e-government an ingredient to the successful implementation of the government funded secondary education in Kenya

ABSTRACT

This paper explores how the Kenyan government can exploit the immense potential of e-governance in schools so as to see successful implementation of the government funded secondary education. E-government refers to the integration of Information and communication technology (ICT) in governance. ICT plays a vital role in mitigating the challenges which government systems face. These challenges include information asymmetry and non-neutrality which result from imperfect contractual relations among the actors [4, 6]. The paper proposes ways to tackle the e-government implementation challenges for schools.

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INDEX TERMS

Keywords:
ICT challenges, e-government, e-government portals