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Implications of e-Government in Botswana in the Realm of e-Participation: Case of Francistown
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Author(s): Vako Mbako (University of Botswana, Botswana), Kelvin Joseph Bwalya (University of Johannesburg, Center of Knowledge & Information Management, South Africa), Tanya Du Plessis (University of Johannesburg, Center of Knowledge & Information Management, South Africa)and Chris Rensleigh (University of Johannesburg, Center of Knowledge & Information Management, South Africa)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 20
Source title:
Active Citizen Participation in E-Government: A Global Perspective
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aroon Manoharan (Kent State University, USA)and Marc Holzer (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0116-1.ch014
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Abstract
Countries the world over have drawn e-Government interventions placing much emphasis on erecting affluent ICT infrastructures, institutional, legal, and regulatory frameworks. However, most of these interventions lack carefully-drawn e-Government awareness strategies, which translates into most of these interventions being typically unknown by the general public and causing low e-Participation. This chapter presents the novel interventions that are being authored towards robust e-Government development for Botswana where e-Government development is at the very intial stages. Using exploratory and empirical study of Francistown and surrounding rural areas, the chapter presents a critical analysis of the state of e-Government preparedness and further presents the current status of e-Government adoption in Botswana. This study establishes that whilst many e-Government strategies are being authored in Botswana, the e-Participation component has not been adequately considered in drawing the different e-Government interventions. This is negatively impacting on the overall anticipated value prepositions for e-Government implementation.
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