Transforming Government: People, Process and Policy: Volume 14 Issue 2

Editorial

Anna Visvizi, Miltiadis Lytras

Data ecosystems for protecting European citizens’ digital rights

Igor Calzada, Esteve Almirall

This paper aims to spark a debate by presenting the need for developing data ecosystems in Europe that meet the social and public good while committing to democratic and ethical…

Exploring the relationships between dynamic capabilities and IT governance: Implications for local governments

Luis Luna-Reyes, Carlos Juiz, Isis Gutierrez-Martinez, Francois Bernard Duhamel

Information technology (IT) constitutes an important driver for innovation in the public sector. However, taking advantage of IT to innovate requires the existence of other…

A data warehouse hybrid design framework using domain ontologies for local good-governance assessment

Houda Chakiri, Mohammed El Mohajir, Nasser Assem

Most local governance assessment tools are entirely or partially based on stakeholders’ surveys, focus groups and benchmarks of different local governments in the world. These…

Reengineering as a strategic stance for e-governance success - mediating role of core competencies: A mixed method study

Apeksha Hooda, M.L. Singla

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how to strategically reengineer the government processes in e-governance to ensure the implementation of future-oriented and…

Social media in aid of post disaster management

Ajree Ducol Malawani, Achmad Nurmandi, Eko Priyo Purnomo, Taufiqur Rahman

This paper aims to examine tweet posts regarding Typhoon Washi to contend the usefulness of social media and big data as an aid of post-disaster management. Through topic…

A Systematic Literature Review on ICT Architectures for Smart Mauritian Local Council

Baby Gobin-Rahimbux, Zarine Cadersaib, Nitish Chooramun, Nuzhah Gooda Sahib-Kaudeer, Maleika Heenaye-Mamode Khan, Sudha Cheerkoot-Jalim, Somveer Kishnah, Shabneez Elaheeboccus

Cities have recognised information and communication technology (ICT) as a major enabler for transforming into “smarter” service providers. Mauritius is considering embarking on a…

Identifying factors affecting the acceptance of government to government system in developing nations – empirical evidence from Nepal

Shyan Kirat Rai, Krithi Ramamritham, Arnab Jana

This paper aims to examine the factors that might influence the acceptance of government-to-government (G2G) systems in the Government of Nepal (GoN), to enhance the communication…

Politicization of e-voting rejection: reflections from Kazakhstan

Maxat Kassen

Despite certain political, organizational, technological and socioeconomic benefits that e-voting brings, governments around the world are beginning one by one to denounce its…