Impact of E-Democracy on Ecowas Nations and its Citizens

The act of coming into view of the computer and its related software, ICT has become one of the most prevalent tools applicable to governance everywhere in the world today. Currently, almost every state now incorporates this system of governance in one way or the other. This research is geared towards the implications of electronic governance in developing an electronic democracy in Africa. At the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva 2003, there was a plan of Action that requires all countries should aim to connect all local and central government departments and establish websites and email addresses. WSIS (16-18 Nov.2005). “World Summit on the Information Society: Tunis Agenda for the Information Society”. In view of this, E-governance is applications and use of electronic gadgets, (software, and hardware) and the technical expertise in administering a group of people to improve upon our democracy. E-governance plays an important role in administering e-democratic process in the world. The government of Ghana has made a gr