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The Promise of Open Source Systems/Software in Developing Requisite E-Government Solutions for the Developing Countries: A Review of Literature

The Promise of Open Source Systems/Software in Developing Requisite E-Government Solutions for the Developing Countries: A Review of Literature
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Author(s): Adeyinka Tella (University of Ilorin, Nigeria)and Adetayo O. Tella (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 17
Source title: Politics and Social Activism: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9461-3.ch020

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Abstract

E-Government open source system is now becoming commonplace. The e-Government open system requires at each review stage the relevant official input, the date, and the time when each application is processed. Free access to the status of an application makes applicants realize that there is no need to contact officials or to provide a bribe to complete the process. No doubt, e-Government open system is a very useful system currently being used by a majority of governments in developing world countries. However, extant review of literature has shown that some developing countries governments are now also making frantic effort to implement the open system although the practice seems to have gone farther in developed nations. In light of this, this chapter discusses e-Government open source system in developing countries and compares this to what is happening in the developed countries, examines the role OSS/SF has played in developing e-Government solutions or applications in the developing world, identifies the benefits and challenges of OSS/SF in the developing countries' context, and discusses possible ways forward. The chapter posits that open source plays a significant role in designing e-Government applications.

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