E-government services challenges and opportunities for developing countries: The case of Libya

Ahmed, Alsanossi M; Mehdi, Qasim; Moreton, Robert; Elmaghraby, Adel

doi:10.1109/icoia.2013.6650243

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“…They are more likely, therefore, to afford the costs involved and, due to their status, adopt new technology. The findings of this study support past research, like Hill (1998), Harma and Dubey (2009), Ahmed et al (2013), andSulaiman et al (2007).…”

Section: Ols Regression Results and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Harma and Dubey (2009) found that customers who are less educated are significantly more opposed to banking innovations than other members of a social system. Ahmed, Moreton, Mehdi, and Elmaghraby (2013) indicated that the high rate of illiteracy has greatly hindered the implementation of e-commerce in Libya. Sulaiman et al (2007) revealed that 75% of adopters have a high level of education (university level).…”

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The JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND INNOVATION is an interdisciplinary, double blind-reviewed journal, emphasizing theoretical and empirical articles in entrepreneurship, management, innovation and related fields. The journal is published both in printed form and on-line at www.jemi.edu.pl. THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AREA OF THE JOURNALThe entrepreneurship area of the journal covers the three major topics: 1) venture creation and small business, 2) the impact of entrepreneurship on economic growth including local and regional development, and 3) entrepreneurial attitudes and motives. We invite original papers of theoretical and empirical nature, rooted in the disciplines of economics, management, sociology, political science, and psychology. The interdisciplinary research is encouraged to assure a comprehensive approach to the topics discussed and to advance both theory and practice. THE MANAGEMENT AREA OF THE JOURNALManagement, as a thematic scope of the journal, focuses on theoretical and empirical considerations of various areas, such as: strategic management, operation or production management, human resource management, information and management, contemporary management problems, new methods and management tools, new forms of organization and management, new threats in management, or new challenges in the organization's environment. THE INNOVATION AREA OF THE JOURNALThe innovation area of the Journal's focus will emphasize a broad range of topics and approaches, including (but not limited to): 1) role of private and public sector in development and diffusion of innovations, 2) product, process and business model innovations, 3) profiles of innovative products, structures and processes, aimed at improving management practice and providing inspiration for entrepreneurs, 4) comparative analyses of national, regional policy or sector issues, such as R&D trends, patents, citations etc., 5) theoretical work on economic, organizational and scientific aspects of innovation, encouraging the search for inspirations from various disciplines, including natural sciences, arts and humanities. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE AREA OF THE JOURNALThe entrepreneur or entrepreneurial firm, the institutions providing finance to the entrepreneurs, and the different types of financial sources used by the entrepreneurial firms or investors. Among the areas of our special interests might be enumerated: accounting and corporate finance, financial market as a background for SME development, entrepreneurial finance, regulatory and supervisory aspects related to corporate finance.

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Section: Ols Regression Results and Discussionsupporting

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“…Corroborating this, examples of the previously mentioned inhibiting factors have been mentioned as constraining e-government development in some of the fragile states under analysis: "Low populations, large disparities in income and access to on-line services of any sort and low educational levels" in the case of Djibouti (Dolan, 2014); unstable "civil and political conditions" (Abd et al, 2019) and "resistance of some official and nonofficial organizations, groups, and individuals", "delay voting on e-government project that has been submitted to parliament" and "less concern or support shown by politicians and high level government" (Salman, 2019), in the case of Iraq; "technical, infrastructure, cultural and social barriers" (Ahmed et al, 2013) and "lack of studies and researches", "low trust" and "security and privacy concerns" (Murah, and Ali, 2018), in the case of Libya; and cultural and educational factors, income level, lack of trust and "insufficient number of computers and lack of training packages for employees", in the case of Sudan (Elamin and Abushama, 2016).…”

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Global e-government development: besides the relative wealth of countries, do policies matter?

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2020

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Purpose This study aims to investigate whether, discounting the effect of the relative wealth of countries, it is possible to observe the relevance of policies for e-government development. Design/methodology/approach The deviations of countries' results from what could be expected, considering their relative wealth is calculated by using the residuals of a linear regression using the Gross Domestic Product per capita as the independent variable and the UN E-Government Development Index as the dependent variable. The countries that achieve better and worse results than expected are then identified and their cases are analyzed by resorting to secondary sources, namely, published research referring to their cases. Those research documents were identified by successively searching the Scopus database, the Google Scholar database and the Web of Science. Findings The existence of formal e-government strategies and plans and the capacity to implement them can make a difference, allowing countries to achieve better results than expected or, in their absence, to perform worse than expected. Research limitations/implications The proposed methodology can be useful to e-government researchers, particularly as a basis for deeper and more detailed studies. Practical implications Countries should invest in well-developed and focused strategies and continuity of public policies and their capacity to deliver results. For that purpose, political commitment and high-level coordination are key factors. For low-income countries, long-lasting cooperation with external experienced partners is crucial. For high-income countries, innovative thinking is a key enabler. Originality/value This study uses an innovative method to look beyond the effect of the relative wealth of countries and investigate the relevance of public policies for e-government development.

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“…Information Technology (IT) has played critical role in supporting organizational change programs. E-Government has been implemented in many countries as the most fundamental infrastructure for delivering government services (Ahmed, Mehdi, Moreton & Elmaghraby, 2013). Currently, developing countries are also following the developed countries and trying to adopt e-Governments systems.…”

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E-Government Information Systems Interoperability in Developing Countries

Sulehat

Taib

2016

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Objective: This study examines the factors that influence information system (IS) interoperability of e-Government focusing on IS Interoperability as the key concept to reach successful e-Government implementation in Jordan. Methodology: Use of qualitative methods of inquiry has been made to explore study variables and their relationships. A variety of published literatures related to scope of the study has been reviewed along with analyzing the e-Government strategy in Jordan during period 2014-2016. The interoperability levels of e-Government IS have been discussed in this paper. Finally, significant barriers that affect IS interoperability have been identified along with the factors that can drive it successful implementation. Findings: Technical, semantic, and organizational interoperability are main stages for successful e-Government IS interoperability. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure, top management support, human resources, data and information, security and privacy, and business process have been found as the major obstacles. Whereas, high level interoperability goals, commitment of government bodies, and customer focus have been identified as main success factors that lead to e-Government IS interoperability. The study suggests that strategies and work process should be aligned, common standards and knowledge should be shared to move towards e-transformation in Jordan. Implications: This study can be starting point for the real life practical solutions for successful implementation of e-Government conceptual frame work. Finding of the study can be used to generalize about the factors that lead to success of IS interoperability within government agencies in other developing countries. This study enriches existing literature in this context. On practical side, the study contributes by identifying IS interoperability success factors and barriers within government agencies. The proposed conceptual model is first stage in the process of understanding factors that influence e-Government IS interoperability. Further studies may be needed to empirically evaluate the proposed conceptual model.

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E-government services challenges and opportunities for developing countries: The case of Libya

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