TY - JOUR
T1 - Uncovering the hidden issues in e-government adoption in a least developed country
T2 - The case of Bangladesh
AU - Imran, Ahmed
AU - Gregor, Shirley
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Bangladesh, in common with many least developed countries, has been struggling to fnd a workable strategy to adopt information and communication technology (ICT) and e-government in its public sector organizations. There has been no satisfactory progress in this area despite a number of high-level initiatives. As a result, the country is failing to keep pace in e-government advances compared with other developing countries. This paper reports a study that involved focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders in Bangladesh. A process model is developed to show the interrelationships amongst the major barriers in the adoption of ICT in Bangladesh public sector. A lack of knowledge and entrenched attitudes and mindsets are seen as the key underlying contributors to the lack of progress. The paper introduces important directions for the formulation of long-term strategies for the successful adoption of ICT in the Bangladesh public sector and provides a basis for further theoretical development.
AB - Bangladesh, in common with many least developed countries, has been struggling to fnd a workable strategy to adopt information and communication technology (ICT) and e-government in its public sector organizations. There has been no satisfactory progress in this area despite a number of high-level initiatives. As a result, the country is failing to keep pace in e-government advances compared with other developing countries. This paper reports a study that involved focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders in Bangladesh. A process model is developed to show the interrelationships amongst the major barriers in the adoption of ICT in Bangladesh public sector. A lack of knowledge and entrenched attitudes and mindsets are seen as the key underlying contributors to the lack of progress. The paper introduces important directions for the formulation of long-term strategies for the successful adoption of ICT in the Bangladesh public sector and provides a basis for further theoretical development.
KW - Electronic government
KW - IT in developing countries
KW - IT in public administration
KW - IT strategy
KW - Information technology adoption
KW - Least developed countires
KW - Process model
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77954189808&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4018/jgim.2010040102
DO - 10.4018/jgim.2010040102
M3 - Article
SN - 1062-7375
VL - 18
SP - 30
EP - 56
JO - Journal of Global Information Management
JF - Journal of Global Information Management
IS - 2
ER -