The role of information communication technology ict in combating corrupt business activities in nigeria dr. This governance profile is thus prepared with background research from nigerias socioeconomic and political history. Introduction information and communication technologies can enhance the transformation of work culture by serving a variety of ends, better delivery of government services to citizens, improved government interactions with business and industry, citizen empowerment through access to information. Nigeria is not among the very few african countries that have fully adopted e governance. Information and communication technology ict has been looked at as a tool for solving problems in developed and developing countries mittal, et.
Public sector, restructuring, sustainable development, governance, nigeria. A study of nigeria s pension administration system, in proceedings of the 1st international conference on theory and practice of electronic governance, icegov 2007 macau, china, december 10, 2007. Nigeria egovernment interoperability framework negif. Pdf in the early 2000s, the federal government of nigeria announced the initiative of the government to go digital to enhance the operation of the. This chapter will enable you come to the knowledge of the shifting paradigm in public service.
Understanding open government partnership in nigeria the. Challenges to egovernment implementation in developing. Pdf challenges of egovernment implementation in the. This will help to isolate the extent to which the operations of nigerian enterprises are subjected to the provisions of the company law and capital market legislation. The external strategic objectives focus on citizens and businesses and interest groups, the internal objectives focus on government itself. E governance in the public sectorelectronic governance and administration is very relevant in the discourse on modern usage of technology in the world of public administration.
It assesses the implementation of e governance in nigeria, the benefits and challenges of e governance. What this paper attempts to do is to carefully examine the myth and opportunity of e governance in nigeria. The vision 2020 trumpet has been rising to a deafening pitch as nigeria is aspiring to joining the league of the first 20 industrialized economies in the wo. The report presents a political economy analysis of nigeria, a synthesis of donor support in the area of governance and recommendations to norway. Pdf egovernment in nigeria in the 21st century abubakar. It notes that nigeria is facing a number of challenges in the introduction of e governance.
E government, e governance, domain framework, interorganizational systems, manager functions 1. From the outset, therefore, i want to put in a disclaimer that, by training, i am not a political scientist. The main aim of this technology is to boost the abilit. The role of information communication technology ict in. Leadership and the challenges of good governance in nigeria. E governance can be defined as the process to integrate the ict information and communications technology for carrying out the daily operations of governance. Egovernance and the challenges of public service delivery. Numerous key studies such as aprm report on nigeria, unecas african governance report, nigeria aprm country selfassessment report, unecas governance for a progressing africa, to mention just a few. Challenges to nigeria s e governance initiatives include the following. Worried about the future prospects of democracy in nigeria, the paper concludes with suggestions on the way forward towards the domestication of true democracy and good governance in the country, stressing that the time to act is now.
Today, egovernance has being implemented in europe and other westernized countries for sustainable development through the application and adoption of open access information communication. Egovernance and its implementation challenges in the nigerian. Egovernance can be defined as the process to integrate the ict information and communications technology for carrying out the daily operations of governance. Egovernance is a democratic practice that is gradually gaining universal acceptance and applicability. E government definitions e government is a generic term for webbased services from agencies of local, state and federal governments. The strategicobjective of e governance is to support and simplify governance for all parties. A major challenge is the socioeconomic inadequacies that exist in nigeria and countries in subsahara africa. A handbook on icts for local governance by gianluca carlo misuraca, is a timely and signifi cant eff ort to provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the theme of egovernance in africa, its. Governance literature asserts that boards of directors are responsible for the governance of their companies. Given the importance of the successful implementation of electronic. A situational analysis of abia, ebonyi, imo and kaduna states 3 acknowledgement understanding the context and issues for any intended voice and accountability program that contributes to good governance reforms remain critical to any sort of planned intervention, and we are thankful to th ose that have made. It refers to a governmental type aimed at achieving effective service delivery from government to citizens, moving governance from traditionalist bureaucratization to modernist participatory administration. E governance is more than just a government website on the internet. Finally, some legal aspect, like security and privacy, must be considered, as personal data are processed and stored, and financial transitions must be executed.
Despite these constitutional provisions, as well as the enormous financial resources, and huge potentials of the. The aim of this paper is therefore, to investigatethe key issues affecting the implementing egovernment in developing countries using nigeria as a case study. In the banking sector good corporate governance practices are regarded as important in reducing risk for investors, attracting investment capital and improving the performance of companies. Ademola oyejide and adedoyin soyibo development policy centre ibadan, nigeria. Nigeria national action plan 20172019 open government.
The use of icts can connect all three parties and support processesand activities. Elida reci, governance and public administration of. We have also critically analysed the impact of egovernance on different services provided in different areas by the government. Egovernance and developing countries 4 e governance model the three main target groups that can be distinguished in governance concepts aree government, citizens and businessesinterest groups. Bad or weak governance is a threat to economic growth, food security, poverty alleviation and natural resources development and management. The bureaucracy lacks willingness in the usage of e governance tools. In e government, the government uses information technology and particularly the internet to. Department of political science imo state university, owerri, e mail.
The paper public sector restructuring and governance in nigeria. Egovernance in nigeria was introduced with the formulation of the nigerian national policy for information technology in march 2001, with the cardinal objectives among others to. On this note, our paper recommends a reassessment of the countrys state of e governance preparedness. The study was concentrated to the two major areas where norway is involved, and assumed to make a difference, in governance. Pdf a at the time of release of final regulation pdf. In fact, the benefit of egovernance to the operation of nigerias public service is. The effectiveness of ict in government is closely related with the capacity of government to induce a. Interoperability with existing software and hardware platforms is a key success factor. E governance to employee partnership g2e is one of four main primary interactions in the delivery model of e governance.
E government, e governance, g2b, g2g, pillars, g2c. Corporate governance and financial performance of nigeria listed banks. Nigeria e government interoperability framework negif national information technology development agency. The aim of the paper is to explore good governance as it is obtained in the local governments. The owners role in governance is to appoint the directors and the external auditors, and thereafter satisfy themselves that an appropriate governance structure is in place. Challenges and prospects is a descriptive analysis that has relied on the use of. However,the author know very well that is suggestions are not far from most. These two traditions have dissimilar conceptualisations. Department of political science, federal university, dutsinma, katsina state.
The new partnership for africas development nepad has identified governance or good governance as crucial to economic growth, food security and poverty alleviation. Department of political science imo state university, owerri, email. Egovernance, corruption and public service delivery. Ict in nigeria has not effectively influenced the development of its egovernance status due to numerous challenges such as the unwillingness on the part of the. The aim of good governance in the public sector international framework is to encourage better service delivery and improved accountability by establishing a benchmark for good governance in the public sector. It notes that nigeria is facing a number of challenges in the introduction of egovernance. Unawareness is a major challenge in the implementation of e governance projects. An overview of the evolution of corporate governance codes in nigeria junaidu bello marshall phd fellow lecturer, faculty of law, usmanu danfodiyo university, p. While insatiable wants and human greed are obviously drivers of corruption. It is the relationship between online tools, sources, and articles that help employees to maintain the communication with the government and their own companies. Enhancing leadership and governance competencies to.
While e government is defined as a mere delivery of government services and information to the public using electronic means, egovernance allows direct participation of constituents in government. Promoting e governance through publicprivate partnership. The world has become a global village where every nation including nigeria is striving to. Jun 06, 2019 unfortunately the irm report isnt yet available for this action plan, so we dont have any information about the completion of this commitment yet. In developing countries like india, cost is one of the most important obstacles in the path of implementation of e governance where major part of the population is living below poverty line. Public sector restructuring and governance in nigeria. The study makes recommendations for norways strategic approach to governance in nigeria based on a political economy analysis. Good governance in the public sector consultation draft for. Good governance the concept in the last twenty years, the concepts of governance and good governance have become widely used in both the academic and donor communities.
The concept of e government began in the early 1990s which is the use of information technology to improve governance, promote efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public service. Norad was requested to undertake the study by the norwegian embassy in nigeria. Electronic governance or egovernance is the application of information and communication technology ict for delivering government services, exchange of. Pdf corporate governance and financial performance of. The application of egovernance has become an important. Prospects of egovernment implementation in nigeria. Please let us know if you have any other questions.
This is a profound analytic solution to nigeria problem when it comes to governance and accountability to the people. The focus of this paper is to examine the egovernance implementation in nigeria using the technology acceptance model. Pdf the world has become a global village where every nation including nigeria is striving to attain a high level of electronic governance. Nigerian e governance interoperability framework 10 figure 3. Improve the accessibility to public administration for all citizens, bringing transparency to. Challenges of egovernance in nigeria research cyber. Egovernance to employee partnership g2e is one of four main primary interactions in the delivery model of egovernance. Pdf local government and good governance administration. Corporat e governance structure s and the performance of. The history of nigerian public sector is traceable to the colonial epoch through independence era, military interregnum and towards the restoration of democracy in nigeria in what came to be known.
Governments need to undertake e governance initiatives actively, strategically and resourcefully moon 2002. According to backus 2001, egovernance, is the application of electronic means in 1 the interactionbetween government and citizens and government and businesses, as well as 2 in internal government operations to simplify and improve democratic government and business aspects of governance. This paper argues that with the present poor state of social infrastructure especially power supply and road network in nigeria, the practice of e governance is most likely to be negatively impacted upon. A united nations e government survey for 2012, says nigeria has dropped in e government global development index. I welcome the opportunity to address this august body on nigeria s journey on. Jan 29, 2019 free download egovernance ppt with pdf report. This paper examines the issues and challenges around corporate governance.
I recommend you reach out to the government point of contact for nigeria, who is based in the freedom of information unit, for more information. There are several benefits of going paperless the work become. Egovernance is a two way communication process which deals with the use of information and communication technology to deliver government services and ensuring the availability of such services to citizens. After the introduction, the paper makes some conceptual clarifications and delves into some models of e governance, and there after took a cursory look at the challenges of implementing e governance in nigeria before making some recommendations. Interestingly, nigeria, government in a bid to ensure good governance in the country had in, the 1999 nigerian constitution in section 16 1 a, b, c, and d, and section 16 2 entrenched some of the principles of. On the other hand, the study discovered that egovernance holds a lot of prospects for the country such. New rules and sundry amendments as at october 14, 2019 download full document summary of changes. Egovernance has become one of the reform tools geared towards.
Paper presented at the conference on corporate governance, accra, ghana, 29 30 january, 2001. Justine department of public administration, faculty of management sciences nnamdi azikiwe university, p. Speaking during a recent e governance conference in lagos, muhammed rudman, ceo of internet exchange point of nigeria ixpn, highlighted some hindering factors. Bad or weak governance is a threat to economic growth, food security, poverty alleviation. Ict and egovernment in nigeria prof akunyili nkpuhe.
Egovernance encompasses a broad vision of the utilization of information and communication technology in government businesses with the primary aim of encouraging greater participation in the state, as well as enhancing the relationship between the government and citizens. It brings the revolution changes in the working of whole world. The concept of egovernment began in the early 1990s which is the use of information technology to improve governance, promote efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of public service. In this study, the researcher evaluated the role of ict on e governance framework in nigerian aviation industry. Enhancing leadership and governance competencies to strengthen health systems in nigeria.
A weapon for the fight against corruption in nigeria by john danfulani abstract. Introduction the 21st century is the world of information technology. Corruption is the major vice militating against good governance and societal development in nigeria. First, there is the academic approach, which focuses mainly on the study of. The international framework is not intended to replace national and sectoral governance codes. Corruption fuels bad governance, erodes public confidence, undermines public service delivery and entrenches square pegs in square holes in leadership positions.
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