Awang, Hapini and Mansor, Nur Suhaili and Mohd Pozi, Muhammad Syafiq and Sarkin Tudu, Shehu Malami and Haruna, Isyaku Uba and Omar, Mazni and Mat Deli, Mazzlida (2025) Hybrid Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling and Multi-Layer Perceptron for predicting E-Participation success in E-Government Services: socio-cultural insights and extended validation. Journal of Information and Communication Technology (JICT), 24 (4). pp. 159-188. ISSN 1675-414X

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Abstract

Although the Delone and McLean IS Success Model (D&M) can explain the phenomenon of e- participation success (EPS), the model was initially created in an e-commerce setting and thus neglects external factors related to e-government services. To address the gap, this study revisits the D&M by extending it with four socio-cultural constructs of Trust (TR), Anonymity (AN), Nationalism (NT), and Culture (CR). Based on 428 survey data from Malaysian citizens, a hybrid methodology was employed, integrating Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) and Multi-layer Perceptron (MLP) to capture non-linear relationships and enhance predictive accuracy. While hybrid modelling is common, past studies have often applied limited classification metrics, and the infrequent use of comprehensive metrics, such as Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC- ROC), may potentially affect the reliability and generalizability of these models. A comparative R² analysis between the baseline and enhanced models in this study revealed significant improvements, with R² for e-participation intention (EPI) increased from 0.620 to 0.728, EPS from 0.330 to 0.345, while User Satisfaction (US) remained strong at 0.765. The analysis predicts a 94.80% success rate for e-participation, with the MLP model further demonstrating robust classification performance, achieving an accuracy of 90.1%, a precision of 0.909, a recall of 0.948, an F1 score of 0.928, and an AUC-ROC of 0.955, outperforming other benchmark classifiers. This study contributes theoretically by introducing underexplored socio-cultural variables into the D&M while methodologically extending the hybrid PLS-SEM and MLP through a robust model validation using AUC-ROC.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Artificial neural network, Delone and McLean IS Success Model, e-government, e-participation, hybrid analysis.
Subjects:	J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education
Divisions:	School of Computing
Depositing User:	Mdm. Rozana Zakaria
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2026 06:32
Last Modified:	10 Nov 2026 06:32
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/34483

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