Sri Lankan Citizens’ Use Behaviour towards E-Government Services

This research study focused on the main factors influencing Sri Lankan citizens’ adoption of e-Government services. After reviewing existing literatures on technology adoption, the researchers chose the UTAUT model and picked up key determinants from it. The researchers aimed at answering research questions and testing the credibility of hypotheses brought about from the model. Entire Sri Lankan populations’ internet users were selected as the population of this study and sample size was calculated properly for collecting data. Questionnaire was developed and made available in three languages; English, Sinhala and Tamil. Reliability test was carried out to see the internal consistency of the data. The collected data were analysed using SPSS 20 and Minitab 16, and Excel 2010 was also used at times. Correlation and regressions were calculated to see the underlying relationships among the constructs and their impacts. Analysis found that Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence had influence on Sri Lankan citizens’ Intention to Use e-Government services and this intention influenced Use Behaviour of the citizens. Keywords: E-Government, Adoption, UTAUT, Use Behaviour, Citizens, Sri Lank

Sri Lankan citizens’ use behaviour towards E-Government services

This research study focused on the main factors influencing Sri Lankan citizens’ adoption of e-Government services. After reviewing existing literatures on technology adoption, the researchers chose the UTAUT model and picked up key determinants from it. The researchers aimed at answering research questions and testing the credibility of hypotheses brought about from the model. Entire Sri Lankan populations’ internet users were selected as the population of this study and sample size was calculated properly for collecting data. Questionnaire was developed and made available in three languages; English, Sinhala and Tamil. Reliability test was carried out to see the internal consistency of the data. The collected data were analysed using SPSS 20 and Minitab 16, and Excel 2010 was also used at times. Correlation and regressions were calculated to see the underlying relationships among the constructs and their impacts. Analysis found that Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy, Social Influence had influence on Sri Lankan citizens’ Intention to Use e-Government services and this intention influenced Use Behaviour of the citizens

University academics’ behavioural intention to use E-Government services in Sri Lanka

Implementation and adoption of Electronic Government services are in early stage in most of the developing economies. Users of such services include individual citizens, businesses, government agencies and other governments. The rewarding benefits of such implementation effort depends both on governments’ end as well as users’ end. This study amended and used Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to identify the factors influencing university academics’ adoption of electronic government services in Sri Lanka. University teachers from South Eastern University of Sri Lanka were the participants of the study. The real data disclosed that Effort Expectancy and Social Influence factors have significant effect whereas Performance Expectancy factor did not have effect on university academics’ intention to adopt Electronic Government services in Sri Lanka

Mobile office and its implications for ERP systems : a review of literature

The surprisinggrowth of mobile technology has seen many benefits. During the recent decades businesses also try to benefit from this; one of them is mobile office / enterprise. When organizations become mobile-enabled, their ERP systems also face some implications which have to be carefully dealt with. The implementation of mobile-office forces organizations to reengineer some or all of its business processes, etc. If all opportunities offered by technologyare carefully acquired, organizations should be prospering for sur

Investigation of an Extended Typology for Marketing Destinations with YouTube

This article describes how YouTube has been evolving as an e-tool for marketing activities over the past decade. Utilizing YouTube for enhancing marketing endeavours is a strategy practiced by marketing professionals across a growing number of industries. The research documented in this article investigates virtual community-based destination marketing using an extended conceptualisation of a virtual community typology. A non-participant netnographic investigation of virtual communities through a content analysis has been applied in this article to investigate the research questions. The contribution includes the application of an extended typology of virtual communities to YouTube leading to a number of managerial implications for marketing practice on using YouTube as an effective marketing tool.</jats:p

Development of a Web Based Electronic Waste Management System: A Study with Special Reference to Recycling Companies in Sri Lanka

Abstract: Information and Communication technology (ICT) and/or Information Technology (IT) are the effective tools that have been employed in the field of education, research, administration and other ways for the betterment of the human life that brings revolution in the modern era. There are number of advantages and disadvantages available in using ICT for our activities. One of the major disadvantages of ICT and its devices is harmful substances including carbon dioxide (CO2) to the environment that are not eco-friendly. Software and hardware part of IT has touched most of the parts of social, technical, economic and natural environment. Exponentially increasing production of computer hardware has posed major challenges of proper disposal of the electronic waste (e-waste) produced by this industry. Recycling companies are the key stakeholders in managing e-wastes in developing countries. But, they don&apos;t have any proper system to handle those wastes. Therefore the objective of this research is to explore and investigate the current condition of electronic waste&apos;s recycling system in Sri Lanka and to study the problems faced by recycling companies in handling e-wastes as well as to develop a use case diagram to build a computerized system to solve e-waste recycling problems. A web based system, based on the use case diagram will be developed as the recycling companies of Sri Lanka and can put into operation that may be adopted for sustainable management of e-waste. The research method is case study and it is comprised of two phases: analysis the problem definition and develop a system design as a use case diagram. A structured questionnaire and informal interview methods were used to collect data. Secondary data from sources such previous research article on published and unpublished journals, websites, company database information, annual reports, magazines, etc were used. The population of the research was recycling companies of Sri Lanka and the sample size was seven registered recycling companies. The final system will be helpful for e-waste recycling companies to manage e-wastes and it will be benefited to the community and the nation as well

Impact of internet experience on citizens’ adoption of E-Government in Sri Lanka

Electronic Government implementation and adoption of its services are in early stage in many developing countries. The fruitful outcome of this effort not only depends on the government side but also the citizen’s side as well. This study amended and used Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to identify the factors influencing citizens’ adoption of electronic government and moderating effect of citizens’ internet experience. University students from Sri Lanka were the participants of the study. The real data disclosed that factors such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy and social influence determine the participants’ behavioural intention to use electronic government services, and these factors are influenced by the participants’ internet experience

Development of Computer-Aided Semi-Automatic Diagnosis System for Chronic Post-Stroke Aphasia Classification with Temporal and Parietal Lesions: A Pilot Study

Survivors of either a hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke tend to acquire aphasia and experience spontaneous recovery during the first six months. Nevertheless, a considerable number of patients sustain aphasia and require speech and language therapy to overcome the difficulties. As a preliminary study, this article aims to distinguish aphasia caused from a temporoparietal lesion. Typically, temporal and parietal lesions cause Wernicke&rsquo;s aphasia and Anomic aphasia. Differential diagnosis between Anomic and Wernicke&rsquo;s has become controversial and subjective due to the close resemblance of Wernicke&rsquo;s to Anomic aphasia when recovering. Hence, this article proposes a clinical diagnosis system that incorporates normal coupling between the acoustic frequencies of speech signals and the language ability of temporoparietal aphasias to delineate classification boundary lines. The proposed inspection system is a hybrid scheme consisting of automated components, such as confrontation naming, repetition, and a manual component, such as comprehension. The study was conducted involving 30 participants clinically diagnosed with temporoparietal aphasias after a stroke and 30 participants who had experienced a stroke without aphasia. The plausibility of accurate classification of Wernicke&rsquo;s and Anomic aphasia was confirmed using the distinctive acoustic frequency profiles of selected controls. Accuracy of the proposed system and algorithm was confirmed by comparing the obtained diagnosis with the conventional manual diagnosis. Though this preliminary work distinguishes between Anomic and Wernicke&rsquo;s aphasia, we can claim that the developed algorithm-based inspection model could be a worthwhile solution towards objective classification of other aphasia types