ISSN : 2319-7323

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING

ABSTRACT

Title	:	E-Government Readiness Assessment for Online Company Registration - A Namibian Perspective
Authors	:	Chucknorris Garikayi Madamombe
Keywords	:	Information technologies, electronic records, e-government, Namibia fourth National Development plan(NPD4), Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP).
Issue Date	:	Jul-Aug 2018
Abstract	:	In striving to improve the service delivery, organizations including Governments worldwide have been turning to information technologies. The culture of doing business online has led to an increase in the creation of electronic records, which in turn has brought about the challenges in the easy of doing business in Namibia. This study has reviewed and provides the e-government readiness assessments for online company registration in Namibia. Concerns have been raised from the public that company registration applications are taking longer than expected. The study has focused on the areas that could have significant impact on improving service standards that affect registration of companies in Namibia. The objectives of the research were to find and provides the physical context, e-government readiness assessments status, the easy of doing business registration, including the legal framework, and the implementation of e-government in Namibia. It also looks at the public or citizens’ awareness of e-government and company registration processes. This included the review of report and documentation of Namibia fourth National Development Plan (NPD4), E-governance Strategic Action Plan for the Public Service of Namibia (eGSAP), easy of Doing Business raking and the current Harambee Prosperity Plan (HPP). The research approach was adopted with questionnaires and interview survey carried out in public service. The findings of the study was able to describe the state of e-Government implementation in Namibia. The research concluded that, Namibia is still at level one of its four-phase e-government implementation strategy and the Republic of Namibia is currently ranked 88th (out of the 189 economies) in the 2015 ease of Doing Business Report by the World Bank.
Page(s)	:	134-142
ISSN	:	2319-7323
Source	:	Vol. 7, No. 4