Abstract
Many developing countries have introduced e-Government projects to facilitate government services for business. However, due to the lack of appropriate ICT infrastructure and digital illiteracy among SMEs, e-Government projects are abundant. This is an empirical research that closely investigates the e-readiness of SMEs to adopt e-Government services. A conceptual model is proposed based on reviewing the all e-readiness assessments and relevant adoption literature. The Egyptian e-Government project is selected as an example of e-Government services offered for SMEs in developing countries. Surveying SMEs in Egypt confirmed the importance of the e-readiness factors as the first step in adoption. However, being e-ready is not enough for adoption. Other factors including benefits of using e-Government services should be in place.
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