Political myth, high technology and the information superhighway: An Australian perspective

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 289-301

  Joseph, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; High technology; Information; Infrastructure; Policy; Political myth; Superhighway

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE; INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY;

PUBLIC POLICY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031211861     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5853(97)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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