Conceptualizing the ICT artifact: Toward understanding the role of ICT in national development

Information Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-24

  Sein, Maung K ^a   Harindranath, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ICT; National development

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342311007     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: 10876537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240490269942     Document Type: Article

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