Information Communication Technology (ICT) utilization in Uganda local governments; why low uptake?
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2012-12-08
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Abstract
The study was conducted in Local Governments’ in Uganda where a total of 65 respondents out of a total of 69 representing 94.2% response rate was realised after administering the study instruments over a period of six (6) months. Those Local Governments that had benefited greatly from the Uganda Governments’ ICT Infrastructure Development Project were purposively selected. Data was analysed using different statistical techniques which included descriptive statistics mainly mean and standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient to establish the relationships between variables and Multiple Regression analysis to establish the effect of factors on ICT utilization. At bivariate level, organizational support systems, ICT infrastructure and users’ perceptions had a strong relationship with ICT utilization.
Multiple regression analysis revealed that only user perceptions and organisational
support had a significant positive effect on ICT utilization. Recommendations are that the
Government should formulate and disseminate policies to Local Governments to regulate
ICT digital divides, address strategies to change users’ negative perception towards ICT
utilization and offer support to Local Government administrators to enhance ICT
utilization. Further research may consider areas such as taking a comparative study to
assess views from at least one or two Local Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa preferably in the East African region.
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Paper part of proceedings of 18th International Business Research Conference 2012.
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ICT use and local governments - Uganda, eGovernance - Uganda
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Kyakulumbye, Stephen and Muhenda, Mary Basasa and Anaclet, Namanya, Information Communication Technology (ICT) Utilization in Uganda Local Governments; Why Low Uptake? (June 20, 2012). Proceedings of 18th International Business Research Conference 2012. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2186371 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2186371