Challenges of egovernment in developing countries: actor-network analysis of Thailand's smart ID card project

Authors:
Panom Gunawong;Ping Gao
Affiliations:
University of Manchester, UK;University of Manchester, UK
Venue:
Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development
Year:
2010

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Abstract

This study seeks to explain the phenomenon of e-government initiatives in developing countries through the lens of the actor-network theory. Part of this theory is made up of the sociology of translation, which was employed as a crucial framework for exploring Thailand's Smart ID Card project. However, this project could not be mobilized, due to structural flaws in the following three stages: problematization, interessement and enrolment.