Adoption of e-government by the Bulgarian citizens - current state and general trends at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic Cover Image

Adoption of e-government by the Bulgarian citizens - current state and general trends at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic
Adoption of e-government by the Bulgarian citizens - current state and general trends at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Radoslav Rizov, Nikolay Netoff
Subject(s): Economy, National Economy
Published by: Евдемония Продъкшън ЕООД
Keywords: COVID-19; digitalization; e-government; public services

Summary/Abstract: This paper contributes to the e-government adoption research by analyzing the results of our Bulgarian national representative survey conducted between June and August 2021, based on restricted survey participants had not accessed any Bulgarian e-government service in the past 12 months prior to the survey. (n = 385). An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted with Varimax rotation and a critical factor assignment value of 0.5. The obtained results define as the largest group of respondents (37%) for whom the leading factor is the quality of the e-government services, and the other factors have significantly less importance for them. For the second largest group (24%), the most significant reason for not using e-government services is a lack of digital identity. The third most important factor is related to the perception of e-government services as risky.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 88-93
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English