TY - JFULL AU - Asim Tanvir and Numera Rafaqat PY - 2011/9/ TI - Adoptability Issues of GPS in Public Sector in Pakistan T2 - International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences SP - 936 EP - 939 VL - 5 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10333 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 56, 2011 N2 - This study discusses the stumbling blocks stifling the adoption of GPS technology in the public sector of Pakistan. This study has been carried out in order to describe the value of GPS technology and its adoption at various public sector organisations in Pakistan. Sample size for the research conducted was 200; personnel working in public sector having age above 29 years were surveyed. Data collected for this research has been quantitatively analysed with the help of SPSS. Regression analysis, correlation and cross tabulation were the techniques used to determine the strength of relationship between key variables. Findings of this research indicate that main hurdles in GPS adoption in the public sector of Pakistan are lack of awareness about GPS among masses in general and the stakeholders in particular, lack of initiative on part of government in promoting new technologies, unavailability of GPS infrastructure in Pakistan and prohibitions on map availability because of security reasons. ER -