Despite myriad anti-corruption interventions, including digitalization-based efforts, petty
corruption in public administrations of developing countries persists, undermining …

The literature on information technology (IT) and government corruption in developing
countries indicates contradictory evidence about the realization of anti-corruption effect. So …

Extant studies have broadly attributed anti-corruption effects to digitization, although there is
a paucity of studies on the role of digital payments in reducing corruption. With the …

This paper systematically takes stock of the latest academic and policy literature that sheds
light on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools and their impact on …

Prior research suggests that computerization of government services can help reduce
corruption involved in government transactions, but there is no clear understanding of the …

This paper studies the effect of digitalization on the perception of corruption and trust in tax
officials in Africa. Using individual-level data from Afrobarometer surveys and several …

Digitalization has had pervasive effects on corruption, introducing new opportunities and
challenges to minimize the use of corruptive behaviours. This study investigates the dark …

Abstract Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often thought of as a uniformly
positive tool making governments more transparent, accountable, and less corrupt …

Despite the influence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on enhancing
transparency and fairness, there is limited theoretical understanding of how ICT affects …

Although the above statement refers specifically to Africa, rhetorical remedies to tackle
corruption enacted without looking at the fundamentals have abounded in all regions of the …