E-Government Development at the Global Level: An Analysis of the Effects of ICT Access and ICT Skills

Muftawu Dzang Alhassan, Ibrahim Osman Adam and Alhassan Musah
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Muftawu Dzang Alhassan: School of Business, SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
Ibrahim Osman Adam: University for Development Studies, Ghana
Alhassan Musah: University for Development Studies, Ghana

International Journal of Technology Diffusion (IJTD), 2021, vol. 12, issue 2, 17-31

Abstract: This study examines the impact of ICT access and ICT skills on e-government development in 135 countries globally. Whilst extant studies in information systems research have examined the factors that lead to successful e-government development, these studies fail to view ICT access and skills as dual necessities such that without either, the success of e-government development can be derailed. Previous studies have also failed to consider the mediating effect of a country's political and regulatory environment on e-government development. The authors address these by relying on secondary data and partial least squares-structural equation modeling to test a model based on the technology-organization-environment framework. The results show that ICT skills positively influences e-government development, whilst ICT access and the political and regulatory environment do not. Furthermore, the political and regulatory environment was found to positively mediate the link between ICT access and e-government development. Whilst the findings make important contributions to e-government research at the global level, this research provides some implications for policy and practice.

Date: 2021
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