IT Governance in the Public Sector in a Developing Country

Nfuka, Edephonce Ngemera; Rusu, Lazar

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“…Furthermore, even with a small path coefficient, the significance effect of “consolidate, communicate and enforce policies and guidelines for cost‐effective acquisition and use of IT across the organization” showed its importance in such widespread MDAs. This is certainly due to the controls; changes and enforcements vital for people to abide by when performing IT‐enabled functions (Nfuka and Rusu, 2007, 2010b). It complements the studies of Weill (2004) and Huang et al (2010) that found a need of such practice for higher IT governance performance.…”

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“…This also applies to IT governance maturity, which indicated organizations with such a practice (e.g. balanced scorecard) to have a relatively higher maturity level (Nfuka and Rusu, 2010b). Thus:…”

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confidence: 98%

“…This also applies to IT steering and project committees in an environment characterized by multiple levels of IT decision making. Though not optimally exploited, subsequent studies on maturity showed a better governance maturity of related processes in such organizations (Nfuka and Rusu, 2010b). Thus:…”

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“…In the context of this study, Nfuka et al (2009) showed lower use of such best practices like COBIT, ITIL and balanced scorecard. However, in a subsequent study (Nfuka and Rusu, 2010b), even with scarce resources a few organizations that applied such a practice indicated relatively higher maturity in some processes, such as communicating management aims and direction (Nfuka and Rusu, 2010a). Thus:…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effect of critical success factors on IT governance performance

Nfuka

Rusu

2011

Industrial Management &Amp; Data Systems

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of critical success factors (CSFs) on information technology (IT) governance performance in public sector organizations in a developing country such as Tanzania.Design/methodology/approachBased on a previous study and a further literature review, a research model was developed for analysing the relationship between the CSFs found for effective IT governance in this environment and their effect on IT governance performance. A survey research method was applied for data collection and sample data from Tanzanian public sector organizations (this environment) obtained. Subsequently, a second‐generation structural equation modelling technique, namely partial least squares, was applied to test statistically the correlated effect.FindingsThe results indicate significant small to strong positive correlated effects on IT governance performance. The CSF with the most significant correlated effect was “involve and get support of senior management” and the one with the least “consolidate, standardize and manage IT infrastructure and application to optimize costs and information flow across the organization”. Finally, a CSF model for effective IT governance in this environment was proposed.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings imply that decision makers can optimize IT‐related plans and use of scarce resources by concentrating on the CSFs that have a significant effect on IT governance performance that could lead to an improvement of public service delivery. This study is limited to a single developing country but future studies can involve more such countries to broaden the insights into the effect of CSFs on IT governance performance in such environments.Originality/valueBy establishing the correlated effects between these CSFs and the IT governance performance, this study has revealed a significant impact of CSFs on IT governance performance. It also suggests a CSFs model for effective IT governance in this less‐resourced environment in which such studies have not been conducted before, yet which are vital for analysing and improving IT governance.

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Section: Research Model and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Research Model and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Model and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The effect of critical success factors on IT governance performance

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Rusu

2011

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“…It was revealed that IT leadership inspires, inñuences, and guides IT's strategic integration in an organization (De Haes & Van Grembergen, 2008a). However, Nfuka and Rusu (2010) indicated a need to enhance IT leadership because of insufficient capacities and involvements in a setting whose IT knowledge and culture are not mature. This study revealed that HILs in Uganda recognized the importance of IT leadership and had all introduced IT directorates/departments.…”

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A Conceptual Framework for IT Governance Mechanisms in Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning

Ndagire

Maiga

Oyo

2021

International Journal of Digital Strategy, Governance, and Business Transformation

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Poor implementation of Information Technology Governance (ITG) leads to several IT systems performing poorly. Resulting to discontinuity of services, user frustration, loss of IT investment, increased redundancy, duplication of efforts, poor decision-making, and reputation loss. In Uganda, implementation of ITG is low as many public sector organizations are yet to streamline. Yet, for Higher Institutions of Learning (HILs), the implementation of ITG is unexplored. Therefore, this study sought to determine the required mechanisms to design an ITG framework for HILs in Uganda (IGHU). A descriptive field study was conducted and the data were analyzed using SmartPLS 2.3.9 software. The causal relationships and validity of the constructs of IGHU were tested using partial least square path modeling. The coefficient of determination was 0.35; the path coefficient indicated both positive and negative relationships of independent to dependent constructs, and hypotheses such as accountability of IT projects and awareness campaigns were statistically significant.

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IT Governance Maturity for Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning

Ndagire

Maiga

Oyo

2022

International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy

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The daily application of Information Technology (IT) in public sector organizations and its positioning as a critical driver for economic growth require a focus on implementing IT governance. Despite the increasing application of IT, there is limited academic systematic research regarding the maturity of IT governance and process improvement in Higher Institutions of Learning (HILs). IT in HILs is highly complex, and managing complex systems of processes and platforms in HILs necessitates tools to assess and provide guidelines for integrating organizational processes. This research, therefore, evaluated the IT governance processes in HILs in Uganda and established the maturity level to ensure continuous improvement and organizational maturity. Eight HILs in Uganda were measured using 15 IT processes of the COBIT framework and rated with the generic maturity model. Data were analyzed using MS Excel. Results indicated IT governance maturity level of HILs in Uganda was at level 2 (repeatable).

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IT Governance in the Public Sector in a Developing Country

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The effect of critical success factors on IT governance performance

The effect of critical success factors on IT governance performance

A Conceptual Framework for IT Governance Mechanisms in Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning

IT Governance Maturity for Uganda's Higher Institutions of Learning

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