The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions
This study examines the impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions in Zimbabwe. There is a belief that e-government brings about better change in governance issues through active disclosure of governance informat...
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| author | Barbra Marufu Tawanda Manenji |
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| description | This study examines the impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions in Zimbabwe. There is a belief that e-government brings about better change in governance issues through active disclosure of governance information. The research found out that e-government in Zimbabwe though still being nurtured, has better prospects and there is great need for clearly setting and meeting a conducive environment for it to flourish. That is a set of pre-requirements need to be assessed before trying to implement e-government into full swing. Zimbabwe lacks an unanimous e-government strategy across its ministries hence the existence of disparities in e-government adoption within the country – some ministries are more advanced while others only exhibit the first initial stages of e-government. However, the adoption of e-government in Zimbabwe has been hampered by a plethora of challenges ranging from politics, economics, social and technological. Among them include inadequate or weak legislative frameworks guiding and directing e-government implementation, budget constraints, digital divide as well as technological incompetence. The study also makes some recommendations as to how e-government prospects can be fully attained and such remedies among others include the passing of a comprehensive IT policy which cut across all government ministries, embracing Public Private Partnerships in building IT infrastructure, and redefining government’s top priorities and focus much on e-government investment. The paper also notes the effects of poor governance to a country. Zimbabwe’s e-government strategy if managed properly, would also reduce government external debt, improve service delivery, promote economic development, and increase public accountability and transparency within the public sector. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-57482023-07-04T11:13:07Z The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions Barbra Marufu Tawanda Manenji Department Retail and Logistics Management, Midlands State University Gweru, Zimbabwe. Midlands State University Gweru, Zimbabwe e governance Zimbabwe e-government Public Institutions This study examines the impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions in Zimbabwe. There is a belief that e-government brings about better change in governance issues through active disclosure of governance information. The research found out that e-government in Zimbabwe though still being nurtured, has better prospects and there is great need for clearly setting and meeting a conducive environment for it to flourish. That is a set of pre-requirements need to be assessed before trying to implement e-government into full swing. Zimbabwe lacks an unanimous e-government strategy across its ministries hence the existence of disparities in e-government adoption within the country – some ministries are more advanced while others only exhibit the first initial stages of e-government. However, the adoption of e-government in Zimbabwe has been hampered by a plethora of challenges ranging from politics, economics, social and technological. Among them include inadequate or weak legislative frameworks guiding and directing e-government implementation, budget constraints, digital divide as well as technological incompetence. The study also makes some recommendations as to how e-government prospects can be fully attained and such remedies among others include the passing of a comprehensive IT policy which cut across all government ministries, embracing Public Private Partnerships in building IT infrastructure, and redefining government’s top priorities and focus much on e-government investment. The paper also notes the effects of poor governance to a country. Zimbabwe’s e-government strategy if managed properly, would also reduce government external debt, improve service delivery, promote economic development, and increase public accountability and transparency within the public sector. 3 7 84 101 2023-07-04T11:13:06Z 2023-07-04T11:13:06Z 2016-08 research article https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5748 DOI: 10.19085/journal.sijbpg030701 en Scholedge International Journal of Business Policy & Governance 394-3351) open Scholedge Publishing |
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| title | The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions |
| title_full | The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions |
| title_fullStr | The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions |
| title_short | The impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions |
| title_sort | impact of adopting e-government as a mechanism to enhance accountability as well as transparent conduct within public institutions |
| topic | e governance Zimbabwe e-government Public Institutions |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5748 |
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