The Influence of Digital Technology on Public Management Reforms
The Mediating effects of Competence and Inclusivity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12839276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kot David Adhal Nguar (0000-0001-9233-4304, European University Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-126 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information Polity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-8754 • E-ISSN: 1570-1255 |
| Publisher | IOS Press (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1177/15701255251335452 |
| OpenAlex | W4409971518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 52 |
The purpose of this study is to examine the role that digital technology (DT) plays in enhancing public management reforms in the local government institutions of a landlocked country: specifically, Uganda. The study used structural equation modelling (SEM) to investigate the mediating effects of competence and inclusive policy from a survey data collected in 2021. It also analysed other latent variables in the model in order to present an empirical understanding of digitally-driven public management reforms. The aim is to provide a comparative analysis with other developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The findings show positive and significant relationships exist between DT and digitally-enabled public management reform (DEPMR). Moreover, there is a partial complementary mediation effect of competence in the DT-DEPMR relationship. However, inclusive policy does not have a mediating effect on the relationship
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |