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ITP705. Analysis of E-government in Lesotho. By: phaello mathaha Cource: research design and methods for engineers professor: Feroz khan & bobby swar. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION RESEACH QUESTION LITERATURE REVIEW METHODOLOGY ANALYSIS CONCLUSION REFERENCES. INTRODUCTION.
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ITP705 Analysis of E-government in Lesotho By: phaello mathaha Cource: research design and methods for engineers professor: Feroz khan & bobby swar
CONTENTS • INTRODUCTION • RESEACH QUESTION • LITERATURE REVIEW • METHODOLOGY • ANALYSIS • CONCLUSION • REFERENCES
INTRODUCTION • WHAT IS E-GOVERNMENT • E-Government is defined as an advanced governmental organization, which is reengineered and reorganized on the basis of the Information & Communication Technology (ICT).[1] • E-government means applying information and communication technologies by government agencies to communicate with citizens, business and employees in order to prepare and deliver services effectively and efficiently [3]. These interactions form three aspects of e-government: G2C, G2B, G2E.
INTRODUCTION CONTINUED • PURPOSE E-GOVERNMENT E-Government is introduced with the goal of making it the promising type of future government, which will function differently and better than in the past.[1] Lesotho has index of 0.350 and rank of 136 that indicates low ability of implementing e-government in Lesotho Prime concern; to review the vision, the objectives and the strategic framework of the e-Government
RESEARCH QUESTION • THE STUDY AIMS TO GENERATE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS • PROGRESS OF E-GOVERNMENT IMPLIMENTATION IN LESOTHO; • WHAT ARE THE LIMITATIONS? • WHICH E-GOV COMPONENT TO GIVE FIRST PRIORITY FOR THE FUTURE?
LITERATURE REVIEW • The SWOT analysis; Analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, assists in pointing up on the areas that should be treated in administering e-Government within an advanced democratic state [1] • A SWOT; gain insights into the past and think of possible solutions to existing or potential problems • SWOT and PEST together have been used as determinants to evaluate the current state of e-Government in Iran and its preparedness (2011) [2]. Both analysis methods have also been used for the same purpose in Singapore the analysis was carried out to examine factors affecting the development of e-Government in Singapore, after Singapore fell from 7th place in 2004 to 11th place in2005 in terms of e-readiness [4]. • A SWOT analysis is used for the evaluation of the current state of e-government services in Greece [5].
METHODOLOGY • Use secondary data from literature and government materials to describe the context, and contact analysis with SWOT and PEST methods together to respond to the investigation questions
ANALYSIS SWOT Analysis • The SWOT Analysis is one of several strategic planning tools that are utilized by businesses and other organizations to ensure that there is a clear objective defined for the project or venture, and that all factors related to the effort, both positive and negative, are identified and addressed [5] • Strengths; attributes or characteristics within the organization that are considered to be important to the execution and ultimate success of the project • Weaknesses; internal factors that could prevent the achievement of a successful result to the project • Opportunities; external elements that will prove helpful in achieving the goals set for the project • Threats; external factors that could threaten the success of the business venture
CONCLUTION • Many strengths and opportunities fuel the development of e-Government in Lesotho such as economic policies, political willingness, robust educational system. • Threats and challenges; significant increase in the number cyber crimes, security and privacy. • There is a need custom-oriented organization to take advantage of the opportunities
REFERENCES • SWOT analysis of e-Government / Annals of University of Bucharest by Amos Avny, , Economic and Administrative Series, Nr. 1 (2007) 43-54 • Iran 5thSASTech 2011, Khavaran Higher-education Institute, Mashhad, Iran. May 12-14. Mclean Turban. • Information Technology for Making Connections for Strategic Advantage”, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 1999. • SWOT and PEST analysis for e-government in Singapore -; Huong Ha and Ken Coghil, asia-pacific social science review • SWOT Analysis of E-government services in Greece, Tsourela-Paschaloudis-Anastasiadou, 520-527 • Implementing e-Government Services in East Africa: Assessing Status through Content Analysis of Government Websites by Janet Kaaya, Electronic Journal of e-Government Volume 2 Issue 1 (39-54) www.ejeg.com