Title: E-parliament services as tools for anti-corruption and transparency

Authors: Gbolahan Olasina

Addresses: Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin, Nigeria

Abstract: Literature is rife on the dissatisfaction of the Nigerian public on the poor performance of political institutions such as the National Assembly of Nigeria (NASS). However, e-parliaments mostly in countries of America and Europe show legislators have considerably used Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to form new relationships and engagement of the public to participate in the performance of legislative functions, fight corruption, and strengthen representative democracy. However, this does not appear to be the case in the NASS. This study explores the main factors of e-parliament adoption for anti-corruption and finds out the perceptions and attitude of legislators and citizens of the phenomenon. The theoretical lens is a modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) by Venkatesh et al. (2003). A qualitative approach using in-depth interviews is employed. A sample of five principal officers of the NASS and five members of the public is taken. The study findings reflect on the theory of technology adoption.

Keywords: e-parliament; technology adoption; technology use; UTAUT; anti-corruption; transparency; legislators; corruption; electronic government; e-government; electronic parliament; Nigeria; technology acceptance; ICT.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2014.065083

International Journal of Electronic Governance, 2014 Vol.7 No.1, pp.27 - 55

Received: 03 Jul 2013
Accepted: 05 May 2014
Published online: 06 Feb 2015 *

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