Studying the relationship between the trend e-government and good governance in Kerman city

Document Type : Research Article (Applied - Development)

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Political Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 MSc Student of Political Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

10.22103/JUSG.2020.2017

Abstract

Objective: Since the last decade of the twentieth century, information technology and the use of computer networks as a powerful tool in the hands of society and has been proposed as an important paradigm in the efficient management and administration of societies around the world. On the other hand, good governance is a topic that has long been discussed in the efficiency of governments and is considered by governments today. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the tendency to e-government and the realization of good governance in Kerman.
Method: The research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive research in terms of data collection method, which has been done by survey method. Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling with SPSS and Amos software were used to analyze the collected data. The research data include a sample of 103 employees of the Kerman Governor's Secretariat and General Offices based in Kerman, which includes all employees in charge of the e-government correspondence site and the Kerman General Administration Secretariat using a stratified sampling method. Collected randomly. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by construct validity and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient.
Results: The trend towards e-government has been able to explain 71% of the changes in good governance. The trend towards e-government has had the greatest impact on capacity building. The tendency towards e-government leads to the realization of good governance in the public management system of Kerman metropolis.
Conclusion: Tendency to e-government promotes transparency, accountability, effectiveness of roles and tasks, result orientation, promotion of values, capacity building in Kerman public management system.

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Journal of Urban Social Geography
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 17
September 2020
Pages 27-40

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  • Receive Date: 08 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 18 November 2019
  • Accept Date: 24 December 2019

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