Government influence on e-government adoption by citizens in Colombia: Empirical evidence in a Latin American context

Juan Pablo Ramirez-Madrid, Manuela Escobar-Sierra, Isaias Lans-Vargas and Juan Manuel Montes Hincapie

PLOS ONE, 2022, vol. 17, issue 2, 1-22

Abstract: This study aims to identify government influence in the adoption of e-government by citizens (AEC) through a case study analyzing actions in Antioquia, Colombia, to increase AEC in annual vehicle tax filing and payment services. We classified these actions employing institutional theory, institutional interventions, and legitimation strategies. An analysis correlating AEC actions (including the COVID-19 containment measures) with over 16 million transactions in these two services during 2015–2020 found a strong government influence on AEC. We established coercive pressure and conformance to the environment as important predictors of AEC, but the COVID-19 containment measures only influenced electronic tax payments. Service type was also an essential predictor for these services; however, mobilization was not. Increasing AEC should be considered a necessary objective for public administrations, especially in developing countries that face shortages of resources and facilities.

Date: 2022
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