e-Government, e-Society and Jordan: Strategy, theory, practice, and assessment

An adaptive approach for implementing e-government in I.R. Iran

“…To bimprove democratic participationQ and bovercome political alienation,Q proposed by Noveck Noveck (2003) as two potential outcomes of e-government, seem to be among the main challenges the developing countries face in their approach. Reported attempts of developing countries to develop e-government support this idea [see: Rose (2004);Jaeger (2003); Joia (2004); Wang (2002); Kalathil & Boas (2001); Zittrain & Edelman (2002); Blakemore & Dutton (2003)]. It is evident that in the developing countries that have made progress in their move towards democracy that this challenge is less, resulting in the efforts being directed more onto the quality and performance of the systems and applications [see Doychinov (2002)].…”

Developing Countries and ICT Initiatives: Lessons Learnt from Jordan's Experience

“…These institutions that support developing countries such as Jordan have a key influence on the shaping of strategies and policy aims that a country is expected to achieve (Aichholzer, 2004). Such imposed strategies, because they are created in the developed world, appear to be incompatible with cultural and capacity needs within government agencies (Blakemore & Dutton, 2003). A senior IT manager in the Ministry of Planning & International Cooperation commented on this problem "people responsible for implementing electronic initiatives in Jordan tend to rush in adopting highly optimistic initiatives driven by successes achieved in developed countries without realising the time and effort required to fit such initiatives in long running hierarchical structure and culture of the public sector".…”

Citizens' perceptions of corruption and e-governance in Jordan, Ethiopia and Fiji - the need for a marketing approach

“…It acquires a complex position within the Arab nations. Jordan is an Islamic society, faces a difficult path to further development, has had equivocal experience with democratization initiatives, and faces a range of other economic, financial, and demographic challenges (Hawes, 2005;Blakemore & Dutton, 2003).…”

“…Although telecom services have improved recently with increased use of digital switching equipments, better access to the telephone system is needed in rural areas and an easier access to pay telephones in urban areas (Investment . The government does not prevent people from accessing Internet content (Blakemore & Dutton, 2003) and there is a relatively high level of commitment among civil services managers for using modern technology (Awamleh, 1996).…”