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An instrument for analyzing attitudes towards electronic participation services

Electronic participation (e-Participation) is important because it can provide, to citizens, participation in the formulation of public policy, which is because it helps to reduce distances and therefore time required for participation. Because e-Participation initiatives can be analyzed as innovations, the theory of Diffusion of innovations can formally analyze this problem. This paper presents the validation of an instrument to analyze the attitudes of citizens towards e-Participation services. The validation results show high levels of reliability, providing a consistent instrument to analyze such attitudes.

Author(s):

Víctor H. Castillo    
University of Colima
Mexico

Leonel Soriano-Equigua    
University of Colima
Mexico

José Luis Álvarez    
University of Colima
Mexico

Daniel Orozco    
University of Colima
Mexico

Heriberto García    
University of Colima
Mexico

Isabel María Gómez-González    
Universidad de Sevilla
Spain

David Abdel Mejía Medina    
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Mexico