Availability and accessibility of ICT in the rural communities of Nigeria

Electronic Library

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-372

  Kari, Hudron K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Nigeria; Rural areas; User studies

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL LIBRARIES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; RURAL AREAS;

INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURES; RURAL COMMUNITIES;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34249912953     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640470710754869     Document Type: Article

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