E-Government in Africa: Promise and practice

Information Polity

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 97-114

  Heeks, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 15944365290     PISSN: 15701255     EISSN: 18758754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ip-2002-0008     Document Type: Article

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