Status of EDRMS implementation in the public sector in Namibia and Zimbabwe

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the adoption and use of electronic document and records management system (EDRMS) in the public service in Namibia and Zimbabwe with the aim of establishing barriers and enablers, and best practices which each country could adopt from the other.

Design/methodology/approach

This multi-case study was informed by an interpretivist paradigm. Qualitative in nature, the study applied face-to-face interviews as the data collection method, supplemented by documents analysis. The study population was Namibia and Zimbabwe’s public sectors with units of analysis, being the governments’ ministries, offices and agencies which have implemented EDRMS.

Findings

The paper provides the state of EDRMS implementation in Namibia and Zimbabwe. It establishes how the two countries have implemented EDRMS and factors that have contributed to the success/failure of the implementation in both countries.

Originality/value

The paper is a response to the need for further research studies on the implementation of EDRMS in various countries.

Citation

Nengomasha, C.T. and Chikomba, A. (2018), "Status of EDRMS implementation in the public sector in Namibia and Zimbabwe", Records Management Journal, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 252-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-08-2017-0023