Evaluating the Design and Implementation of E-Government in Southeast Asian Developing Countries Using Actor Network Theory

E-government is a promising technological innovation to improve government performance in developing countries. The potential benefits of e-government include less corruption, increased transparency, greater convenience, revenue growth, and cost reduction. However, most egovernment projects failed because of its complexity and its inherent political process. Meanwhile as young fields e-government lacks a strong body of well-developed theory. To cope with this theoretical immaturity, many researches adopt theory from other fields. This proposal briefly describes a study to use Actor Network Theory (ANT) to evaluate the design and implementation of e-government in developing countries. ANT was chosen for its rich vocabulary and its comprehensive framework in representing the nature and complexity of e-government as information systems. Using interpretive approach, the study aims to evaluate whether ANT perspective significantly produces both practical and theoretical insight to the design and implementation of e-government.