Electronic Government and the Future of Digital Age: A Road Map of Nigerian Government (Prospects and Challenges)
Keywords:
E-Government, Digital Age, Government, Prospects and ChallengesAbstract
E-Government is the adoption for using ICT for carrying out the main functions of the government such as providing products and services to the citizens, maintaining law and order, foreign affairs, defence, and welfare more effectively. E-Government helps mainly to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector and provide the citizen services in a more friendly and convenient manner. This paper highlighted the electronic government issues, sectors, stage, benefit, e-government in Nigeria and some of the challenges in Nigerian government.
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2015-02-08
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Ridwan, S. M. (2015). Electronic Government and the Future of Digital Age: A Road Map of Nigerian Government (Prospects and Challenges). American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 11(1), 42–50. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/552
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