E-Governance and Development

Abstract

This article provides a quick assessment of current e-governance policies and programmes to then suggest an alternative approach to the issue of the use information and communications technology in governance process. By focusing on citizens and stakeholders needs and fostering their participation in decision-making processes, governments can be best prepared to provide them with basic services and information, especially to poor and marginalized areas excluded from the potential benefits of egovernance. Pro-poor basic delivery in turn has the potential of fostering stakeholder engagement in public policy discussions at the local level.

E-Governance and Cameroon Universities’ Management

“…The use of ICT in governance processes and by the governments is mostly centered in the deployment of ICT applications and solutions to streamline governments operations, reduces transactional costs and increase transparency of public institutions especially universities (Zambrano, 2010). With ICTs having taken centre stage in the present information era, this access is increasingly and perhaps optimally made possible via electronic services (e-services) (Sindeu, 2013).…”

“…ICT offers many opportunities to improve systems (Davis, 1989). Since the mid-1990s, ICT has raised to the forefront of discussion related globalization and development in economics, sustainable and humans (Zambrano, 2010) which is the potential enabler for development.…”

Participação cidadã: o gap da governança digital nas autarquias e fundações da educação no Brasil

“…A governança digital tem sido explorada, em suas dimensões teóricas, sob duas macrovisões. Há autores, como Freitas e Luft (2014), Silva, Celso e Coelho (2012), Alves e Dufloth (2008) e Calista e Melitski (2007), que discutem a mensuração da governança eletrônica ou a aplicação de índices de governança eletrônica ou suas adaptações, enquanto Cunha, Coelho e Pozzebon (2014), Zambrano (2008), Albert (2009), Luna, Costa, Moura, Novaes e Nascimento (2010), Belwal e Al-Zoubi (2008), e Ştefan (2007) e Saxena (2005) focam na identificação de dificuldades e facilidades na implementação da governança eletrônica.…”