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The value of extended framework of TAM in the electronic government services

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/01/2014
<mark>Journal</mark>Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management
Issue number1
Volume12
Number of pages11
Pages (from-to)14-24
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Spanish City Halls are making a great effort to develop citizen-targeted online services in an attempt to enhance their effectiveness and reduce expenses. Hence, citizens’ engagement is essential for the adoption of e-Government services. In this research, an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is developed to test citizen engagement towards online e-Government services from a sample of 307 citizens who used the benefits adviser tool within a Spanish City Hall. To achieve this goal, a structuring equation model is developed and tested to confirm the explanatory power of attitude towards a technology on citizen engagement. The results obtained suggest that the core constructs of TAM (perceived usefulness, ease of use and attitude) significantly affect users’ citizen engagement. This study also reveals a general support for attitude towards a technology as a determinant of citizen engagement in e-Government services. The implications of the findings are discussed and useful insights are provided on what policy to follow to establish the appropriate conditions to build citizens’ engagement intent.