Title: E-government prospects and challenges in Fiji

Authors: Mohammad Habibur Rahman; Rafia Naz; Gurmeet Singh

Addresses: Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, P.O. Box 72229, Dubai, UAE ' Faculty of Business and Economics, School of Management and Public Administration, The University of the South Pacific, Private Mail Bag, Laucala, Suva, Fiji ' Faculty of Business and Economics, School of Management and Public Administration, The University of the South Pacific, Private Mail Bag, Laucala, Suva, Fiji

Abstract: This paper seeks to investigate e-government prospects and challenges in Fiji Islands. The research used both secondary and primary data sources to examine e-government prospects and challenges in Fiji. While secondary review of data were used, some primary data have supplemented them to reach the findings of the study. The key finding of the study is that e-government is employed with the objective to provide timely and hassle free services to citizens; however, successful diffusion throughout Fiji is still a challenging issue. This is troubled by problems related to technology, laws, regulations and human resources among other constraints. The study concludes that despite the diffusion challenges, e-government in the country still holds better prospects provided new elected government pays attention to properly investing in infrastructural development, capacity building and other important areas.

Keywords: e-government; Fiji; diffusion; challenges; electronic government; technology; law; regulation; human resources; investment; infrastructure development; capacity building.

DOI: 10.1504/EG.2016.076135

Electronic Government, an International Journal, 2016 Vol.12 No.2, pp.186 - 200

Received: 18 Dec 2014
Accepted: 30 Nov 2015
Published online: 26 Apr 2016 *

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