Techno Legal Support for E-Governance and Implementation Challenges in Ghana

Authors

  • Asare-Nuamah Peter PhD Student Pan African University Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Sciences. University of Yaounde II, Soa Cameroon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-909X
  • Agyepong ‘Darko Emmanuel Masters Student University of Ghana Business School Ghana

Keywords:

E-governance, policies, legal frameworks, Ghana, Government of Ghana

Abstract

The Government of Ghana has taken various steps and initiative to provide speedy and quality services to Ghanaians through e-governance but in our legalistic societies, the success of e-governance depends of the availability of legal frameworks and policies. The objective of the study to review and understand the various legal policies and framework that support e-governance in Ghana as well as the challenges of implementing e-governance initiatives. To satisfy the objectives, secondary data were retrieved, reviewed and used for the study. The findings of the study indicate that several polices and frameworks support e-governance in Ghana but their implementations are burdened with social, cultural, political and legal constraints. The study provides some recommendation that is necessary to tackle the challenges of e-governance implementation.

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Author Biography

Agyepong ‘Darko Emmanuel, Masters Student University of Ghana Business School Ghana

The Government of Ghana has taken various steps and initiative to provide speedy and quality services to Ghanaians through e-governance but in our legalistic societies, the success of e-governance depends of the availability of legal frameworks and policies. The objective of the study to review and understand the various legal policies and framework that support e-governance in Ghana as well as the challenges of implementing e-governance initiatives. To satisfy the objectives, secondary data were retrieved, reviewed and used for the study. The findings of the study indicate that several polices and frameworks support e-governance in Ghana but their implementations are burdened with social, cultural, political and legal constraints. The study provides some recommendation that is necessary to tackle the challenges of e-governance implementation.

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Techno Legal Support for E-Governance and Implementation Challenges in Ghana

Published

02-12-2016

How to Cite

Peter, A.-N., & Darko Emmanuel, A. (2016). Techno Legal Support for E-Governance and Implementation Challenges in Ghana. SOCRATES, 4(3), 47–57. Retrieved from https://www.socratesjournal.com/index.php/SOCRATES/article/view/225