Conclusion and Recommendation for Future Enhancement of ICT Adoption in Public Sector

2014 ◽  
pp. 250-261
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Ict Adoption

This chapter is devoted to recap the key findings in each chapter of the book. It also reflects on the findings with their relevance to technology adoptions and related human factors that could jeopardize the objectives of ICT utilization in the public sector. In addition, the chapter highlights some pertinent issues in adoption and using of ICT to carry out obligatory works ranging from service deliveries to meeting other non-service demands by the public mass at large. Therefore, this chapter touches on different aspects of what has been pointed out in each chapter of the book and lastly provides some crucial suggestions and recommendations that can be used for enhancement of ICT adoption and implementation in the public sector.

Organisational Readiness for Knowledge Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 104-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani Shajera ◽  
Yousif Al-Bastaki
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Reward Systems ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
It Support ◽  
Research Findings

This study explores the factors that affect organisational readiness for Knowledge Management (KM). This chapter assesses the organisational readiness for KM at public sector organisations in Bahrain; furthermore, it utilises these findings to develop a guideline to enable the successful adoption and implementation of KM. A questionnaire survey was conducted at the public sector organisations in Bahrain. The research findings indicate that culture (collaboration, trust, and learning), structure (centralisation, formalization, and rewards systems), and IT infrastructure (IT support) all provide a sound basis for organisations to assess their readiness for KM. The results show that the public sector organisations in Bahrain vary in terms of readiness levels against the different variables. The findings are discussed and relevant recommendations are made with regards to KM adoption at the public sector organisations in Bahrain. The findings imply a need for intensified organisational and managerial commitment in order to promote collaboration, trust, learning, decentralisation, less formalisation, reward systems, and enhanced IT support at the public sector organisations in Bahrain. Implementation of these required changes in the public sector’s culture and structure will help in preparing the public sector and their awareness and readiness to implement KM. This study is among the first empirical works assessing organisational readiness for adopting KM. Moreover, this chapter has extended knowledge in KM, especially concerning the need for the consideration of organisational readiness before embracing KM. The most significant contribution of this chapter is that it provides an instrument for assessing organisational readiness. It serves as a guideline for leaders and helps them to ensure that essential preliminary factors and variables are promoted and covered when they start KM implementation within their organisations.

E-Government Implementation Perspective

2012 ◽  
pp. 59-78
Author(s):  
Mahmud Akhter Shareef ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Uma Kumar ◽  
Abdul Hannan Chowdhury ◽  
Subhas C. Misra
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Specific Strategy ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication

Though many countries are still just beginning to grasp the potential uses and impacts of Electronic-government (EG), advances in technologies and their applications continue. Observing the proliferation of EG, countries are increasingly turning to the Internet to market their EG system to gain a competitive advantage. However, the effectiveness and efficiency of such online government systems largely depends on the mission of implementing EG. For successful adoption and implementation of EG, it is essential that a country first identify an explicit objective and a specific strategy. We have examined implemention strategies of EG of seven diverse countries whose objectives and mission for implementing EG differ significantly. However, they have the following strategies in common: i) extensive application of information and communication technology (ICT) in the public sector; ii) overall reformation of the public sector; iii) development of a better quality service structure; and iv) more cohesive integration of citizens with government.

Harmonising European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS): Issues and Perspectives for Europe’s Economy and Society

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Biondi
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Accounting Standards ◽  
International Accounting Standards ◽  
Accounting Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
Financial Reporting Standards ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
European Public ◽  
Public Sector Accounting

AbstractAccounting systems play a hidden but fundamental role as mode and instrument of representation, coordination and organisation for the public sector and its specific public action. Therefore, financial and accounting reforms transform, implement and reshape public policies as well as the working and very existence of public administration. Last March 2013, the European Commission started a relevant project with the intention to create harmonised “European Public Sector Accounting Standards” (EPSAS) and implement them in the Member States. Between 1995 and 2002, a similar project was already achieved for private sector accounting standards-setting, leading to adoption and implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The EPSAS project should decide if public sector accounting standards-setting shall follow a similar pattern to converge towards the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) that transplant the IFRS in the public sector. This choice may have fundamental implications for the European (Monetary) Union, since public sector accounting and public finances are fundamental elements of its institutional framework. This thematic issue aims to provide analyses and perspectives on this ongoing public sector accounting harmonisation process in Europe, addressing its governance and contents, as well as its consequences and implications for Europe’s economy and society.

E-Government Implementation Perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmud Akhter Shareef ◽  
Vinod Kumar ◽  
Uma Kumar ◽  
Abdul Hannan Chowdhury ◽  
Subhas C. Misra
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Electronic Government ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency

Though many countries are still just beginning to grasp the potential uses and impacts of Electronic-government (EG), advances in technologies and their applications continue. Observing the proliferation of EG, countries are increasingly turning to the Internet to market their EG system to gain a competitive advantage. However, the effectiveness and efficiency of such online government systems largely depends on the mission of implementing EG. For successful adoption and implementation of EG, it is essential that a country first identify an explicit objective and a specific strategy. We have examined implementation strategies of EG of seven diverse countries whose objectives and mission for implementing EG differ significantly. However, they have the following strategies in common: i) extensive application of information and communication technology (ICT) in the public sector; ii) overall reformation of the public sector; iii) development of a better quality service structure; and iv) more cohesive integration of citizens with government.

scholarly journals The Implementation of Budget Reform and the Level of Compliance among the Public Sector Entities in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Philip Olawale Odewole ◽  
Rafiu Oyesola Salawu
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Full Compliance ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Compliance Level ◽  
Budget Reform

The study investigated the implementation of budget reform and the level of compliance in Nigeria. Purposive Sampling Technique was employed to select the two sectors – Ministry of Education and Health – where the adoption and implementation of the budget reform were popular. The population of the study comprised fifty (50) MDAs of the two ministries. Primary data were sourced from five hundred (500) respondents through structured questionnaire administered to the selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Data were analyzed using the Factor analysis technique. The results showed that only 55% of the MDAs within the sample size exhibited high compliance level with the budget reform while 45% demonstrated low compliance with the budget reform mandate. The summary of the overall results, therefore, revealed that there was no full compliance with the budget reforms’ directives among the MDAs during the research period. The study concludes that only continuous and critical re-assessments of the budget reform and its periodic re-appraisals by the central authorities in Nigeria can guarantee full compliance and thorough implementation in order to achieve desired results of the reforms in the public sector entities in Nigeria. The study, therefore, recommends that a central monitoring unit be created jointly by the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General of the federation to ensure strict compliance, which will in turn enhance transparency and accountability in the public sector entities in Nigeria.

The Effects of ICT Adoption on Public Sector Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Muftawu Dzang Alhassan ◽  
Ibrahim Osman Adam ◽  
Alhassan Musah ◽  
Esther Wahaga
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
The Public ◽  
The World ◽  
Public Sector Performance ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Sector Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Governments around the world are increasingly adopting innovative ways that facilitate the easy provision of public sector services through efficient and effective ways. However, the linkages between ICT adoption, human resource (HR) quality, and public sector performance remains under-examined. This study examines the effects of ICT adoption and HR quality on public sector performance on one hand and the mediating effects of HR quality on the linkage between ICT adoption and public sector performance on the other using archival sources of data for 140 countries and a conceptual model based on the technology-organization-environment (TOE) framework. The data analysis using partial least squares-structural equation modeling shows that ICT adoption influences HR quality but not public sector performance directly. However, HR quality was found to positively influence public sector performance. Furthermore, HR quality was found to significantly moderate the relationship between ICT adoption and the public sector performance.

Empirical Investigation of ICT Usage in Malaysian Public Sector using Extension of Theory of Reasoned Action

2014 ◽  
pp. 126-143
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Prior Experience ◽  
Subjective Norm ◽  
Causal Link ◽  
The Public ◽  
Know How ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Ict Training

The primary aim of this chapter is to examine the TRA in relation to ICT adoption by the Malaysian public sector. Prior experience using ICT was found to be antecedent of attitude towards ICT use among the users. TRA was also extended to find the nature of causal link between subjective norm and attitude itself, and the findings of the chapter show positive relationships between them at alpha level of p < 0.001. The significant contribution to the public sector is that adoption of ICT relies on technical know-how and/or the experience of how to use ICT to accomplish the goal. Experience of ICT and the presence of important individuals would make a user form positive attitude towards using ICT to do work according to the findings. The implication of such findings for policymakers here is to provide adequate ICT training for civil servants to make it more meaningful to them.

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