ICT for improved public service delivery in Papua New Guinea (PNG)

Pathak, Raghuvar D. and Naz, Rafia and Singh, Gurmeet and Smith, R.F.I. (2010) ICT for improved public service delivery in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Journal of Administration & Governance, 5 (1). pp. 36-44. ISSN 1834-252X

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Abstract

This study was conducted amongst 189 respondents in Papua New Guinea (PNG) using structured questionnaires distributed to different groups of respondents using stratified random sampling. The results indicate that e-governance has the potential to improve service delivery and customer satisfaction. It is also confirmed through the findings in this research that the expectations of
citizens from public services are quite high, but experience has often been negative i.e. there is a
huge variance in the perception and expectation of normal citizens in the country regarding service delivery, quality of services. This has negatively affected customer satisfaction over the number of years. It is concluded that there is an urgent need in PNG to employ e-governance in all public agencies in view of prevailing problems of service quality. E-governance should be seen as a means of improving service quality in the future.

Keywords: ICT, E-Governance, Public Service Delivery, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Service, Service Quality, PNG

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Business and Economics (FBE) > School of Management and Public Administration
Depositing User:	Gurmeet Singh
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2010 07:30
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2012 07:30
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/4935

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