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E-Government in Namibia

E-Government in Namibia

Cathrine T. Nengomasha, Wilhelm E. Uutoni
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781466662964|ISBN10: 1466662964|EISBN13: 9781466662971
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6296-4.ch014
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Nengomasha, Cathrine T., and Wilhelm E. Uutoni. "E-Government in Namibia." Emerging Issues and Prospects in African E-Government, edited by Inderjeet Singh Sodhi, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 196-215. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6296-4.ch014

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Nengomasha, C. T. & Uutoni, W. E. (2015). E-Government in Namibia. In I. Sodhi (Ed.), Emerging Issues and Prospects in African E-Government (pp. 196-215). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6296-4.ch014

Chicago

Nengomasha, Cathrine T., and Wilhelm E. Uutoni. "E-Government in Namibia." In Emerging Issues and Prospects in African E-Government, edited by Inderjeet Singh Sodhi, 196-215. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6296-4.ch014

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Abstract

This chapter discusses e-government initiatives in Namibia. A literature review shows that worldwide most e-government initiatives at national and local government are associated with the creation of websites with the aim of enhancing access to information. Whilst most governments are at this stage, a few have moved on to the stage of providing personalised e-services. The chapter provides the physical context, e-government readiness status, including the legal framework, and the implementation of e-government in Namibia. It also looks at the public or citizens' awareness of e-government. Using desk research, the chapter presents indicators used in e-government readiness assessments from various studies to show the level of Namibia's e-government adoption. A number of the indicators reflect some of the factors that hinder Namibia's progress in e-government implementation. In Namibia's case, some of these include the low usage of ICTs and affordability. The study concludes that Namibia is still at level one of its four-phase e-government implementation strategy.

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