Authors: Hedi Mustafa Abdulla1 & Karwan Hushyar Sherwani2
1Department of Business and Management, Ishik University, Erbil, Iraq
2Department of Business and Management, Ishik University, Erbil, Iraq
Abstract: The E-Government’s system in Kurdistan Region is not much developed to some extend compared to developed countries. However, there are certain E-Government systems existed and used by the government of Kurdistan Region as (National Card Project, DMS system, Biometric Payment Digital System, and Archive Systems). It is strategically planned by the Government, to adopt E-Government systems, but there were factors impeded the implementations of the plans in their early stages. The Methodology taken for this research is qualitative by conducting interview with key individuals related to this issue, and a SWOT analysis is undertaken to understand the readiness of Kurdistan Regional Government to fully adopt E-Government. A model of the SWOT analysis has been designed and discussed further in the findings.
Keywords: Electronic Government, Kurdistan Region, SWOT Analysis, And Strategic Management
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International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies
ISSN 2520-0968 (Online), ISSN 2409-1294 (Print), March 2017, Vol.3, No.4