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Toward a Significant E-Voting Adoption Model: The Digital Divide

Toward a Significant E-Voting Adoption Model: The Digital Divide

Mohammad Kamel Alomari, Habib Ullah Khan
Copyright: © 2022 |Volume: 18 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 1548-3908|EISSN: 1548-3916|EISBN13: 9781799893646|DOI: 10.4018/IJTHI.300283
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Alomari, Mohammad Kamel, and Habib Ullah Khan. "Toward a Significant E-Voting Adoption Model: The Digital Divide." IJTHI vol.18, no.1 2022: pp.1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTHI.300283

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Alomari, M. K. & Khan, H. U. (2022). Toward a Significant E-Voting Adoption Model: The Digital Divide. International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI), 18(1), 1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTHI.300283

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Alomari, Mohammad Kamel, and Habib Ullah Khan. "Toward a Significant E-Voting Adoption Model: The Digital Divide," International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI) 18, no.1: 1-16. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJTHI.300283

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Abstract

Technology, through internet use, has changed how citizens interact and communicate with their governments. However, in any society, a proportion of people cannot access this type of interaction due to digital divide issues. Consequently, this study developed a model by investigating the impact of digital divide factors on technological system adoption, that is, e-voting, mainly in Jordan, a developing country. The model proposes that four digital divide factors, namely age, education, income, and internet use, directly influence citizens' intentions to use an e-voting website. A survey study of 267 Jordanian citizens (and internet users) explored whether the digital divide e-voting adoption model was significant. Analysis of the collected data showed the model's significance for exploring the digital divide's impact on citizens' intentions to use an e-voting website. This study, with its focus on parliamentary elections, is one of the few to examine how the digital divide influences e-voting adoption in the Middle East. Future research will focus on municipality elections.