Paper ID
2330
Paper Type
full
Description
Although researchers and policy-makers acknowledge the importance of E-Government (EGOV) and Government E-Participation (GEP) in fostering Good Governance (GGOV) practices, little is known regarding the mechanism to achieve the same. This study is an initial step to explore the EGOV-GEP complementarity in achieving GGOV. We have linked the antecedents of GEP (viz. EGOV development parameters), the mediator GEP, and the final impact (i.e., GGOV) within a single empirical framework using ICT for Development value chain concept. The model provides an end-to-end process view of the EGOV-GGOV transition via the mediating role played by GEP, and the inter-dependencies among the phases therein. Our results demonstrate the positive effect of the said complementarity in lowering corruption in the short-term, and subsequently improving GGOV practices in the medium to long-term. We, therefore, uncover evidence of EGOV effectiveness in fostering GGOV, which enables us to draw implications for theory and practice.
Recommended Citation
Silal, Prakrit; Jha, Ashutosh; and Saha, Debashis PhD, "From E-Government to Good Governance: The mediating role of Government E-Participation" (2019). ICIS 2019 Proceedings. 6.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2019/digital_government/digital_government/6
From E-Government to Good Governance: The mediating role of Government E-Participation
Although researchers and policy-makers acknowledge the importance of E-Government (EGOV) and Government E-Participation (GEP) in fostering Good Governance (GGOV) practices, little is known regarding the mechanism to achieve the same. This study is an initial step to explore the EGOV-GEP complementarity in achieving GGOV. We have linked the antecedents of GEP (viz. EGOV development parameters), the mediator GEP, and the final impact (i.e., GGOV) within a single empirical framework using ICT for Development value chain concept. The model provides an end-to-end process view of the EGOV-GGOV transition via the mediating role played by GEP, and the inter-dependencies among the phases therein. Our results demonstrate the positive effect of the said complementarity in lowering corruption in the short-term, and subsequently improving GGOV practices in the medium to long-term. We, therefore, uncover evidence of EGOV effectiveness in fostering GGOV, which enables us to draw implications for theory and practice.