Importance Of E-Governance In Administration

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e-GOVERNANCE: ILLUSION OR OPPORTUNITY FOR NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY’S ADMINISTRATION
By
Lawan Cheri
Department of General Studies,
School of General Studies,
Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu cheriboy28@gmail.com; +2348036555611, +2348025928304
&
Muhammad Abdullahi
Department of Public Administration,
Faculty of Management Sciences,
University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria bb2them@gmail.com; +2348031329498, +2348095252417

Abstract
The use of e-Governance in administration is fast becoming an indispensable tool for the success and development of both public and private organisations. Universities across the globe were not left behind in this development. Its ability to incorporate ICT made it indispensable as it promotes transparency, accountability, …show more content…

This is why universities like all other institutions of learning have to incorporate in themselves the new dimensions. Most academic experts agreed that when properly used, ICT hold great promise to improve teaching and learning in addition to shaping workforce opportunities. Poole (1996) has indicated that “computer illiteracy is now regarded as the new illiteracy”. This has actually gingered a new and strong desire to equip universities with computer facilities and qualified personnel necessary to produce technologically proficient and efficient students in all countries of the world. There is no doubt that computer and internet related facilities can aid the instructional process and facilitate students’ learning and administrative works of …show more content…

There are profuse challenges impeding full implementation of e-Government in Nigerian Universities. Some of such barriers are:
1) Low ICT literacy rate: While there is much hype about ICT among the younger generation, the overall professionalism about ICTs among the staff and students is low, especially as new things always emerge in this IT world.Personal computers are still regarded as an elitist commodity. In fact, staff and students in some of Nigerian universities still prefer access to documents and circulars manually because of ignorance and under-civilization especially in the northern part of the country. Low ICT literacy rate is a serious impediment for the adoption of e-Government in Nigerian universities as it hampers both the appreciation and appropriation of e-Government

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