Overcoming the Challenges to Develop the Future of E-government in Iraq: A Systematic Literature Review

  • Authors

    • Harith Al-Yawer
    • Rahayu Ahmad
    2018-11-27
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.19.27950
  • E-government, Challenges, Development, Iraq

  • Despite the early start that Iraq had in the e-government project and its launch in 2004, the pace of development is rather slow. This study aims to identify the main themes of the technical challenges hindering the development of e-government in Iraq. Systematic literature review was employed in this study to collect and analyse papers published on e-government in Iraq to reveal the main themes of the technical challenges in e-government projects. The result obtained from the systematic literature review revealed six themes of technical challenges. These identified challenges are important to be addressed to accelerate the progress of e-government in Iraq.

     

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    Al-Yawer, H., & Ahmad, R. (2018). Overcoming the Challenges to Develop the Future of E-government in Iraq: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.19), 510-514. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.19.27950