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Assessing Citizens Acceptance of Mobile Voting System in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt

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  • Hany Abdelghaffar

    (German University in Cairo, Egypt)

  • Lina Galal

    (German University in Cairo, Egypt)

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In modern societies, information and communication technology is used to increase citizens’ participation in the democracy process. In developing countries, to enhance the democracy, there is need to utilize the ICT to enhance citizens’ participations in the elections. This created through making the voting easier for eligible voters and grant that their votes will be counted. This research identifies the factors that affect citizens’ intentions of adopting mobile voting systems by introducing a prototype of m-voting system to citizens in Egypt. Findings show that ease of use, usefulness, trust, and mobility have significant impact on citizens’ intention to use m-voting system.

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  • Hany Abdelghaffar & Lina Galal, 2012. "Assessing Citizens Acceptance of Mobile Voting System in Developing Countries: The Case of Egypt," International Journal of E-Adoption (IJEA), IGI Global, vol. 4(2), pages 15-27, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jea000:v:4:y:2012:i:2:p:15-27
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