A Security-UTAUT Framework for Evaluating Key Security Determinants in Smart City Adoption by the Australian City Councils

The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical examination of the factors affecting voluntary eService adoption in a public sector work environment. The model examined was constructed following a thorough review of relevant literature on technology adoption through the framework of Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour. Structural equation modelling was used to examine a model assessed through participant responses to survey data for a sample of 515 respondents working in Australian City Councils. The results indicate that an individual's attitudes and beliefs have a significant influence on eService utilisation. Results also suggest that organisational conditions such as training, leadership support and organisational preparedness act to enhance eService utilisation indirectly through their effect on an individual's attitudes and beliefs. The current study provides a model of examining and explaining voluntary technology adoption behaviour in the workplace.

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Analyzing smart cities' reporting: do they report “smart”?

Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management ◽

10.1108/jpbafm-12-2020-0198 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Cohen ◽

Sotirios Karatzimas

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Smart City ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Integrated Reporting ◽

Financial Reports ◽

Content Type ◽

Reporting Practices ◽

City Councils ◽

Manifest Content

PurposeThis study examines the reporting practices of a sample of awarded smart cities that report in English by analyzing the financial and non-financial reports published in their websites.Design/methodology/approachThe study performs a manifest content analysis on the financial and non-financial reports published by a sample of awarded – by various networks and organizations – smart cities. Integrated Popular Reporting that builds on Integrated Reporting, Popular Reporting and ICT advancements is used as the reference paradigm to analyze the content and the characteristics of these reports.FindingsThe results indicate that smart cities' reports are mainly developed conventionally and do not embed technological advancements. However, there are several smart cities that adopt a reporting paradigm where the five capitals of Integrated Reporting, over and above the financial one, are discussed.Originality/valueSystematizing the way the existing reports of smart cities are developed provides evidence whether smart cities adopt reporting means that are consistent with their character, as well as, the specific areas they should focus to achieve that. Toward this end, collaborations between citizens and smart city councils, in the philosophy of co-production and co-creation of public value, could prove helpful in the development of useful reports.

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Factors Affecting e-Government Technology Adoption Behaviour in a Voluntary Environment

International Journal of Electronic Government Research ◽

10.4018/ijegr.2016010102 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 24-49

Author(s):

Chowdhury Golam Hossan ◽

James C. Ryan

Keyword(s):

Technology Adoption ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Attitudes And Beliefs ◽

Empirical Examination ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

City Councils ◽

Leadership Support ◽

Australian City ◽

Sector Work

The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical examination of the factors affecting voluntary eService adoption in a public sector work environment. The model examined was constructed following a thorough review of relevant literature on technology adoption through the framework of Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour. Structural equation modelling was used to examine a model assessed through participant responses to survey data for a sample of 515 respondents working in Australian City Councils. The results indicate that an individual's attitudes and beliefs have a significant influence on eService utilisation. Results also suggest that organisational conditions such as training, leadership support and organisational preparedness act to enhance eService utilisation indirectly through their effect on an individual's attitudes and beliefs. The current study provides a model of examining and explaining voluntary technology adoption behaviour in the workplace.

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