THE IMPACT OF ICT ON CORRUPTION IN SELECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Abstract

With governments in developing countries under increasing pressure to deal with corruption, information and communications technology (ICT) has become an important strategic tool and resource. Although the use of ICT in developing countries is not new, using it to deal with corruption poses a challenge. This study reports on the impact of the successful use of ICT in dealing with corruption in a group of developing countries. The results reveal that there are many successful e-government efforts in dealing with corruption, which represent the most important challenge in developing countries in light of the absence and lack of clarity in government work procedures, and the key to dealing with corruption is the presence of clear and complete work procedures. The common basic principles that lead to the success of e-government and methods that have the potential to provide governments in developing countries with a strategy, method and techniques were discussed. Some of their work procedures need to be analyzed before implementing e-government to deal with corruption