation, Scalability, Mobility, Backup & Disaster recovery.