Key Factors Influencing the Adoption of E-government in Iran

Compare to developed countries, e-Government implementation in developing countries seems to be slower. One of the important issues for the e-Government services is adoption of users. Finding the factors which impact on the adoption of government e-Services would lead the managers to a better technology adoption model which is more suitable for e-Government. This study presents the essential factors based on the interviews with the IT managers in the public organization using e-Government services. This study uses the most discussed adoption models to identify the factors. Based on interviews done in Iran´s public organizations, this study finds the suitable factors and includes trustworthiness as an external key factor influencing the adoption of e-Government services.