Contextual Challenges of Planning and Implementing  E-Governance in Nigeria

Yahaya Yakubu

Authors

Yahaya Yakubu Political Science & Int’l Relations, Nile University of Nigeria

Keywords:

organizations, Employment, introductory, contextual challenges, analytical framework, governance, implies

Abstract

Unprecedentedly the world moved towards a new era called the Information Age. This was occasioned by the upsurge in the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in virtually all facets of human endeavor. Governments over have keyed into this initiative, with a view to inject efficiency and effective in the day to day business of administration. This gave rise to the use of such prefix as “e“, which implies “electronic”, to complement governance in governmental organizations that have adopted its use.In its numerous bids to effectively carry out its statutory function of provision of public goods and services, the Nigerian government has undertaken a myriad of reforms aimed at repositioning the public sector. In amongst others, some of the notable reforms carried out in recent times include liberalization, deregulation, downsizing, right sizing, commercialization, monetization, privatization, etc. These reforms are carried out with a view to blurring the line of differences between the public and private sectors, thereby making public service delivery look more business–like. Notwithstanding, public service delivery and accountability remain particularly erratic and ineffective in Nigeria. Resultantly, the United Nation’s 2030 agenda identifies the latent advantage of adopting ICT driven and enabled policies in government in the delivery of basic social services for the people in five key sectors, namely; Education, Health, Labour and Employment, Finance and Social Welfare (UNDESA, 2016). Accordingly, countries that have adopted ICT have thought and proved to have transformed and modernized the civil service administration. In lieu, the primacy of this study therefore is to interrogate the contextual challenges of planning and implementing e-governance in Nigeria. Preceding the introductory prologue, the resorts to analytical framework, the proceeds to examine the contextual underpinnings of e-governance in Nigeria before discussing relevant findings as it also attempts to proffer viable alternatives.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Deloitte Research. At the Dawn of E-government, the Citizen as Customer. 2000. Available at http://www.egov.vic.gov.au/pdfs/e-government.pdf. Access on 19 February 2010.

Feng, L. 2003. Implementing E-government Strategy in Scotland: Current Situation and Emerging Issues. Journal of electronic Commerce in Organizations, 1(2): 44-65.

Haque, M.S. 2004. New public management: Origins, dimensions, and critical implications. Public Administration and Public Policy, 1(1): 13-27.

James, E.H. 2002. Blending information and communication technology with accounting research. Accounting Horizons, 16(1): 55-67.

Nations, U. 2018. United Nations E-government Survey: Gearing E-governance to Support Transformation Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies. New York: United Nations.

Ndou, V. 2004. E–Government for developing countries: opportunities and challenges. Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 18(1): 1-24.

OECD. 2003. E-Government Flagship Report, The E-Government Imperative. Public Management Committee. Paris, OECD, 2003.

Pollit, C. 1993. Managerialism and Public Service: Cuts or Cultural Change in the 1990's. Oxford, Basil Blackwell.

Real News. 2015, December 04. Nigeria to Implement E-government Master Plan in 2020. RealNews, 1 p.

Yakubu, Y. 2018. E-Governance and Public Policy Efficiency in Nigeria: An Appraisal of the Treasury Single Account Policy. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2(6): 84-89.