Prospects for Effervescent E-Government Development in Botswana: Pointers from Process Analysis

E-Government entails the use of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in the public service delivery value chains in order to facilitate effective and efficient delivery of government information, programs and services to citizen. Just like many countries, Botswana has jumped onto the bandwagon for implementing E-Government in governance value chains. In the loci of this cause, both the state and the non- state actors/stakeholders have joined in putting in place strategic interventions for E-Government development. Some of the notable interventions have been initiatives by Botswana government to put in place requisite institutional and regulatory frameworks, favorable policy environment, massive awareness campaigns to create global citizen buy-in, erection of appropriate ICT infrastructures, etc. This paper, therefore, aims to carry out inventory of different interventions that are being pursued in realm of E-Government development in Botswana. The paper further highlights the different approaches, process and initiatives in the realm of E-Government development. This is a conceptual paper which is based on document and literature analysis. The meta-analysis of different E-Government interventions in Botswana points to the fact that there is a higher likelihood of success of E-Government as a whole in Botswana. The significance for this paper-study might be in assisting the government of Botswana on its quest of E-Government implementation as well as inclusion of avenues which could help drive E-Government forward. Also, the paper-study would be helpful to the researchers and scholars in Botswana and globally who wish to know more about E-Government. It can also be used as a starting point for researchers who wish to do some investigations on, or an understanding of the E-Government phenomena in developing states such as Botswana.