Browsing by Author "Okullu, Daniel"

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    Theorizing E-Governance: A Review of The World Bank’s 3-Stage Model Versus The Model Of Pc Utilization
    (International Journal of Development Research, 2024) Adoko, Ketty; Anume, Gloria; Okello, Nelson Mandela; Okullu, Daniel; Anyono, Jenifer; Akidi, Eva; Alemo, Mike; Angwen, Sarah Jenniffer; Abuka, Geoffrey Alex; Were, Andrew; Owera, Francis; Okello, Daniel; Okuna, Victor; Mwesigwa, David
    Over the recent decades, governments, both in the global north and the global south, have been undergoing and continue to counter several challenges in delivering services to citizens given the everburgeoning human population interposed with/by escalating community demands as well as rapid urbanization. A few of these challenges have been addressed through better scientific innovation and digitization of governance. Even though there are several models through which digital governance can be executed, in this paper, we have made a comparative review of two models (the World Bank’s 3- stage model and the PC utilization model) with the view of unpackaging the intricacies involved in each and how they have been addressed. We have exposed the parallels between the two models with perceptions drawn from the environments of governments in the global south before presenting potential interventions. Our central view emerged from our own practical experiences drawn from our places of work that are largely rural-based, and knowing that, while Uganda boosts of promoting a comparatively higher number of municipalities to city-status within a short period, the situation in those cities remains, almost, semi-rural or sub-urban and so, digital governance presents rather unvarying challenges entwined in ruralism. While we did not present particular cases due to dearth of primary studies, our arguments can be supportive in guiding the country’s policy makers as they contend with a pseudo-digital governance phase.
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    Unpackaging E-governance within the Perceptive of Community Development: A review of Selected Services in Uganda
    (International Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 2024) Ayoma, Godfred; Ajok, Semmy; Amito, Catherine; Obele, Phedru; Okullu, Daniel; Mwesigwa, David
    Purpose: This study aimed to review the relationship between e-governance and local community development by specifically, focusing on four selected services, viz., universal education, youth welfare, reproductive health and agricultural development in Uganda. Methodology: The study took a review of obtainable secondary literature by specifically looking at online materials both published works such as journal articles, policy statements, statistical reports as well as annual and/or quarterly reports. The choice of secondary literature, organized thematically, provided a wider purview of the scattered, yet vital aspects, pertaining e-governance in social service delivery. Findings: The outcomes, from the review, indicate that Uganda has made several in-roads regarding universal primary education, youth welfare programs, reproductive healthcare services and agricultural development through various interventions aided by e-governance platforms. However, a number of systemic and structural challenges continue to pull-back national and local efforts especially seen from online mechanisms. Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: This review contributes immensely to the modern community transformation mooted in a digital era where enabling policies and practices can benefit from by reversing the impingements as well as the consolidating the success stories. We encourage the need for government to prioritize lowering the cost of internet services as a way of enhancing local community development; government should make sure that schools offering universal education should be facilitated with functional computer laboratories; government hospitals, at district level, should have a computer laboratory for data storage; and handy apps for farmers should be given priority so as to enhance smart agricultural development. Key words: E-Governance, Universal Education, Youth Welfare, Reproductive Health, Agricultural Development