An Empirical Application of the DeLone and McLean Model to Examine Factors for E-Government Adoption in the Selected Districts of Tanzania

Abstract

This study tests the model of information system success proposed by DeLone and McLean using data that was collected in three selected districts of Tanzania. A survey was administered to elicit factors for e-government adoption in Tanzania using the DeLone and McLean model of information system success. The results of multiple linear regressions indicate that system quality significantly influences e-government adoption in Tanzania. In light of these findings, researchers should conduct a similar study using other different models of e-government adoption in order to identify more factors that influence e-government adoption in Tanzania. Policy makers and e-government project teams should consider system quality as a barrier to e-government adoption and hence find ways of ensuring easy-to-use and easy-to-learn systems in order to facilitate e-government adoption within the country.