International Comparative Evidence of E-Government Success and Economic Growth: Technology Adoption as an Anti-Corruption Tool

A. Mouna, B. Nedra and Mouakhar Khaireddine
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A. Mouna: LARTIGE - Laboratoire de recherche en Technologie de l’Information, Gouvernance et Entrepreneuriat - Université de Sfax - University of Sfax
B. Nedra: URECA - Unité de Recherche en Sciences Cognitives et Affectives - Université de Lille, Sciences Humaines et Sociales - PRES Université Lille Nord de France
Mouakhar Khaireddine: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School

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Abstract: Purpose: This paper aims to explore the impact of information communication technology (ICT) use and government efficiency on the economic growth. It assesses empirically the impact of government success in ICT promotion and government efficiency to enhance economic growth and catalyzing corruption control through technology adoption. Design/methodology/approach: This paper examines the relationship between ICT and economic growth in a large sample of 149 countries for the period 2012\textendash2016. The empirical evidence is based on the generalized method of moments. Findings: There is a significant relationship between e-government development, ICT development and institutional quality, and not ICT development and corruption. The empirical results show that a negative value of the interaction suggests that the impact of corruption on economic growth is smaller for countries with a higher level of technology adoption. Practical implications: The differences in e-government success across countries in the world are influenced by the digital divide due to income and corruption control level. Originality/value: The efficiency of technology adoption and promotion will ensure stronger effects of corruption control on economic growth. Relevant practical implications derive from the research that can guide public policy in the area of e-government. © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.

Keywords: Corruption; Dynamic panel estimation; E-government use; Economic growth; ICT (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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Published in Transforming government : people, process and policy , 2020, 14 (5), pp.713-736. ⟨10.1108/TG-03-2020-0040⟩

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DOI: 10.1108/TG-03-2020-0040

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