E-government in outlying regions: A manager's perspective

Daou, Alain; Karuranga, Égide; Thiam, Fatou; Mellouli, Sehl; Poulin, Diane

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“…Entrepreneur characteristics has been used in many previous literature to examine the success of enterprise (Faridi, 2011;Reijonen, 2008;Selamat, Razak, Gapor, & Sanusi, 2011;Bhasin & Akpalu, 2001;Chittithaworn, Islam, Keawchana, & Yusuf, 2011;Halim, Muda, Amin, & Salleh, 2012); (Daou & Karuranga, 2012;Tovstiga & & Tulugurova, 2007). This study selects four variables of entrepreneur characteristics assuming that these variables will have a positive influence on the success of microenterprises.…”

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“…(i) Age of Member (Age): Age as a characteristics is widely used in determining the success of microenterprises (Bhasin & Akpalu, 2001;Halim, Muda, Amin, & Salleh, 2012;Daou & Karuranga, 2012;Nawai & Shariff, 2010;Rahman, Jafrullah, & Islam, 2008). Previous studies suggest that older entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed perhaps due to greater experience.…”

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“…(ii) Education: Studies in the past have recognized educational background as an important entrepreneur characteristics that affect the success of an enterprise (Bhasin & Akpalu, 2001;Halim, Muda, Amin, & Salleh, 2012;Daou & Karuranga, 2012;Tovstiga & Tulugurova, 2007;Nawai & Shariff, 2010;Rahman, Jafrullah, & Islam, 2008). Education is a categorical variable with the following categories: 1: uneducated; 2: primary school; 3: high school; 4: senior high school; and 5: diploma/bachelor.…”

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“…factors determining the success of a microenterprise (Ngaosi & Navarro, 2007;Selamat, Razak, Gapor, & Sanusi, 2011;Nawai & Shariff, 2010;Chittithaworn, Islam, Keawchana, & Yusuf, 2011;Daou & Karuranga, 2012). This study uses type of business as firm characteristics.…”

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Effectiveness of Zakat-Based Programs on Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment of Poor Women: A Case Study of Bangladesh

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Kassim

2016

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Among the many problems facing Bangladesh, poverty remains a key problem affecting millions of lives. During the past few decades, many initiatives have been implemented such as microcredit and cash transfer programs, yet the results seemed to be ambiguous. New frontiers are now sought to find new sources of finance which could offer a more effective and sustainable solution to the root cause of the poverty problem. Considering the idea of entrepreneurship and group-based development approach of microcredit, a zakat-based development approach was initiated in Bangladesh at a private level by an organization called Center for Zakat Management (CZM) for poverty alleviation and sustainable economic empowerment targeting poor women in rural areas. This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of the CZM efforts in utilizing zakat funds for promoting entrepreneurship among poor rural women. Focusing on the case of Bangladesh, this study assesses the effectiveness of zakat on aspects such as income, house hold expense and fixed asset accumulation of the poor client based on the “before and after” approach. Groups comprising of poor individuals and families are given equity capital/seed money and are encouraged to embark on small businesses according to their own liking. The groups are supervised for a period of a minimum of three years to ensure all individuals within the group are able to continue with their activities and ultimately, free themselves from the shackles of poverty and graduate into sustainable livelihood. Results indicate a significant nominal and real increase in average monthly income, increase in fixed assets and an increase in monthly average household expenditure before and after receiving zakat money. Results also demonstrate factors such as age of the entrepreneur, family size, type of business involved and the amount of zakat received to have a strong influence in determining the success of women entrepreneurs. Education level of the entrepreneur, on the other hand, does not seem to have significant impact on the success or failure of the entrepreneur. The findings from this paper shed light on the effectiveness of zakat-based approach in alleviating poverty and ensuring sustainable economic empowerment of the poor rural women.Keywords: Zakat, Poverty alleviation, Entrepreneurship, BangladeshJEL Classification: I32, L26, Z12

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“…In order to promote the economic and social development goals of citizens, business, and civil society at the state, national, and international levels and to enable effective management of constituent interactions. In order to increase efficiency, provide more comprehensive access to government services, raise service levels, increase transparency, and empower citizens, e-government uses ICT in public administration to streamline and integrate workflows and processes (Fakhoury & Aubert, 2015;Daou, Karuranga, Thiam, Mellouli & Poulin, 2013).…”

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Examining the barriers to the adoption and integration of information communication technologies as e-Government in Africa

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Ndebele

2023

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The study explored the adoption of information communication technologies (ICT) and its integration in Africa as an e-Government system. The article contributes to the continuing debate regarding the constraints that developing-country e-government systems face when it comes to the implementation and adoption of ICT as e-Governance for service delivery and the realization of socio-economic development. The study covers the various stakeholders who may have an impact on the implementation of e-Government at the grassroots level. It also highlights the barriers cited by other scholars of e-Governance that require local government attention. The impediments include challenges with governance, access to resources, leadership, ICT skills and funding. The study primarily relies on secondary data that is available in both the private and public domain to produce qualitative primary data. The research observations are on the essential role that local municipalities play in pursuing e-Government by using inductive thematic data analysis. The research concluded that the planning and implementation of e-governance should focus on finding methods to address a variety of issues which includes amongst other ensuring that the existing e-Governance initiatives gives valuable insight into what works and what does not, and provides meaningful guidance in developing and refining e-governance.

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A Security-Based E-government Adoption Framework: An Outcome of a Systematic Literature Review

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E-government in outlying regions: A manager's perspective

Cited by 5 publications

References 24 publications

Effectiveness of Zakat-Based Programs on Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment of Poor Women: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Effectiveness of Zakat-Based Programs on Poverty Alleviation and Economic Empowerment of Poor Women: A Case Study of Bangladesh

Examining the barriers to the adoption and integration of information communication technologies as e-Government in Africa

A Security-Based E-government Adoption Framework: An Outcome of a Systematic Literature Review

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