THE ADOPTION OF E-GOVERNMENT: CHEAP SALE NOTICE SYSTEM AMONG SMES IN MALAYSIA

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the characteristics of innovation, users and external factors toward adopting the Electronic Government (EG) innovation. These relations were found highly correlated in intention to adopt this innovation in administration structures which act as the catalyst for innovation opportunities. This is especially the case for a significant number of the new applications and portals that designed are believed will improve the quality of public services more effectively and efficiently. Despite of the indication provided by numerous empirical studies, the agencies that adopting the EG will gain more competitive advantage based on the improvement in administrative management that connect Government and Citizens. As this paper is designed to identify factors towards adoption of EG, it is strongly believed that this attempt would contribute both to knowledge of the diffusion of innovation and to implications for practice by assisting whether the Government or citizens to understand more about the important factors when adopting innovation in general and EG in particular towards achieving Vision 2020 invention. Rich data will be collected using online questionnaire, administering the survey among managers from SMEs in Malaysia.