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Appendices Adoption, Diffusion and Use <strong>of</strong> E-government<br />

Hassan Al-Zaabi Services in Abu Dhabi Police Force<br />

Existing work<br />

practice<br />

Specifications <strong>of</strong><br />

e-services<br />

First Level<br />

Themes<br />

Trust <strong>of</strong> higher<br />

management<br />

Reliability and<br />

reputation <strong>of</strong> eservices<br />

Lack <strong>of</strong> usefulness<br />

<strong>of</strong> e-services led to<br />

not using it at work<br />

The important<br />

options that eservice<br />

provides are<br />

useful for staff<br />

Second Level<br />

Themes<br />

Staff were<br />

comfortable with eservices<br />

and talked<br />

about their trust<br />

towards ADPF<br />

Discussions about<br />

the reliability <strong>of</strong> eservices<br />

and also<br />

how reputation can<br />

affect the adoption<br />

Staff members whether they were using<br />

or not using the e-services, categorised<br />

as low and middle levels argued that<br />

not all e-services are useful<br />

Most participants regardless <strong>of</strong><br />

demographic details had discussed the<br />

benefits and usefulness <strong>of</strong> e-services<br />

when it came to its specifications.<br />

“No it is not useful for everyone; there are few<br />

e-services comparing to the work we have.<br />

Maybe because we are still new and in future<br />

when there are more new e-services it will be<br />

better…” (Male, 41-50, bachelor, middle level,<br />

3-5 years <strong>of</strong> internet experience).<br />

“…it is like avoiding unneeded steps in the<br />

process, so it should be faster” (Female, 31-40,<br />

postgraduate, middle level, more than 10 years<br />

internet experience).<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hertfordshire</strong> 2013 Page 328<br />

Code: PU/SID-few number eservices<br />

E-services seem useful only to<br />

specific departments because <strong>of</strong> the<br />

few number <strong>of</strong> e-service.<br />

Code: PU/SID-less steps e-services<br />

Less steps therefore, faster when<br />

using the e-services.<br />

Trustworthiness – Security Information Department<br />

Third Level Themes Example <strong>of</strong> Data Extract Codes and more Details<br />

All participants whether using or not<br />

using the e-services, and regardless <strong>of</strong><br />

their demographics argued that details<br />

processed by means <strong>of</strong> e-services are<br />

safe.<br />

Younger participants talked about how<br />

e-services are reliable for their work.<br />

However, some <strong>of</strong> the older<br />

participants did not trust the e-services<br />

because <strong>of</strong> what they heard from their<br />

colleagues<br />

“Yes it is safe, I don‟t know if you met them but<br />

we have a full subdivision only for security in<br />

internal networks and communications…”<br />

(Male, 31-40, postgraduate, high level, more<br />

than 10 years <strong>of</strong> internet experience)<br />

E-services are reliable and can deal with<br />

different transactions efficiently. On the other<br />

hand, some <strong>of</strong> the older participants said that<br />

they have not use the e-services because they<br />

have heard that sometimes the internet<br />

connection is slow and this could affect some <strong>of</strong><br />

the transactions being processed<br />

Code: TRUST/SID-trust <strong>of</strong> ADPF<br />

Information are kept safe therefore,<br />

being trusted<br />

Code: TRUST/SID-trust <strong>of</strong> e-services<br />

Code: TRUST/SID-reputation <strong>of</strong> eservices<br />

Some trust the reliability and others<br />

are not sure but influenced by its<br />

reputation

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