Abstract
This study analyzed whether or not there is any correlation between the level of electronic readiness (e-readiness) and corruption in countries. The study was guided by the theory of network society, the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) as well as Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). The study opted for secondary data from 147 countries of the world for both measures of e-readiness (Global Information Technology) and corruption perception index (from Transparency International) for 2014. Statistical analysis was done using correlation and regression analyses. Four sub measures for e-readiness included networked readiness index, environment readiness index, society readiness index, and usage readiness index (independent variables). Results from the study showed there is correlation between the two variables. Based on the objective of this study, it is concluded that the higher the e-readiness, the low the corruption. This implies that one way of combating corruption is to attain good e-readiness index.
Highlights
Despite the availability of many examples of successful use of information technology to fight corruption, there is a debate on its effectiveness in combating corruption
The results indicated that the greater the access to information, the lower the corruption levels
This tells us that the higher the e-readiness the lower the corruption level
Summary
Despite the availability of many examples of successful use of information technology to fight corruption, there is a debate on its effectiveness in combating corruption. The work has been able to show that, to a great extent, the higher the country is ready to embrace information and communication technology, the lower the level of corruption in that country. With readily available ICT facilities, low cost of acquiring and maintaining, it is hypothesized that when countries are ready to adopt these technologies, the facilities may assist to lower if not eliminate corruption (Oye, 2013). The reason for this assumption is that ICT promotes and raises transparency, accountability, and civic participation; as well as reduces face-to-face interaction (in many cases, face-to-face interaction is required for corruption to take place). While a number of studies have been done, this work cements further the work given the current development in ICT, use current data, and clears the issues which were not conclusive in previous works
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