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Institutionalisation, Framing, and Diffusion: The Logic of Openness in eGovernment and Implementation Decisions- A Lesson for Developing Countries
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Author(s): Bongani Ngwenya (Solusi University, Zimbabwe & North-West University-Mafeking, South Africa), Sam Lubbe (North-West University-Mafeking, South Africa)and Rembrandt Klopper (University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 21
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Handbook of Research on E-Government in Emerging Economies: Adoption, E-Participation, and Legal Frameworks
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kelvin Joseph Bwalya (University of Botswana, Botswana)and Saul F.C. Zulu (University of Botswana, Botswana)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0324-0.ch035
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Abstract
In this research, the premise is that sharing data according to the guidelines for publishing open government data ensures greater transparency, delivers more efficient public services, and encourages greater public and commercial use and re-use of government information. This logic, drawn from previous literature and past studies, is extended by examining the interplay between economic benefits of e-Government and social considerations in adoption of e-Government models decisions. Drawing on organizational decision-making research, this research argues that, both early and late adopters respond to framing and interpreting adoption decision situations as opportunities, instead of threats, to enhance transparency and accountability. Following interpretivist research conventions methodology, the sampling plan was purposeful and included a total of 39 interviews. It is found that the social, political, and economic context of developing countries may not readily accommodate current models of openness in e-Government. The conclusion drawn in this research is that motivations for the openness in e-Government to appear legitimate coexist with motivations to realize transparency and accountability. These findings prompt rethinking of the classic institutional, framing, and diffusion model, to suggest openness in e-Government model that developing countries could adopt to suit their social and economic context, as a contribution to the body of knowledge.
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