Digital Transformation and Its Role in Combating Administrative and Financial Corruption in Libyan Institutions: From the Perspective of Members of the Administrative Control Authority and the Audit Bureau in Al-Khums

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the role of digital transformation in reducing administrative and financial corruption in Libyan institutions from the perspective of members of the Administrative Control Authority and the Audit Bureau, Al-Khoms Branch. The study adopted a descriptive-analytical approach to investigate the role of four dimensions of digital transformation—digital transparency, electronic archiving, digital oversight, and e-governance and accountability—in reducing administrative and financial corruption.

A census sampling method was employed, covering the entire study population of 48 members. A total of 45 valid questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).

The findings revealed a strong positive correlation between enhancing digital transparency and reducing administrative and financial corruption, with a correlation coefficient of R = 0.648. The results also indicated a strong positive correlation between the implementation of digital oversight and the reduction of administrative and financial corruption (R = 0.747). In addition, a moderate positive correlation was found between the implementation of electronic archiving and the reduction of administrative and financial corruption (R = 0.373). The study further demonstrated a strong positive correlation between the implementation of e-governance and the reduction of administrative and financial corruption (R = 0.781). Overall, digital transformation was found to have a strong positive correlation with reducing administrative and financial corruption, with a correlation coefficient of R = 0.757.

Based on these findings, the study recommends that Libyan institutions strengthen their efforts toward comprehensive digital transformation across administrative and financial processes and procedures. Such transformation can reduce human intervention and routine procedures, enhance oversight and accountability, and contribute to limiting opportunities for administrative and financial corruption.