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Tackling the ICT Infrastructure Gap for the Successful Implementation of E-Government Projects

Tackling the ICT Infrastructure Gap for the Successful Implementation of E-Government Projects

Isaac Kofi Mensah
Copyright: © 2017 |Volume: 8 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 17
ISSN: 1947-3095|EISSN: 1947-3109|EISBN13: 9781522513988|DOI: 10.4018/IJSITA.2017040104
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Mensah, Isaac Kofi. "Tackling the ICT Infrastructure Gap for the Successful Implementation of E-Government Projects." IJSITA vol.8, no.2 2017: pp.40-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSITA.2017040104

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Mensah, I. K. (2017). Tackling the ICT Infrastructure Gap for the Successful Implementation of E-Government Projects. International Journal of Strategic Information Technology and Applications (IJSITA), 8(2), 40-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSITA.2017040104

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Mensah, Isaac Kofi. "Tackling the ICT Infrastructure Gap for the Successful Implementation of E-Government Projects," International Journal of Strategic Information Technology and Applications (IJSITA) 8, no.2: 40-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSITA.2017040104

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Abstract

This article describes how the promised transformative reform agenda of e-government is challenged particularly due to the lack or non-availability of adequate ICT infrastructure and finances to successfully develop and implement e-government projects around the world. The One Belt One Road (B&R) strategy spearheaded by the Chinese Government has been identified as a potential funding source for e-government projects through ICT infrastructure investment. Adequate ICT infrastructure investment in member countries under the Belt and Road initiatives could reduce the huge ICT infrastructure gap hampering the execution of e-government programs. This article, therefore, recommends the formation of the Belt and Road ICT Infrastructure Investment Fund (B&R ICT Infrastructure Fund) under the OBOR strategy to allow member countries to source funds for the execution of e-government projects. This will not only drastically increase the completion/success rate of e-government projects but also translate into improved public service delivery and enhanced government interaction—engagement—with citizens and businesses.

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