Analyzing the patterns of ICT utilization for online public participatory planning in Queensland, Australia

Public participation in urban planning includes involving, informing, and consulting the public in planning, management, and other decision-making activities. It is an important part of the planning process, providing opportunity and encouragement for members of the public to express their views. Despite the usefulness of new technologies, however, the majority of Internet and GIS applications have not been very successful in encouraging significant public participation. One reason for this is the lack of readiness in accepting ICTs, both on the part of planning agencies, such as local councils, and members of the public. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the readiness of local councils in Queensland, Australia, to implement online urban planning. Local government authorities (LGAs) comprise the third tier of government in Australia. In Queensland, the local councils have statutory powers over land use zoning and the development approval processes. LGAs develop and implement strategic and local plans, including those for land use. This article considers the extent to which local councils are willing to embrace ICTs as a public participation tool and the extent to which households might be ready to access new computer technologies

The impact of national culture on e-government implementation: A comparison case study

Over the past decade there has been increasing interest in the IS research literature on the impact of cultural differences on the development and use of information and communications technologies (Ives & Jarvenpaa, 1991; Shore & Venkatachalam, 1995; Tractinsky & Jarvenpaa, 1995, Myers and Tan, 2002, Ali and Brooks, 2008). In this paper the authors explore the influence of national culture on eGov implementation. The authors have conducted a comparative case study in two different countries the UK as a developed country and Sari Lanka as a developing country. The research findings highlight the potential influence of cultural differences on eGov implementation

Transforming Public Education: Pathway to a Pre-K-12 Future

Based on interviews, research on early childhood learning, and lessons from efforts to expand pre-K access, argues for a pre-K-12 public education system. Outlines progress to date and reforms needed to improve school and life outcomes with pre-K for all

Exploring the Public Value of e-Government: An Empirical Study from Sri Lanka

E-government has become popular in Sri Lanka with the implementation of various e-government initiatives. The public value of these e-government initiatives, however, is not clear due to a lack of rigorous assessment so far on the performance of such e-government initiatives. This paper presents an empirical study in evaluating the public value of e-government in Sri Lanka within a conceptual framework developed based on a comprehensive review of existing literature. The study shows that the public value of e-government in Sri Lanka is far from satisfactory exemplified by the lack of e-transaction services and the low uptake of available e-government initiatives

An Empirical View on Local Residents’ Perceptions towards E-Government in Kyrgyzstan

Digital transformation in the public sector has been the focus of academic studies for the last two decades. According to the literature, countries' efforts towards digitalization vary both across countries and within regions of each country. Although the starting points may differ, this process has yet to be completed in any country. It is evident that various obstacles and problems are still being encountered. Along with major obstacles such as inadequate infrastructure and limited financial and human resources, the willingness of residents to adopt e-government services is also a significant factor to consider. In this context, the main purpose of this paper is to evaluate residents’ perceptions towards e-government services in Kyrgyzstan. Primary data was collected by administering a structured questionnaire to 325 residents. The results indicate that perceived functional benefits, perceived service response, and availability of resources significantly impact (p<0.05) residents’ adoption of e-government services. Significant differences have been observed in residents’ perceptions towards the dependent and independent variables of the study, based on demographic characteristics such as marital status, income, experience using e-government services, and area of residence. This study can provide valuable insights for public policy related to digital transformation. A deeper understanding of users’ behavior can provide a reliable foundation for making managerial and marketing decisions that can help overcome this problem as a barrier to digital transformation

The e-government implementation directions in Oman: A preliminay investigation

Electronic government has established itself as the primary enabler for transforming the way government services are offered to citizens. In the gulf countries, public sector transformation efforts are focused towards increasing accessibility, availability, competitive advances and enhancing services in civil administration. The Sultanate of Oman is one such example of the Gulf countries where large investments have been made since 2003 to implement electronic services in the public sector. Using a qualitative research approach, this research investigates the improvements that have been made to facilitate these electronic services in three public organisations, and their resulting impact within the organisations. The empirical results reveal that among others, top management support, integration and IT staff skills and capabilities are the most important factors that facilitate e-government initiatives in the Omani public sector

Rural smartness: Its determinants and impacts on rural economic welfare

Mukti, I. Y., Henseler, J., Aldea, A., Govindaraju, R., & Iacob, M. E. (2022). Rural smartness: Its determinants and impacts on rural economic welfare. Electronic Markets. [Advanced online article at 9 March 2022]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-022-00526-2 ---------------------------- Funding Information: This research was carried out with the financial support of the Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) with grant number S-297/LPDP.3/2019, and supported by the Office of Communication and Information of West Java Province (Diskominfo Jabar) and Jabar Digital Service (JDS), Indonesia. In addition, we gratefully thanks to the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the previous version of this manuscript.Solving urbanization problems, especially in developing countries, solely through the adoption of smartness in urban areas is insufficient as urbanization is mostly driven by the wide urban-rural economic gap. To narrow this gap, the adoption of smartness needs to be extended into rural areas. However, studies in that direction are still lacking. Therefore, we developed a theoretical model that explains the determinants of rural smartness and its subsequent consequences on rural economic welfare. We validated the model with survey data from 179 villages in West Java Province, Indonesia. The results suggest that rural smartness is determined by the interplay of organizational, environmental, and technological readiness, and has a strong positive impact on innovativeness which, in turn, improves the competitiveness of the rural business ecosystem. This model can serve as a reference for further studies of rural smartness and as the foundation for the design of information platforms supporting it.publishersversionepub_ahead_of_prin

Exploring Success Factor for Mobile based Smart Regency Service using TRUTAUT Model Approach

Currently, almost every country struggles to apply city management to the concept of intelligent cities. Several previous studies have modeled the success, maturity, and success of information systems to use smart city principles. However, there are significant differences between city and district definition in terms of governance frameworks, regional size, livelihood differences, population, socio-economic, and socio-cultural dimensions. Therefore, work on the Smart District IT assessment requires new and unique studies that can differ substantially from smart cities. This study aims to explore the determinants of the success of Smart Regency services with mobile technology. The model and approach are the TRUTAUT model, which combines the concepts for the TRI and the UTAUT model. Two hundred eighty-nine participants could collect data with a smart cellular district service system - data processing using the SmartPLS v.3.2.8 software. Recent findings indicate that the variables proposed in the TRUTAUT model are a positive and essential relation. This study helps to determine the success of the application of intelligent mobile regional services applications. This study confirms that policymakers pay more considerable attention to critical questions that affect the district's smart cellular services' success

A Conceptual Model of E-Government Adoption in Indonesia

This study aims to determine various factors are related with the process of e-Government adoption. Many researchers have traced the success factors of e-Government but are still partial. This research contributes not only in terms of technological factors but also the attitudes and behaviors of its users (personality traits) which is also influential in the process of technology adoption. In this research, will be developed an adoption model of technology in the context of e-Government. This model incorporates some best practices related to the diffusion of technology such as TRI, TAM, UTAUT, IS/IT Success Model, as well as other factors influencing the adoption of e-Government such as Trust and Compatibility based on previous research. The conceptual model proposed could bring better understanding about important issues especially in e-Government adoption process in Indonesia.Keywords— Adoption, User, E-Government, Conceptual, Model, Indonesi