E-Government Maturity Model for Sustainable E-Government Services from the Perspective of Developing Countries

Pusp Raj Joshi and Shareeful Islam
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Pusp Raj Joshi: School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London, London E162RD, UK
Shareeful Islam: School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of East London, London E162RD, UK

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 6, 1-28

Abstract: Electric government (e-government) projects in developing countries are facing many challenges to deliver sustainable e-government services. From the existing literature, we found that most of the studies considered lack of technology, and limitations in budgets and human resources as the main hurdles in effective implementation of e-government services. Along with these limitations, we found that the e-government maturity models adopted by developing countries are failing to provide an appropriate strategic plan to deploy sustainable e-government services. While assessing the existing e-government maturity model, we made several observations on the lack of detail, the technology-centric nature, the emphasis on implementation, and the lack of an adoption strategy. This work contributes toward the proposition of a new e-government maturity model that would address the limitations of exiting e-government maturity models, and would support governments in developing countries to achieve sustainable e-government services. To achieve this goal, we considered five determinants—a detailed process, streamlined services, agile accessibility, use of state-of-the-art technology, and trust and awareness. The proposed model was validated by employing an empirical investigation through case-study and survey methods. We found that both the implementers (government) and adopters (users) of the e-government services benefited from the proposed model, resulting in an increased sustainability of e-government services.

Keywords: e-government; e-government maturity model; sustainable e-government services; trust; awareness; adoption; determinants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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