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Many governments have failed to achieve the expected benefits of most e-participation projects, even though numerous ICT implementations have been implemented. Many such participatory projects initiated, funded, and deployed by the governments of developing countries and some projects of developed countries have not been able to maintain the positive momentum among the public as planned due to the lack of innovation. E-participation projects can range from providing citizens with important information to engaging citizens in decision- making processes using ICT-based tools and platforms. It can include activities from social media posts to online surveys and e-voting. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based intelligent systems can be used to achieve productivity to reach the expected goals of e-participation projects. Drawing from Technology Mediation Theory, the public- value perspective, and the literature on the use of AI in e-participation projects, this study explores the mediating effect of AI readiness of a government on the relationship between e-participation implementations of a nation and the well- being of its citizens. The mediating effect is further explored using three dimensions of human development: education, healthcare, and standard of living. This empirical study was performed using archived data from 72 countries. The results indicate that AI readiness positively influences the relationship between e-participation implementation and its citizens' well-being. Subsequently, the theoretical and practical contributions and the future direction of this study are detailed in this paper. Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, E-participation, Well-being, Quality of life, Human development., INTRODUCTION Information Communication Technology (ICT) has created numerous opportunities for reinventing the way government activities were performed traditionally. ICT acts as a vehicle to deliver the benefits of e-participation initiatives. [...]

In this post-truth era, fake news on social media has emerged as a societal problem, where objective facts have increasingly become less influential. Although there is a recent spike in fake news research, it has progressed without a proper agenda or a theoretical framework and has been fragmented. This systematic literature review (SLR) aims to organize the fragmented literature on fake news, focusing on the psychosocial antecedents of its spread on social media and the impact due to such spread. Accordingly, we systematically analyzed fifty-six empirical studies using standard protocols to delineate the current research profile and future research areas. The research themes emerging from the SLR are (a) the need for a theoretical and methodological grounding for understanding the fake news problem on social media; (b) the person, behavior, and environmental factors for the fake news spread on social media; and (c) social, economic, and psychological impacts due to fake news on social media. This study also argues for expanding the current research horizon by relying on new research methods and focusing on under-investigated psychosocial factors. The study may help policymakers plan and execute human-centric policy measures for combating fake news on social media by focusing on an individual's psychosocial factors. Keywords: Fake news, Disinformation, Spread, Impact, Social media, Systematic review, INTRODUCTION The proliferation of fake news as a vitiating element in the social media environment has become a significant concern in society. The easy access to new media and social [...]

Many governments have failed to achieve the expected benefits of most e-participation projects, even though numerous ICT implementations have been implemented. Many such participatory projects initiated, funded, and deployed by the governments of developing countries and some projects of developed countries have not been able to maintain the positive momentum among the public as planned due to the lack of innovation. E-participation projects can range from providing citizens with important information to engaging citizens in decision-making processes using ICT-based tools and platforms. It can include activities from social media posts to online surveys and e-voting. Artificial Intelligence (AI) based intelligent systems can be used to achieve productivity to reach the expected goals of e-participation projects. Drawing from Technology Mediation Theory, the public-value perspective, and the literature on the use of AI in e-participation projects, this study explores the mediating effect of AI readiness of a government on the relationship between e-participation implementations of a nation and the well-being of its citizens. The mediating effect is further explored using three dimensions of human development: education, healthcare, and standard of living. This empirical study was performed using archived data from 72 countries. The results indicate that AI readiness positively influences the relationship between e-participation implementation and its citizens' well-being. Subsequently, the theoretical and practical contributions and the future direction of this study are detailed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]