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An evaluation of e-readiness assessment tools with respect to information access: Towards an integrated information rich tool

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  • Mutula, Stephen M.
  • van Brakel, Pieter

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This paper is an offshoot of the findings of a doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Johannesburg (formerly Rand Afrikaans University) in South Africa on the assessment of e-readiness tools with respect to information access. The paper argues that information is a key component in the e-readiness equation and yet it is not given much emphasis in the e-readiness extant tools, but is instead subsumed under Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The paper notes that the various major segments of e-readiness as synthesised from existing tools are scattered in different tools making their use painstakingly cumbersome. The paper proposes a new e-readiness integrated tool that emphasises information access and also collocates the various segments of organizational, ICT, human resources, and external readiness into one single tool.

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  • Mutula, Stephen M. & van Brakel, Pieter, 2006. "An evaluation of e-readiness assessment tools with respect to information access: Towards an integrated information rich tool," International Journal of Information Management, Elsevier, vol. 26(3), pages 212-223.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ininma:v:26:y:2006:i:3:p:212-223
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2006.02.004
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