Computerised and (not) Corrupt Government? Assessing the Effectiveness of E-Governance as An Antidote to Corruption in Public Service

Using the qualitative data to understand this outcome, the paper concluded that the main contextual factor that affected the operationalization of the two e-governance platforms to reduce corruption was the human element. [...] In the article, the chief secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet acknowledged that corruption in the civil service in Malawi is institutionalized. [...] The aim of this chapter will be to identify the prevailing theories on the question of whether e- governance helps to reduce corruption, to expose the research gaps evident in the literature, and to present the research methods used in this study. [...] Based on the previous literature discussed under Chapter 2, the chapter puts forward the research question, then proposes the hypotheses, discusses and justifies the philosophical approaches to the research as well as the methods used to answer the research question. [...] Beyond understanding the impact of e-governance on corruption, the research was designed in such a way that the context of the research environment was also the subject matter of the research.