E-Government implementation challenges in small countries: The project manager's perspective

Loukas Glyptis, Michael Christofi, Demetris Vrontis, Manlio Del Giudice, Salomi Dimitriou and Panayiota Michael

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020, vol. 152, issue C

Abstract: E-Government is a global trend with far-reaching benefits if implemented in the optimal way. All nations, irrespective of whether they are considered developed or developing economies, invest in the development of strategies furthering their e-government agenda. While e-government has attracted extensive interest for over a decade, leading to a maturing field, small European Union (EU) members have some particularities that must be taken into account. This research focuses on the critical success factors of e-government adoption, using the Republic of Cyprus as a case study. These findings show that the financial position of a nation and its e-readiness level, as well as the infrastructure facilities and technological innovations for effective knowledge management and communication, political and legal frameworks, are key factors that influence the level of e-government adoption. Furthermore, organizational and institutional aspects, as well as the socio-cultural characteristics, should not be underestimated, as these factors are crucial barriers to e-government adoption. Finally, the specific country's environmental cognition and consciousness is found to be more influential in this case than what literature on other cases suggest.

Keywords: E-government; E-projects; Project management; Knowledge management; Critical success factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119880

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