Correlation Between E-Government and Corruption Risks in Kazakhstan

  • Gulmira SHERYAZDANOVA Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Kazakhstan
  • Roza NURTAZINA L.N. Gumiyolev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
  • Bibigul BYULEGENOVA L.N. Gumiyolev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
  • Indira RYSTINA L.N. Gumiyolev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan

Abstract

ABSTRACT

 

This article is an extension of the theme of e-government as a tool to struggle with corruption. E-government, enabling citizens to directly contact state authorities via the Internet, eliminates contact with officials, thereby reducing their permissive function and the risks of corruption, ensuring transparency and accountability. The purpose of this article is a comparative analysis of the development of e-government in different countries of Europe and Asia, as well as consideration of the correlation between the expansion of e-government functions and the reduction of corruption risks in Kazakhstan.

RESUMEN

 

Este artículo es una extensión del tema del gobierno electrónico como herramienta para luchar contra la corrupción. El gobierno electrónico, que permite a los ciudadanos contactar directamente a las autoridades estatales a través de Internet, elimina el contacto con los funcionarios, lo que reduce su función permisiva y los riesgos de corrupción, garantizando la transparencia y la rendición de cuentas. El propósito de este artículo es un análisis comparativo del desarrollo del gobierno electrónico en diferentes países de Europa y Asia, así como la consideración de la correlación entre la expansión de las funciones de gobierno electrónico y la reducción de los riesgos de corrupción en Kazajstán.

Author Biographies

Gulmira SHERYAZDANOVA, Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Kazakhstan
Gulmira is a Candidate of Political sciences. She occupies position of Associative Professor at Department of Philosophy at Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University. Her research interests are political philosophy, theory of democracy, the role of electronic communications in modern society, e-government of Kazakhstan as an anti-corruption strategy. She teaches Political science, Political and Social science.
Roza NURTAZINA, L.N. Gumiyolev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Roza Nurtazina is a Doctor of Political Sciences. Roza works as a Professor at Department of Political Science of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. She studies educational policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in modern conditions; security issues in the Central Asian region; Actual problems of the political science of the Republic of Kazakhstan; legislative law and civil society; Public Relations; information policy. Her latest works are “Discourse on theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of national ideas in Kazakhstan”, “Aspects of Political Science Education and Key Guidelines of the Kazakhstan-2050 Strategy”.
Bibigul BYULEGENOVA, L.N. Gumiyolev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Bibigul Byulegenova is a Candidate of political sciences. She is a professor, author, co-author, and journal reviewer. Bibigul works at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. She has published 50 scientific papers and developed her own educational courses “Fundamentals of Electoral Law and Process”, “Religion and politics in modern the world”.
Indira RYSTINA, L.N. Gumiyolev Eurasian National University, Kazakhstan
Indira is a PhD, associate professor. She has been working at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University since 2011. Her research interests are socio-political processes of the Republic of Kazakhstan, national security, information security, media and politics, political communication, political research methodology.

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Published
2020-09-18
How to Cite
SHERYAZDANOVA, G., NURTAZINA, R., BYULEGENOVA, B., & RYSTINA, I. (2020). Correlation Between E-Government and Corruption Risks in Kazakhstan. Utopía Y Praxis Latinoamericana, 25(1), 41-48. Retrieved from https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/utopia/article/view/33670
Issue
Vol. 25 (2020): Extra 7 [Interlocuciones]
Section
Artículos