Digital Government a Pathway to Sustainable Development

Ellalee, Haider and Al-Qaysi, Israa I. (2023): Digital Government a Pathway to Sustainable Development.

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the impact of e-governments on promoting sustainable development and a more inclusive society. Enhancing transparency, accountability, and effective performance, including public services and integrated policies, that promote sustainable development and growth for governments and how to manage everything related to them, especially managing resources efficiently to achieve the future and current well-being of generations, is one of the main drivers for advancing the performance of governments. We applied two methods in our research: i) Bibliographic, descriptive and analytical study through specialised software tools, we have highlighted the relationships and correlations between different concepts. ii) Analysis of the e-government effect on sustainable development by Introducing a novel logistical model to study research 103 nations as a sample from 2003 to 2018. Positive results from the first technique have suggested prospective action directions, including theoretical approaches and the sharing of best practices. The second method shows how e-government, especially in emerging and transitioning countries, boosts the likelihood of achieving sustainable development. The results also show that economic growth with per capita GDP both significantly and positively influences sustainability in general and that sustainable development is more likely to occur in countries with lower rates of age interdependence with natural resource rents.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sustainable Development, Digital Government, Bibliographic Study, Natural Resource, E-Government
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C32 - Time-Series Models ; Dynamic Quantile Regressions ; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models ; Diffusion Processes ; State Space Models; D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D73 - Bureaucracy ; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations ; Corruption; L - Industrial Organization > L7 - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction > L70 - General

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