E-Government for development: Rhetoric and reality

Journal of E-Government

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 3-18

  Cocchiglia, Michele ^a   Vernaschi, Silvia ^b  

^a ICT ^*

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Challenges; Development; E Government; Opportunities; Reality; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746577345     PISSN: 15424049     EISSN: 15424057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J399v02n02_02     Document Type: Article

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