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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025): International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation

Investigating the factors that lead to mobile government application acceptance: Extending UTAUT2 with technology readiness

  • Sherif Elbatanouny
  • Georgios Dafoulas
  • Noha Saleeb
Submitted
December 5, 2025
Published
2025-12-29

Abstract

Purpose: This research intends to measure the main factors that lead to mobile government acceptance. The research intends to study the consumers’ perspectives of mobile government application before and after usage. In this study, two theories are assessed the extended theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2) and technology readiness index (TRI).Research Design/Methodology: This study is considered deductive research as is seeks to examine the theories in a logical approach

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