Stephen Kwamena Aikins

Stephen Kwamena Aikins holds a PhD from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, USA. His teaching and research interests include e-government, public financial management, government auditing, and political economy. He has published in various scholarly journals, including International Public Management Review, and State and Local Government Review. Dr. Aikins is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He has experience working in various capacities in management, accounting and auditing for nearly twenty years, ten of which were spent in the financial services industry. Dr. Aikins was honored in the 2008-2009 edition of Madison Who is Who Registry of Executives and Professionals for his exemplary contribution to the business community.

Publications

Determinants of Digital Divide in Africa and Policy Implications
Determinants of Digital Divide in Africa and Policy Implications
Stephen Kwamena Aikins. © 2019. 16 pages.
This article investigates the reasons most African households are not using the internet and discusses the policy implications for bridging the digital divide. The International...
A Risk-Based Audit Model for Improving the Success Rates of E-Government Project Implementation
A Risk-Based Audit Model for Improving the Success Rates of E-Government Project Implementation
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2016. 16 pages.
This study develops a model to help improve the success rates of e-Government projects. In recent years, several e-Government studies have identified many challenges of...
Leveraging Broadband for e-Government and Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Leveraging Broadband for e-Government and Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Stephen Kwamena Aikins. © 2015. 23 pages.
This study investigated the extent and benefits of Africa's broadband connectivity, its impact on e-government and economic growth, and the challenges and best practices for...
Leveraging Broadband for e-Government and Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Leveraging Broadband for e-Government and Development in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges
Stephen Kwamena Aikins. © 2015. 23 pages.
This study investigated the extent and benefits of Africa's broadband connectivity, its impact on e-government and economic growth, and the challenges and best practices for...
A Risk-Based Audit Model for Improving the Success Rates of e-Government Project Implementation
A Risk-Based Audit Model for Improving the Success Rates of e-Government Project Implementation
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2014. 15 pages.
This study develops a model to help improve the success rates of e-Government projects. In recent years, several e-Government studies have identified many challenges of...
Online Participation and Digital Divide: An Empirical Evaluation of U.S. Midwestern Municipalities
Online Participation and Digital Divide: An Empirical Evaluation of U.S. Midwestern Municipalities
Stephen K. Aikins, Meena Chary. © 2013. 23 pages.
This chapter examines whether government officials’ deployment of resources to broaden Internet access and participation is influenced by officials’ communication preferences and...
Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide
Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide
Meena Chary, Stephen K. Aikins. © 2013. 16 pages.
This chapter assesses how public policy can be used to bridge the global digital divide, especially in developing nations. First, the chapter characterizes the Internet...
International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR)
International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR)
Carlos Nunes Silva. Est. 2012.
The International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR) publishes original theoretical and innovative empirical research on the many aspects of the emerging interdisciplinary...
Managing E-Government Projects: Concepts, Issues, and Best Practices
Managing E-Government Projects: Concepts, Issues, and Best Practices
Stephen Kwamena Aikins. © 2012. 400 pages.
E-government promises efficient communication, streamlined operations, citizen involvement, improved services, and increased transparency. However, despite huge investments in...
Improving E-Government Project Management: Best Practices and Critical Success Factors
Improving E-Government Project Management: Best Practices and Critical Success Factors
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2012. 19 pages.
E-government is becoming an enabler for better government through cost-effective and efficient service delivery, and can become a useful tool for effective governance, public...
Internet-Based Citizen Participation: Do Municipal Website Contents Reflect Officials’ Beliefs and Funding?
Internet-Based Citizen Participation: Do Municipal Website Contents Reflect Officials’ Beliefs and Funding?
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2012. 20 pages.
This chapter determines whether the deliberative features of local government websites reflect city officials’ beliefs and funding for Internet-based citizen participation....
Improving E-Government Project Management: Best Practices and Critical Success Factors
Improving E-Government Project Management: Best Practices and Critical Success Factors
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2012. 19 pages.
E-government is becoming an enabler for better government through cost-effective and efficient service delivery, and can become a useful tool for effective governance, public...
Internet-Based Citizen Participation: Do Municipal Website Contents Reflect Officials’ Beliefs and Funding?
Internet-Based Citizen Participation: Do Municipal Website Contents Reflect Officials’ Beliefs and Funding?
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2011. 21 pages.
This chapter determines whether the deliberative features of local government websites reflect city officials’ beliefs and funding for Internet-based citizen participation....
Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide
Policy as a Bridge across the Global Digital Divide
Meena Chary, Stephen K. Aikins. © 2010. 17 pages.
This chapter assesses how public policy can be used to bridge the global digital divide, especially in developing nations. First, the chapter characterizes the Internet...
Online Participation and Digital Divide: An Empirical Evaluation of U.S. Midwestern Municipalities
Online Participation and Digital Divide: An Empirical Evaluation of U.S. Midwestern Municipalities
Stephen K. Aikins, Meena Chary. © 2010. 24 pages.
This chapter examines whether government officials’ deployment of resources to broaden Internet access and participation is influenced by officials’ communication preferences and...
Participatory E-Planning: Bridging Theory and Practice through Improvements in Technology
Participatory E-Planning: Bridging Theory and Practice through Improvements in Technology
Stephen Kwamena Aikins. © 2010. 20 pages.
This chapter discusses the importance of leveraging information technology to link theory and practice of participatory planning. Citizen participation in urban planning and...
E-Planning: Information Security Risks and Management Implications
E-Planning: Information Security Risks and Management Implications
Stephen Kwamena Aikins. © 2010. 16 pages.
This chapter discusses the security risks and management implications for the use of information technology to manage urban and regional planning and development processes. The...
A Comparative Study of Municipal Adoption of Internet-Based Citizen Participation
A Comparative Study of Municipal Adoption of Internet-Based Citizen Participation
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2009. 25 pages.
A Comparative Study of Municipal Adoption of Internet-Based Citizen Participation
Issues and Trends in Internet-Based Citizen Participation
Issues and Trends in Internet-Based Citizen Participation
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2008. 10 pages.
The use of Internet technology to further citizen participation is believed to hold great promise to enhance democratic governance by allowing citizens to access public...
Practical Measures for Securing Government Networks
Practical Measures for Securing Government Networks
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2008. 9 pages.
The modern network and Internet security vulnerabilities expose state and local government networks to numerous threats such as denial of service (DoS) attacks, computer viruses...
Implementing a Sound Public Information Security Program
Implementing a Sound Public Information Security Program
Stephen K. Aikins. © 2008. 10 pages.
The evolving nature of information security threats such as cybercrime, as well as the need to ensure the confidentiality and privacy of citizen information and to protect...