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The Role of Partnership in E-Government Readiness: The Knowledge Stations (KSs) Initiative in Jordan

The Role of Partnership in E-Government Readiness: The Knowledge Stations (KSs) Initiative in Jordan

Zaid I. Al-Shqairat, Ikhlas I. Altarawneh
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 7 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1548-3908|EISSN: 1548-3916|EISBN13: 9781613509494|DOI: 10.4018/jthi.2011070102
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Al-Shqairat, Zaid I., and Ikhlas I. Altarawneh. "The Role of Partnership in E-Government Readiness: The Knowledge Stations (KSs) Initiative in Jordan." IJTHI vol.7, no.3 2011: pp.16-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2011070102

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Al-Shqairat, Z. I. & Altarawneh, I. I. (2011). The Role of Partnership in E-Government Readiness: The Knowledge Stations (KSs) Initiative in Jordan. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI), 7(3), 16-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2011070102

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Al-Shqairat, Zaid I., and Ikhlas I. Altarawneh. "The Role of Partnership in E-Government Readiness: The Knowledge Stations (KSs) Initiative in Jordan," International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) 7, no.3: 16-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/jthi.2011070102

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Abstract

The Initiative of establishing Information Technology (IT) and Community Service Centers, later renamed Knowledge Stations (KSs) was launched in 2001. The KSs initiative is intended to implement IT in local communities (LCs) and remote areas in preparation for the E-Government process. This study develops a model that explores KSs’ role as a partnership in E-Government readiness in Jordan through answering the following two questions: why is a clearly comprehensive role of KSs needed for the readiness of E-Government in Jordan? How does this role take place practically? The research methodology is the case study that was applied to six KSs as a purposive sample in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Nine semi-structured interviews have been conducted with the director of KSs project, trainers, trainees and volunteers in the KSs project. The findings of the study showed that the role of KSs in E-Government readiness has four pillars: enhancement of community awareness in social and economic fields, development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) capabilities, lessening computer illiteracy fulfillment of comprehensive development.

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