Development of the ICT sector and urban competitiveness: The case of Dubai

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 19-46

  Keivani, Ramin ^a   Parsa, Ali ^b   Younis, Bassem ^c  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; COMPETITIVENESS; E-COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; INTERNET;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0242405647     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1063073032000139688     Document Type: Article

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