Bridging the gap in Sub-Saharan Africa: A holistic look at information poverty and the region's digital divide

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 267-280

  Gebremichael, Meseret D ^a   Jackson, Jason W ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746211664     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.giq.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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