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E-Participation in Developing Countries: The Case of the National Social Insurance Fund in Cameroon

E-Participation in Developing Countries: The Case of the National Social Insurance Fund in Cameroon

Ransome E. Bawack, Jean Robert Kala Kamdjoug, Samuel Fosso Wamba, Aime Fobang Noutsa
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 29
ISBN13: 9781522553267|ISBN10: 1522553266|EISBN13: 9781522553274
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5326-7.ch006
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MLA

Bawack, Ransome E., et al. "E-Participation in Developing Countries: The Case of the National Social Insurance Fund in Cameroon." Optimizing E-Participation Initiatives Through Social Media, edited by Laura Alcaide-Muñoz and Francisco José Alcaraz-Quiles, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 126-154. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5326-7.ch006

APA

Bawack, R. E., Kamdjoug, J. R., Wamba, S. F., & Noutsa, A. F. (2018). E-Participation in Developing Countries: The Case of the National Social Insurance Fund in Cameroon. In L. Alcaide-Muñoz & F. Alcaraz-Quiles (Eds.), Optimizing E-Participation Initiatives Through Social Media (pp. 126-154). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5326-7.ch006

Chicago

Bawack, Ransome E., et al. "E-Participation in Developing Countries: The Case of the National Social Insurance Fund in Cameroon." In Optimizing E-Participation Initiatives Through Social Media, edited by Laura Alcaide-Muñoz and Francisco José Alcaraz-Quiles, 126-154. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5326-7.ch006

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Abstract

This chapter on e-participation in developing countries uses Cameroon as a case study to demonstrate the realities of practicing Web 2.0 and social media tools to drive collaborative initiatives between government agencies and citizens in developing countries. The case study was guided by the incentives for e-participation using social media technologies, the tools used by a government to drive such initiatives, the level of participation from citizens, and the challenges and risks faced in implementing these technologies. A study of Cameroon's National Social Insurance Fund (NSIF) confirmed the main incentives of e-participation initiatives in developing countries and the major challenges they face in implementing them.

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