Predicting internet usage in two emerging economies using an extended technology acceptance model (TAM)

Alkhateeb, Faisal B.

doi:10.1109/cts.2007.4621750

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“…However, it focussed on the structure of wireless browsing sessions rather than on content. Another study in the area of Internet usage by students in emerging economies was carried out by Alshare and Alkhateeb (2008). Using user surveys, they studied different factors affecting Internet usage in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Chile.…”

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Improving the browsing experience in a bandwidth limited environment through traffic management

Odinma

Butakov

Grakhov

2011

Information Technology for Development

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The aim of this paper is to share our experiences with the establishment of a cost-effective policy for the utilization of limited infrastructure resources in developing nations. In particular, this paper discusses a case study of the American University of Nigeria that provides an example of the successful management of limited Internet bandwidth among a large group of users. Data from an Internet proxy server were studied to determine how traffic was allocated to different categories of digital content. The results from this study show that only a tiny fraction of expensive bandwidth was used for resources directly related to education. To address bandwidth limitations, a restrictive policy was proposed as a solution to improve the user browsing experience while not compromising access to critical resources. Preliminary policy implementation trials restricting certain applications, such as downloading large files and prohibiting Peer-to-Peer (P2P) traffic, indicated good results. The study also shows very positive financial implications of the proposed policy. These results show that limited investments in infrastructure management can significantly reduce the running expenses of the project, which facilitates its sustainability. The results of this study are of particular interest to other institutions and companies in developing nations that are facing similar expensive bandwidth problems.

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Improving the browsing experience in a bandwidth limited environment through traffic management

Odinma

Butakov

Grakhov

2011

Information Technology for Development

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“…To understand the factors that are encountered by citizens, we chose the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which is used as a model to measure attitude toward technology adoption in multiple domains. Subsequent studies have confirmed the usefulness of TAM and its various extensions and revisions as a tool for investigating and predicting user information technology acceptance [23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. In addition, for several years, great effort has been devoted to the study of usage of e-Government by TAM in many countries [30][31][32][33].…”

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“…The questionnaire was designed to be short, unambiguous, and easy for the respondents to complete. Constructs and statements that were relevant to the study were adopted from a variety of sources, mainly past studies [26,27] and research papers with similar interests [23,24,[54][55][56], and modified to suit the current research context.…”

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Adoption of e-Government in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Balgayev

Batyrkhanov

Tan

2020

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Information and Communication Technology has been gaining importance in the economy of Kazakhstan, the largest landlocked country. In this paper, we investigate the factors that influence Kazakhstan’s e-Government portal use at the informational stage and describe the challenges encountered by citizens while using the portal. Statistical analysis is performed on a web-based questionnaire survey targeted at citizens of Kazakhstan. The technology acceptance model is used as a methodology to measure attitude towards portal usage. This paper also discusses the barriers that can restrict the successful adoption of e-Government services. The results show that awareness among citizens is high and they perceive the portal to be useful, but only a limited percentage of citizens actually use it regularly. The results of this paper could be used to help the IT managers of the portal to improve the management of informational content and maintain more effective adoption among citizens.

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Adoption and use of statistical software support in higher education: a cross-national analysis

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Predicting internet usage in two emerging economies using an extended technology acceptance model (TAM)

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

Improving the browsing experience in a bandwidth limited environment through traffic management

Improving the browsing experience in a bandwidth limited environment through traffic management

Adoption of e-Government in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Adoption and use of statistical software support in higher education: a cross-national analysis

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