Title: Attitudinal readiness assessment for establishing electronic governance

Authors: Waheduzzaman; Shah Jahan Miah

Addresses: Information Systems Discipline, College of Business, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria 3011, Australia ' Information Systems Discipline, College of Business, Victoria University, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria 3011, Australia

Abstract: This paper presents findings of an attitudinal readiness assessment to establish electronic participatory governance (EPG) in a developing country context. It explores major components of barriers to electronic governance through a case study analysis and proposes an initial framework. The main findings reveal that the readiness of relevant actors (e.g., government officials, elected representatives, citizens, civil society groups, private sector groups) are the key issues in establishing EPG. It is argued that the findings of this study will assist both government and donor organisations to identify potential barriers to implement the new governance in developing nations.

Keywords: e-governance readiness; e-governance constraints; participatory governance; attitudinal readiness; readiness assessment; electronic governance; barriers; developing countries.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2013.058782

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2013 Vol.10 No.3/4, pp.223 - 237

Received: 03 Jul 2012
Accepted: 12 Jan 2013
Published online: 19 Jan 2014 *

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